Uncharted Promises by Keith Keely Brooke

Author:Keith, Keely Brooke [Keith, Keely Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Edenbrooke Press
Published: 2019-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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Sybil finished drying the dishes as slowly as possible. She didn’t want this evening to end. As soon as Isaac realized the task was over and there was still milking to be done, he would probably leave for the barn, and she wouldn’t see him again until breakfast.

After she stacked the last cup on the shelf, she dried two plates and left them on the countertop. “Join me for dessert?”

The corners of his eyes crinkled as he grinned. “Dessert?”

She lifted the lid off a long pan and picked up a silver cake server. “I made strawberry cake for dessert, but everyone scattered after what happened. I think I’ve perfected my strawberry cake recipe. It would be such a shame if no one got to taste it tonight.”

His voice went smooth with charm. “That would be disappointing.”

“Indeed.”

He snatched two forks out of the silverware drawer and held them up, locking her gaze with his. “I would do anything to save you from disappointment.”

She was caught between wanting to laugh at his delightful humor and wanting to get so lost in his eyes that she might never be found. The sugary aroma of the strawberries and icing rose from the cake, begging to be sliced and served. Her hands wouldn’t move, didn’t want to move.

Without breaking their gaze, he laid the forks on the countertop then pulled the cake server from her loose grip. Though she knew what was coming, her skin shivered as he slid his hands around her waist and drew her close. She almost held her breath in anticipation but stopped herself. She’d been waiting a week for this, maybe her whole life, and she wouldn’t stiffen up this time.

When he lowered his face to hers, she raised her chin to meet him halfway. The whiskers of his short beard lightly scratched the skin around her mouth. He smelled like fields and man and dinner and desire. What was she doing? He might not stay at Falls Creek. He might leave like everyone else left the inn.

He spread his fingers along her back as he deepened the kiss. Every muscle in her body threatened to melt right there in the kitchen and leave her in a pool on the polished floor like overheated pudding.

And with that sensation she decided if Isaac Owens left Falls Creek and she never saw him again, it would still be worth the grief to have been kissed like this, like she was a wanted woman, like she was the most beautiful woman in the Land.

He pulled away slowly, then kissed her once more, lightly as though dotting an i after writing a word. And what a word!

She opened her eyes to find him watching her from so closely they shared a breath. His hands left her waist, and he traced the fringe off her forehead with a light touch. He didn’t speak, and she wanted to beg for his thoughts.

But she didn’t have to.

It was clear on his face, in his eyes. He loved her or was close to it.

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