After All by Kristen Proby

Author:Kristen Proby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

He’s gone.

I blink in the dark, getting my bearings. I’m in the condo. The bed is cold where Carter was just a few hours ago.

It’s the dead of night. I glance out the doors of the bedroom to the balcony beyond but don’t see him out there.

There’s a full moon tonight, lighting up the outside brightly. I pad to the closet and reach for the silky robe that was bought for me and pull it around my naked body.

There was significantly more than a few dresses and swimsuits in the closet when I came to look around this afternoon.

I won’t have to pack for a trip down here anytime soon.

With the robe around me, I walk out to the living area. The space is dark, as is the kitchen, with no Carter.

But then I spot him, standing on the balcony, resting his forearms on the banister, his ankles crossed. He’s wearing nothing but sweatpants, leaving his torso and feet bare.

My God, he’s something to look at.

The moonlight shines on his skin, defining every muscle on his back. His arms flex as he clasps his hands together, and I feel the saliva pool in my mouth.

I’ve always known that Carter is handsome. But now, after getting to know him intimately, he’s stunning. Sexy. Charming.

He brings out emotions in me that I’ve never felt before, and I was a married woman for six years.

What does that say about me?

That you didn’t love Richard the way you love Carter.

A year ago, that would have been a hard pill to swallow.

Today, it’s as easy as breathing.

Because it’s true. I’ve never loved anyone the way I love Carter, and I’m quickly learning that I don’t know him nearly as well as I thought I did. I can’t wait to discover more about this complex man.

Carter calmly turns and rivets his eyes on me. I’ve been caught.

I grin and walk to the door, pull it open, and step outside with him, shutting the door behind me. He reaches for my hand and embraces me, kisses my palm, and presses it over his heart.

It’s a gesture that’s become habit for him, and it’s one that makes my heart stutter, then pound in my chest.

“You left,” I whisper before pressing a kiss to his bare arm. “I was worried.”

“I couldn’t sleep,” he says softly. “Look at the way the moonlight dances on the water.”

“Beautiful.” I look up at his face, admiring the stubble that’s grown on his sharp jawline. “I was watching the moonlight on your skin.”

“Were you now?” He turns to me fully and pulls the silk sash open on my robe, exposing my nakedness before pressing me to him, skin on skin. “I have a hunger for you, Nora. It seems no matter how much I feast on you, it’s never enough.”

“I’m right here,” I tell him and twist my fingers in his thick, dark hair. “I’m not going anywhere.”

His lips lower to mine. It’s a lazy kiss in the moonlight, as the surf pounds below.

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