Captivating Archives by CJ Bower

Author:CJ Bower
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CJ Bower
Published: 2022-07-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

A familiar, sweet scent greeted Marek when he opened his eyes. A warm body pressed against him, a small hand resting over his heart. He smiled and rolled his head on the pillow. A pair of jewel-like eyes met his gaze, and memories from the night before assailed him.

“Good morning,” Giuliana said, her voice still heavy with sleep.

“Morning.” He kissed her forehead. “How are you feeling?”

She shifted beneath the blankets, her legs rubbing against his, and his body stirred to life.

“A little sore, but not too bad.” Her fingers curled into his chest, her nails scraping the edges of his nipples.

He swallowed a groan as arousal hit him like a freight train. He remained prone, not wanting to ravage her first thing in the morning.

“Thank you, Marek,” she whispered.

“For what?”

“For...last night, I guess.” Giuliana shrugged. “It was the best night of my life.”

“You’re welcome, amica mea.” The reminder of her relative innocence sobered and humbled him. At the same time, he wanted to pound his chest with pride and slip back into her warm, welcoming heat. He feathered his fingers through her golden hair.

“What does that mean?”

Marek rolled onto his side and braced his elbow on the pillow, his head propped in his hand. He trailed the fingers of his other hand over the contours of her face, neck and shoulder. A wave of goosebumps broke out over her arms from his light touch. “It means my sweetheart in Latin.” It also meant ‘my love’, but ‘sweetheart’ was good enough for now.

She glanced up at him, her eyes wide and glowing with a curious light. “When did you learn to speak Latin?”

“Unlike the other boys, I was home-schooled. My parents taught me and my brother to speak four languages fluently: Latin, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin.”

“Maybe I should learn Latin, if you’re going to keep using it on me.” Cute dimples indented the sides of her mouth when she smiled. “I mean, how do I know you’re not trying to sell me off or something?”

“I would never!” he exclaimed in horror. Gathering her in his arms, he held her close. “You’re much too precious to me, gemma mea.”

“Is that Latin, too?” She punctuated her words with kisses against his sternum.

He threaded his fingers through her hair again and clasped the back of her head, tilting it so their gazes could meet. “It means my jewel.”

Marek took her lips in a kiss that left no doubt about his feelings for her. Giuliana mewled in her throat and pressed closer. His body sprang to life, and his length pressed into her stomach. Rolling onto his back, he took her with him. Her knees hugged his hips as she straddled him, her center hovering just above his erection.

He wanted nothing more than to slide into her wet heat, but he held himself back. “As much as I want to make love to you, amica mea, there are other, more important, matters we need to discuss first.”

“You mean, other than the fact that you

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