Harlequin Desire January 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2: The Cowboy's Way\One Hot Desert Night\Carrying the Lost Heir's Child by Kathie DeNosky

Author:Kathie DeNosky
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Seven

They would not be returning to the palace tonight.

Rayad dreaded telling Sunny the news for fear she would not believe him. Prolonging the inevitable would not change the situation, and that truth sent him from the radio station to seek her out in the sleeping quarters where she had retired two hours ago.

When he entered, he found her on a bunk curled up on her side, her eyes closed against the dim overhead light. She looked so peaceful, he hated to wake her. Instead, he perched on the edge of the narrow bed next to hers to watch her a few moments, while she was unaware.

He had never known anyone quite like the courageous journalist. He had rarely been so quickly affected by a woman. His craving for her was both foreign and undeniable. Even now, the temptation to strip out of his clothes and join her lived strong within him. He refused to do that for many reasons. Although she had insisted she would gladly welcome him into her bed, he still had reservations. Should she ever discover the capacity in which he served his country, she would never view him the same way again. She would undoubtedly never trust him again.

Perhaps he should reconsider their evening together. Perhaps he should have returned her to the palace immediately before it had been to late to do so.

Yet when Sunny began to stir and after her eyes fluttered open, all thoughts of what should have been disappeared And when she greeted him with a soft smile., he could only consider how badly he desired her. “How long have you been sitting there?” she asked, her voice hoarse from sleep.

“Not long.”

She stretched her arms above her head and sighed. “What time is it?”

“Sixteen hundred hours.”

Her smile disappeared. “I’m still not fully awake. Regular time, please.”

“4 p.m.”

“Really?” She sat up against the metal headboard. “I didn’t mean to nap that long. You should’ve woken me.”

He had wanted to do that very thing in some very creative ways. “You were tired from the day’s activities.”

“True. So what’s on the agenda between now and dinnertime?”

“I will be traveling to the closest village to the south to purchase supplies. Feel free to continue your nap in my absence.”

“What about the dinner you brought with you?”

The time had come to reveal the weather issue. “I received some recent news from Rafiq that prompted my decision to travel to the village.”

“Are you buying souvenirs?”

“No.”

Her green eyes widened. “Is the baby coming?”

“He did not mention the child or his wife, so I assume not.”

She blew out a frustrated breath. “I’m not in the mood to play a guessing game, so just tell me what he said and why you have to go shopping when it’s obvious you have tonight’s meal.”

He leaned forward, rested his arms on his legs and laced his fingers together between his parted knees. “It appears the storms are worse than first predicted. The flooding has been extensive, and it has required ground troops to evacuate the villagers to higher ground.

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