On the High Seas by Aliyah Burke

Author:Aliyah Burke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: interracial, suspense, bwwm, childhood friends, reunited, rescue
Publisher: Sensual Romance Publishing
Published: 2020-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Galen ground his jaw as the rescued quartet made ready to depart the ship. The drone of news choppers buzzed overhead and he could hear the din of the human vultures poised waiting to pounce and tear at them as if they truly were carcasses.

He hated every nuance about the goings on. The past two days had been heaven. Every free moment he had, he spent in the company of Tari. Taryn Jeffers. A highly sensitive, extremely giving lover she was always ready for him to sink into her slick, wet, tight heat. But it wasn’t solely about that. She’d gotten under his skin as she had in school. It hadn’t been that hard to begin to trust her as he had back then.

And now she was leaving.

Leaving him.

The mere thought soured his stomach. He scowled again and picked up his bag. Forcing a calm expression, he turned and promptly lost his breath.

“Sorry, I was just about to knock,” Tari said lifting her good shoulder.

She took his breath away. The bruises were still visible but for the most part were hidden behind loose hair. This woman more resembled the one they’d rescued versus the seductress he’d spent the past two days with. Stress and fear were evident in her expression.

He wanted to pull her close, nuzzle the sensitive spot behind her ear, and make her come apart around him again. Anything but standing here like they were strangers.

“Ready?” he asked for lack of anything better to say.

“Yes.”

She lied. He knew it as sure as he knew she had a small tat at the base of her spine. Marring the smoothness of her lower back sat a lovely pale blue crescent watermoon. A few drops of water falling from the lunar object mirrored tears in his mind. It had a haunting quality to it and one day he would ask her about the tattoo.

Tari fiddled with the strap of her sling, took a deep breath, and pinned her incredible gaze on him. “Thank you for rescuing me, Galen. I hope you find the happiness you deserve.” She lifted her hand like she meant to touch him, only to hesitate, drop it, and leave upon silent footfalls.

He froze while he digested her words. It hit him, Tari was the happiness he needed. And she was...leaving. Breaking off a curse, he left the room at a run. Only to slam to a stop at the sight of Osten before him.

“What?” he growled.

A black brow rose. “Don’t bite my head off cause your woman is leaving you. I just came to tell you Byrd is looking for you.” A slight pause. “He said now.”

Galen gave a sharp nod and hurried on his way to Tari. Byrd could wait. Heading to the gangplank, he froze as he caught sight of her over the side. She’d already disembarked and had been surrounded by reporters.

He could read her tenseness, even from this distance. As she continued to be jostled and shoved by those hungry for the story, not concerned with Tari’s wellbeing.

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