Stormwalker by Dallas Schulze

Author:Dallas Schulze [Schulze, Dallas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780373161850
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Published: 1986-12-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

"I've been sitting here worrying myself sick about you and you've been out playing some kind of macho game with that damn horse!" Sara could hardly see him through the blur of tears. Something had broken loose inside.

She'd been so frightened, so alone. Sure that something had happened to him. Convinced that she was going to lose both him and Cullen to yet another storm. Seeing him safe and sound seemed to have shattered all the control that had enabled her to get through her brother's death, raising a young boy on her own and then dealing with Cullen's disappearance.

Her hand was shaking as she lifted it again, but this time Cody caught it before her palm could connect.

"Sara, calm down."

"I don't want to calm down! I hate you. Do you hear me? I thought you'd been thrown off that stupid animal and you were lying out there somewhere bleeding to death in the rain." Her free hand formed a fist but his fingers wrapped around it before it struck his chest. Her shoulders were shaking with suppressed sobs as he pulled her to him. She resisted, but it was a weak resistance at best.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know you'd worry."

"I hate you." The words were muffled against his chest. He released her hands and his arms slid around her back, pulling her against the broad strength of his chest, offering her a place to rest her head.

Her fingers wound around the open edges of his shirt. Her nose was tickled by the curling hair that matted across his muscles, He smelled of sweat and rain and the outdoors. He felt so strong, as if he could easily brace her weight forever.

Cody bent his head over hers, his hands running soothingly up and down her back. She was such a slight weight against him. So fragile. It was hard to believe that such a slender body could hold such strength. The wild ride through the rain, the electricity that had been crackling between them for days, the isolation and her sweet warmth combined into a powerful force that drowned out all the cautions in his rational mind.

As if from outside himself, he saw his hand slide upward to bury itself in the hair at the nape of her neck. Sara's head tilted easily at his command, and he looked down into eyes the color of amethyst. His other hand slid down her back to press her closer, letting her feel the pressure of his arousal against her stomach. Her eyes widened and then fluttered shut as his head dipped and he kissed the traces of dampness from her cheeks.

The storm raged outside, pounding relentlessly against the ancient mountains, sending every creature that could move scuttling for shelter. Miles away, a mountain lion snarled its dislike of damp fur and slunk deeper into its lair.

Beside Cody and Sara, the fire flickered as a gust of wind blew into the cavern. But the rest of the world had faded to a far-away dream.

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