Osman by Jennifer Lewis

Author:Jennifer Lewis [Lewis, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary sheikh romance multicultural
Publisher: Jennifer Lewis
Published: 2014-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Patience was never his strong suit.

Osman wrapped his arms around Samantha, gripping her in his embrace. The energy gathered between them had no place else to go but into this kiss.

Sam kissed him back with fevered passion that confirmed what he knew all along—she wanted him as badly as he wanted her. Her protests that she didn’t want to marry him were understandable. The three-day nature of the festival made courtship a precipitously short affair, and if you weren’t prepared for that by your elders, then of course it was scary.

And wonderful.

Samantha was the one. He’d never been so sure of anything in his life. Every word that came out of her mouth, every gesture she made, only strengthened his conviction that he’d met his match.

Their tongues tangled, and he felt her fingers fist into his robe, clawing at his back. His muscles stung with the energy coursing through them. She couldn’t deny the powerful attraction between them. Her concerns were more practical: place of residence, work opportunities, access to friends and family. He’d take these issues one at a time and reassure her that her life would be different, but better.

He loved her sharp intelligence and her ambition. Of course his wife would win an Oscar! He’d make sure she had every resource at her disposal. And he knew she’d be a fine mother.

He didn’t remember his mother well. Just a few faded memories of warmth and affection still traveled with him through life. And his anger. She’d been taken from him so his father could satisfy his urges and still claim to be a moral and upstanding monarch. No man in Ubar shall ever divorce! No. Better to kill them.

Bitterness surged through him, and he clutched Samantha tighter. He’d never cheat on his wife. And he certainly wouldn’t end her life. His marriage to Samantha would cement his claim to the throne and begin a new era here in Ubar. With her at his side he’d be a father completely unlike his own—loving and supportive, enjoying his children and sharing his days with them as well as his beautiful wife.

Her nipples pressed into his chest, firm peaks of arousal. His hands roamed unchecked over her lovely body, exploring the slim arc of her waist and the lush curve of her behind through the silky dress he’d chosen for her. She looked so graceful and beautiful in Ubar’s native attire, with her long dark hair cascading down her back. He loved the way she walked through the marketplace, proud and tall, as if she’d lived her whole life here. Samantha was born to be an Ubarite.

Emotion filled his chest until he thought it would burst. How fortuitous that his future bride should appear—stranded and in need of assistance—on the eve of their traditional marriage festival. Yet another sign of the powerful call of destiny.

He’d grown hard against her, but she didn’t back away. Her fingers groped up his neck and touched his face, exploring, as their kiss deepened. The scent of her—like fresh, raw honey—almost undid him.

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