Salvation by John Stephanie

Author:John, Stephanie [John, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: S John Publishing
Published: 2015-03-15T23:00:00+00:00

THE pulse in my neck throbbed wildly, an unsteady rhythm, missing a few beats as the speed increased. My eyes flared open as I struggled for air. Everything was strange…this wasn’t my room, wasn’t my bed. For a minute, I was disoriented. I clung to the pillow I was wrapped around, hugging it closer. Gradually, the sleep-induced haze began to recede, my fogged brain clearing as the beloved clean, fresh scent reminded me of my whereabouts.

The bedroom was dark. I was on Nate’s side of the bed closest to the door. It was ajar, allowing a narrow strip of light from the hallway in. I frowned, unsure whether I’d left it that way when I finally collapsed into bed around midnight.

With a deep sigh, I rolled over to face the windows and closed my eyes again. The unease faded, but a hum of recognition tingled my skin. “It’s because you’re in his bed,” I mumbled, rationalising why I sensed Nate’s presence.

But it didn’t go away. It grew stronger. When I heard movement from the corner of the room, I bolted upright, clinging the sheet to my chest.

“Hey, beautiful.” A distinctly familiar voice came from the darkness. The shadow in one of the armchairs moved, edging forward. Gradually, his face filled the strip of light shining through the door.

“Nate.” My shoulders dropped with relief.

He unfolded from the chair and came over, settling beside me on the edge of the bed. “It’s okay,” he whispered, stroking my hair reassuringly behind my ear. “I didn’t mean to frighten you.”

I leant into his hand, reaching for his face in a similar embrace. It was rough with a dusting of overnight growth. “What time is it?”

“A little after five,” he murmured, his thumb brushing my cheekbone. He was still shrouded in shadow, but his eyes glittered in the dark.

“What are you doing here?”

“Try keeping me away.” He shifted, drawing one knee up onto the bed, keeping his hand on my face. “It made no sense being there, when the only place I wanted to be was here, with you.”

I climbed into his lap and wrapped my body around him, covering his mouth with mine. It was a languid, romantic kiss, the culmination of days of pent up desires, the violent passion we shared simmering beneath the surface. Love flurried around my stomach, every cell in my body revving with arousal and the physical desperation to be with him as he licked into my mouth the way I adored.

“I thought I had to wait another day to see you,” I whispered, holding his face in both hands and covering it with relieved kisses.

“Surprise,” he whispered back. And it was. He must’ve gotten on a plane not long after we spoke, and now, here he was. I wondered how long he’d sat in the chair before I woke. He tipped me back and stared at me without a word. I could barely see him, but there was something about his silence that niggled me…a feeling that all wasn’t as it seemed.

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