Under the Surface by Sinclair Kira

Author:Sinclair, Kira [Sinclair, Kira]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-02-17T08:00:00+00:00

10

OKAY, SO SHE wasn’t cured.

Loralei stood at the railing that ran the length of the deck, staring out at the ocean, and fought down the wave of nausea that threatened to have her dropping to her knees.

She’d been fine, right up until the moment she’d leaned out and looked down.

Why hadn’t the water bothered her last night? Was it just that she’d been so totally overwhelmed by Jackson’s charismatic presence and her own libido?

Probably.

Not to mention the inlet had been fairly shallow. She didn’t want to guess at the depth of the water the Emily was currently cutting through.

Around her, the crew scurried from one point to another, doing whatever they needed to direct the ship and prepare for their next diving location. Early in the morning, they’d headed out from the inlet, confident that the only artifact left there was already on board.

It hadn’t escaped her notice that the Amphitrite had already been gone.

Apparently, it’d been Jackson’s turn to leave before dawn.

Now why did that thought hurt?

Not that it would take them long to catch up.

What had happened last night had been a mistake. A result of her combined vulnerability and elation that never should have occurred. And wasn’t going to happen again.

She and Jackson were water and oil. Or better yet, gasoline and a match, ready to flame up the moment they made contact.

She’d seen the way Jackson’s eyes lit up any time he thought about the Chimera. The thrill of the chase. That’s what it was. She’d seen that same fever in her father’s eyes. Had resented it when he’d chosen the need for adventure over taking care of his frightened, grieving, lonely daughter.

The last thing she wanted was to fall for an unavailable man, someone who wouldn’t be there for her when she needed him most.

“Loralei, are you okay?” Brian slipped up beside her, wrapping a hand around her arm and pulling her straight. “You don’t look so hot. You aren’t getting seasick, are you?”

His forehead wrinkled with worry. She hated to lie to him, but he’d offered her the perfect excuse and she’d be stupid not to take it.

“Maybe a little,” she said. She didn’t have to fake the grimace that accompanied the words.

“You didn’t before.”

“I did. I just didn’t say anything.”

“Well, that’s silly. There are things you could do. I’m sure one of the guys has patches or those wristbands that work with pressure points.”

Loralei let a sickly smile slip across her lips. “I thought it would pass once I got used to being on the open water. But, yeah, maybe that would help.”

“Why don’t you sit down over there while I ask around?”

Loralei started to protest, but Brian had her moving across the deck in the direction of a bench that was close by.

She tried not to lean into the comforting arm he wrapped around her waist. Or sigh with relief when the water was out of her line of sight and her stomach quit rolling. Okay, so she just couldn’t look directly down at it.

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