Nation of the Sun by HR Moore

Author:HR Moore [HR MOORE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HR Moore
Published: 2022-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

That night, Caspar didn't follow Amari into her room. She waited for him, wondering if there would be a knock on her door, hoping there would be, but it never came. Eventually, Amari decided she would go to him.

'Come in,' said Caspar's surprised voice.

Amari pushed the door open to find Caspar topless and in bed. She closed the door softly behind her, the house now fully occupied with the other four sharing the two spare rooms.

'I can't sleep,' she lied.

He shifted to make room for her. He didn't reach for a shirt.

'What's on your mind?'

You. 'Nothing in particular.'

'There's somewhere I want to take you tomorrow,' he said, pulling back the covers for her. She climbed in, laying the duvet, warm from Caspar's body, across her legs.

'You think Talli's going to let you get away with that?'

'We'll have to sneak away. We can pretend we're going to get supplies.'

'Where are we going?'

'It's a surprise.'

'Hmm,' said Amari, narrowing her eyes. 'Will I like it?'

'You'll love it.'

His eyes lingered on hers. They watched each other, seconds ticking by.

'What were we arguing about, before you proposed by the fountain? What did I do?'

Caspar took a long breath. 'Amari, do you really want to talk about this stuff? You'll remember soon enough.'

'I want to know. Raina's pissed at you for something you've done … but I guess she's done bad things too.'

'We've both made our share of questionable decisions. And I want to forget them.'

'Caspar, just tell me. What did I do?'

Caspar bared his teeth. 'You ran away with an old lover; I don't really know why.'

Amari felt an intense pang of guilt.

'I guess I was focusing on work. Raina was fed up with international politics, and wanted me to give it up too. I thought I was close to a breakthrough with the Russian Spirituals and felt compelled to keep going.'

'So she had an affair.'

'It was someone from her distant past, although she wouldn't tell me his name. They had a fling before I even met her … she said that's how she'd always thought of it, anyway. Turns out he'd always wanted more. He showed up at a time when our relationship was turbulent.'

'Have you ever had an affair?'

'Only once, after I found out Raina had left. It made me sick, and I've never done it again.'

'Have you been tempted?'

'No.' He met her eyes. 'You're the only one I want.'

'Raina's pretty great, huh?'

She dropped her eyes to his toned, naked chest. It was begging for her to reach out and touch it. Her cheeks flushed.

'You are Raina,' he said, taking her hand, playing with her fingers.

He leaned in, invading her space, the heat of his skin radiating towards her, lips so tantalizingly close, but she dipped her head. She wanted nothing more than to kiss him, but she couldn't.

'I need to tell Dean it's over,' she said, meeting his gaze. She raised a hand to his cheek, stroking his skin, finally vocalizing the words she'd been hiding from. 'I feel horrible enough as it is.

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