The Matchmaker by Kay Hooper

Author:Kay Hooper [Hooper, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-05-26T13:48:50+00:00

Her fingers were stroking his cheek of their own volition, almost compulsively, and she loved the way his skin felt under her touch. "My mother never talked to me of such things," she murmured. "I promised myself I'd talk to Lissa."

"I hope you'll be able to tell her a man can bring her pleasure with his passion," Cyrus said quietly. "I hope you'll be able to say to her that she never has to be afraid of a man who loves her."

Julia was puzzled. Love?

Cyrus took her free hand and carried it to his chest, where she could feel the strong beat of his heart. Even as she felt the steady thuds, the tempo of them quickened, and his voice grew taut with intensity. "To make love to you isn't just a desire in me, it's a need. Do you understand, sweetheart? Not just passion. Love. I love you."

That shocked her more than anything he'd said or done, and pushed all thoughts of Adrian out of her mind. She searched his face with bewildered eyes, seeing the tenderness stamped in his hard, handsome features, seeing a glow in his black eyes she'd never seen before, as if they were lit from within.

It was beautiful, what she saw. It even moved her in a way that was almost instinctive, as if the ancient core of her female being recognized and valued the primitive conquest of a male heart. But she couldn't feel anything except surprise and disbelief.

Love? He loved her? It wasn't possible. She'd heard tales of him while she was still in the schoolroom, and even allowing for the exaggeration of gossip, one fact had stood out: His attachment to any one woman, if there even was an attachment other than passion, had never been more than fleeting. A single woman, she thought, could never hold him, not for long.

Then again, perhaps his definition of love existed only in the moment. Perhaps he loved all his mistresses.

In any case, Julia wasn't foolish enough to assume anything from the declaration. She was a married woman on the point of leaving her husband; Cyrus was a man who wanted an affair with her. If it pleased him to say he loved her, then so be it.

Finally, hesitantly, she said, "You don't have to say you love me. I didn't expect you to."

His expression didn't change, except for the curve of his mouth, which turned a little wry. "I said it because it's true. I'll never lie to you, Julia. Never. I do love you. I know you don't believe it, but you will one day."

She didn't know how to reply, so she said nothing.

He leaned down and covered her mouth with his, the first gentle touch deepening with hunger. Her arms went around his neck, and she was suddenly aware that the interruption had only held desire at bay, not destroyed it. Her body was throbbing again, feverish, and her response to his intense kisses was as fervent as it had been before.

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