Under a Desert Moon by Laura Martin

Author:Laura Martin [Martin, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781460387566
Google: 0JGOBgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00TE3TFEQ
Goodreads: 25710280
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

‘Oh, Emma,’ Seb heard himself murmur as he pulled away from her lips to brush kisses along her neck. She moaned and shuddered under his touch and Seb knew what he was doing was wrong, but he couldn’t seem to stop. He was driven by a primal lust that had taken over his body and silenced the voice of reason in his head.

Slowly Seb felt his hand start to caress Emma’s back. He trailed his fingers through the loose strands of hair at her neck, traced a pattern over the soft skin at her nape and then let his hand drop to her back where he used it to pull her closer to him.

Just as he felt the arousal spread through his body Emma gently pulled away. She looked deep into his eyes and Seb fought to meet such an intense gaze.

‘We shouldn’t be doing this,’ Emma said breathlessly.

Seb couldn’t say anything. He knew they shouldn’t be doing this, every part of him knew what they were doing was wrong, but he wanted it so badly. He wanted her so badly.

‘You can’t marry me,’ Emma said, her voice flat, ‘and I can’t lose my head over a man who won’t marry me. At least not again,’ she murmured.

Seb found himself nodding even though he desperately wanted to scream in protest.

Emma shifted slightly, pulling herself farther away. She had wrapped her arms around her body in a protective manner and as he watched, Seb could see her withdrawing into herself, into a little protective shell. He wanted to reach out and stop her, to pull her back into his arms.

‘Emma, if I could marry anyone it would be you,’ Seb said softly.

She snorted and tears started to well in her eyes.

‘It would be you. You’re beautiful and kind and interesting. I’m never bored when I’m with you. You’d make anyone a wonderful wife.’

‘Just not wonderful enough for you.’

He didn’t know how to reply. Seb reached out and took her hands in his own, wincing as she pulled away. Determinedly he caught her fingers and gripped them tightly.

She looked beautiful in the light of the fire. The glow from the flickering flames made her hair shine like strands of gold and her complexion looked rosy. Seb wondered when she had started to mean so much to him. The idea of losing her, even just emotionally, was like a punch in the gut. He knew life without her would seem empty, pointless, and he’d only known her a couple of weeks.

He couldn’t bear the thought that he was the one hurting her. He needed her to understand, to look at him with something other than hurt in her eyes.

‘I need to tell you something,’ Seb said, sitting back but not letting go of Emma’s hand.

She turned to him and for a long moment Seb thought she might turn away and leave him aching for her.

‘What do you need to tell me?’ she asked eventually.

He took his time to collect his thoughts, knowing he only had one chance to make her understand, or he would lose her for good.

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