The Sheik's Redemption (The Del Taran Series Book 1) by Elizabeth Lennox

Author:Elizabeth Lennox [Lennox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elizabeth Lennox Books, LLC
Published: 2022-04-14T18:30:00+00:00

Astir stood there, looking down at Rachel and wondering what the hell he was supposed to do. Was she crying because she was pregnant? He tamped down on his own excitement at the prospect of her carrying their child, needing to soothe her in some way. But how could he fix this? How could he soothe her worries when he didn’t understand what they were?

“Rachel,” he groaned, sitting down on the mattress next to her and he took her into his arms. She fought him for a moment, but he suspected that the effort caused pain to lash at her from the lump on the back of her head. He didn’t care why, all he cared about was that she finally allowed him to comfort her. He wanted to pull her fully into his arms, to wrap his arms around her and give her a bit of his strength. But she was attached to too many tubes and wires, most likely at his insistence. He’d come into the hospital last night, acting like a roaring lion, demanding to speak with the doctors and nurses who had attended Rachel when she’d been brought in by his guards. He’d insisted that she be given an IV, just in case, and he’d stood by her bed, watching as the nurses came in every hour to wake her up and ask her questions.

And right now, he couldn’t seem to pull away from her even though she abhorred his touch.

“I’m sorry, love!” he soothed, stroking her hair while avoiding the nasty lump on the other side of her head. “I’m so sorry that I wasn’t there for you, that you’ve gone through all of this hell alone!” He kissed her forehead, her cheek, her ear and, when he couldn’t resist any longer, he brushed his lips against her mouth, feeling her trembling response. He didn’t kiss her more deeply, even though he wanted to wrap her tighter in his arms, to feel her against his body and cradle her on his lap. He wanted to protect her and spoil her and show her how deeply sorry he was! He’d left her that night after some assassin had tried to kill him! He’d left her in order to protect her and now, she’d fallen and hurt herself because he’d been so stupid! He hadn’t protected her adequately, but he’d do better in the future!

He kissed her again and again, light touches, but it was enough. For now, it was enough.

“Stop!” she whispered, but he could feel the trembling in her body.

Astir pulled back, but he didn’t release her. Keeping his arms around her, he looked into her eyes. “You didn’t know that you were pregnant?” he asked, trying to keep his voice as gentle as possible. Despite his soft tone, he was mentally going through all of the issues that a pregnancy created. The security risks alone would be huge. He needed to tell his security team so that they could arrange for additional protection. But even more than that, there would be monumental changes to their priorities.

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