Shadow of the Corsairs by Elizabeth Ellen Carter

Author:Elizabeth Ellen Carter
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: 0
Published: 2018-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

“She was murdered and I could do nothing. My daughters were killed and I could do nothing!”

How could she have been so self-absorbed? The words were out of her mouth before she even considered the wisdom of speaking them out loud.

Death came to them all one way or another – disease, old age, accident, childbirth – everyone since the time of Eve had experienced the separation of death, but murder? The deliberate taking of a life? In a world that was full of suffering, Morwena had never understood why one would deliberately cause suffering to another. And to murder children? Unfathomable. Who could be capable of such evil?

Suddenly, the comfort of the embrace did not seem adequate to offer a measure of comfort so she let him kiss her, or perhaps she kissed him? Morwena was completely unprepared for the scalding heat of it, a hint of the power his body possessed, barely restrained, made every nerve in her body rise to attention.

Whatever she had tasted, she wanted more of it, so she opened her lips and drank it in.

When they broke apart, she was breathless and so was he.

“Yeh-nay tseh-hi,” Jonathan whispered, then he translated. “My sunshine…”

Never, never had she been kissed with such intensity. Certainly not by Carmelo, whose infrequent kisses were dry and passionless by comparison. Now the man who had aroused her to such desire looked down at her with a look of surprise she was certain was mirrored on her own face.

“Morwena, I…”

It was remarkable, she could look into his eyes and know exactly what he was thinking.

Not what… who. Jonathan Afua was thinking of his lost wife.

The heat between them cooled, although she knew the flush still remained on her cheeks. She put a finger to his lips.

“Don’t say anything more. We will forget what happened tonight. By the time the sun comes up, everything will have seemed like a dream. And we will be friends and business partners once more.”

Morwena moved away from him and removed the boiling kettle from the stove. A few moments ago, she was wide awake and ready to see out the night. Now, lethargy weighted her like a blanket and all she wanted to do was curl up in her own bed and sleep. Perhaps tonight’s adventure had troubled her more than she thought.

“I should bid you good night,” she whispered. “Thank you for everything tonight. I don’t know what might have happened to Nico and me if you hadn’t…”

The light in Jonathan’s eyes dimmed a moment, then he looked away, as though he was gathering his thoughts.

“I should stay. To protect you. Your brother might return.”

No. She didn’t want to be an obligation, a duty.

“Nico is here with me.”

Jonathan raised his chin and gave a small smile, more to himself than her, as though an entire conversation had passed without her knowing.

“You’re right. That is probably a good thing.”

Jonathan hesitated a moment, then picked up her hand and kissed it.

“Sleep well.”

She followed as he made his way downstairs.

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