Coven of the Raven: box set by Husk Shona

Author:Husk, Shona [Husk, Shona]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-12-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Noah woke, and for a moment he wasn’t sure where he was or who he was with. He never slept next to someone. Or at least he hadn’t in the last five years. Rachel was curled up against him. Her honey-colored hair spilled onto him. If he was smart, he’d get out of bed and go and shower and get ready to move, and stay moving. It was bad enough he’d slept with her twice, now he’d woken up with her in his bed; lingering would only make it worse.

What would be worse: hurting when this all went south or the regret of not making the most of what time he had with her? He had the horrible feeling it was the latter. He didn’t want to even consider what that meant. It was one thing to get busy, quite another to accidently go from being an item on her list to being her lover.

He was definitely becoming her lover. The taste of her was still on his tongue. The way she’d wriggled and squirmed. He’d enjoyed making her gasp and groan. It had meant something because he knew her. He cared about what happened to her, and not just because of what it meant to him. She deserved a chance to be happy and have a life away from her dick of a husband.

He looked at the curve of her back, the way her ribs moved with each breath. Peaceful. Not like last night when she’d been hungry and sweaty and urging him on. He carefully rolled over and slid his arm around her waist. A few more moments. He could steal a little happiness. Take a line from her list for himself and live like it could be his last day.

Despite risking his life on a regular basis, he lived as though each day was a trial to get through, a test he had to pass, instead of something to enjoy. He placed a kiss between her shoulder blades. He’d blamed everyone else for taking his life and leaving him with nothing, which wasn’t true. He’d never bothered to find a new life. He’d just gritted his teeth and hoped for the best, and that wasn’t enough. Living was about finding those moments that made you smile between the fights.

Rachel had shown him that in a few short days. Whatever happened, she’d live on in his memories, and he’d honor that by remembering to find something to enjoy every day. Maybe he’d make a list of all the things he wanted out of life. He closed his eyes and tried to think of a few, but all he came up with was stopping Cory from killing Rachel because he wanted to take her to the Icehotel. He didn’t even like snow. However, it would be fun to be there with her, sipping champagne.

But that was her goal, not his.

Get tested. He knew he’d said that last night, and he meant it. The idea of being inside her without a rubber, and of having her tongue circle his shaft, was almost too good to be true.

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