Their Impossible Desert Match by Clare Connelly

Author:Clare Connelly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-07-07T19:02:12+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

‘IS THIS ENOUGH?’

The sun slipped beyond the horizon, bathing the sky in the most magical, iridescent colours. The beating of the falcon’s wings was slow and rhythmic, lulling her even as she felt the urgency of what he was asking. She tried to swallow; her mouth was drier than the desert sands.

There was a small part of her capable of rational thought and it was telling her that no, what he was offering wasn’t enough. But it had to be. A little time with Amir was better than nothing; she knew it was temporary but she couldn’t muster the strength to object to that—not if the alternative was that they close the door on whatever this was once and for all.

She blinked up at him, the inevitability of this completely breathtaking, and swayed closer. He inhaled deeply, as though breathing her in, and she smiled.

‘Yes.’ Relief flooded her. It was the right decision.

He made a groaning sound as he dropped his mouth to hers, kissing her even as his hands reached for the bottom of her tunic and pushed at it, lifting it just high enough to expose an inch of midriff. It was like breaking a seal; the moment his fingertips connected with her naked flesh she ached for him in a way that wouldn’t be repressed. Her hands pushed at his robes, impatient and hungry, stripping them from his body as he did the same to her, revealing their nakedness simultaneously.

The sun dropped down completely; darkness began to curl through the sky. He drew her to her knees, kneeling opposite, kissing her, his hands wrapping around her as he eased her backwards: carefully, gently. The rooftop wasn’t large, there was just space for them to lie together, and little more. He brought his body over hers, his eyes scanning her features, searching for something she couldn’t fathom. Or perhaps she could, because she smiled and nodded, in response to his unanswered question, and then pushed up and kissed him, her mouth teasing him, her fingertips playing with the hair at his nape.

He drew his mouth from her lips to her collarbone, lighting little fires beneath her skin everywhere he kissed, his tongue lashing her to the edge of her sanity. She was tipped over the brink when he flicked one of her nipples; she arched her spine in a silent invitation, her fingernails dragging down his back. It reminded her of the way she’d marked him in the maze, making her smile—she lifted up and bit his shoulder, sinking her teeth into the flesh there and laughing as he straightened to fix her with a look that was equal parts smouldering and surprised.

His hands trapped hers, holding them over her head; she was no longer laughing. She couldn’t. The power of what they both wanted was almost terrifying. He pushed her legs apart with his knee then kissed her, hard, her body completely trapped by his, her needs driven by him.

‘No turning back,’ he said into her mouth, pushing the words deep into her soul, where they took hold and filled her with relief.

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