North Sea Dawn by Amund Susan

Author:Amund, Susan [Amund, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2014-05-20T04:00:00+00:00

Testing the Water

Eric stood still in bath, feet braced apart, waiting to see what she would do. He finally had his temper under control, but it still churned under the surface, waiting to be released. He had come out of the hot water room to find her washing her hair. The sight was mouthwatering. She was treading water. Her slender legs made flashing pale shadows under the surface. As she scrubbed, her arms raised over her head bringing her breasts dangerously close to being exposed. He made his decision then.

She had asked him to convince her. Now would be a good time to start. He shucked his clothes in the washroom and hurriedly doused himself with the cool water there. When he returned, she was just dunking her head under water, so he dropped to the side and slid into the cold pool undetected. He sent her a nod of acknowledgement when he surfaced, and promptly turned his back on her shocked face. She had most likely never seen a naked man before; he was determined to let her know what was waiting for her. He couldn’t help the pleased smile that spread across his face when he heard her squeak.

He schooled his features before he approached and turned her towards him. His enjoyment in teasing her faded quickly when he caught sight of her neck. With her hair smoothed back from her face and the reflection of light off of the water he could clearly make out the hand print in brown and purple bruises on her throat. He wasn’t sure what he said or did next, only that he had turned her and her back was marred by equally ugly injuries. Two narrow patches of dark blue on her shoulder blades were surrounded by a wide swath of fading purple and yellow. Eric could imagine how she had received those. She would have been pushed into a wall - hard. His eyes traced the fingerprints on her upper arm and he growled.

Her whimper brought him back to himself. He had tangled his hand in her hair and it must have hurt. He took in her form, and his anger surged again, this time at himself as well as the English knight. She was cowering from him, flinching away from his touch and his words. He did his best to soothe her. He spoke calmly and reassured her. When she asked him not to loom, he immediately complied. The fear in her eyes gradually faded, but even as they spoke he struggled to contain his rage. He needed something to soothe himself, not just her fear. He needed to reassure himself that she was whole and her that she was safe with him. He needed to touch her.

He hadn’t realized that he had asked aloud to wash her until she agreed. Then he was smoothing the soap bubbles over her skin. He ignored the cloth she had brought for the task and used his bare hands. As he washed her, his anger was banked while his desire grew.

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