Marooned with a Marquis by Emily Murdoch

Author:Emily Murdoch
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: 0
Published: 2019-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

T his was the worst pillow that Luke had ever slept on, and the starching was so poor that he even opened his eyes to stare at it in disgust – and discovered that his greatcoat had slipped out from under his cheek. He was lying directly on the sand.

And he was naked, covered by his large greatcoat. And he was not alone.

Without moving so as to not disturb the beautiful and equally naked woman beside him, Luke stared at the waves of red hair that covered her back, and all of his memories from the evening before came flooding back.

Adena. The beach – the island. The fire. The fish. Their passion.

A broad smile broke out on his face as he recalled the intensity of their lovemaking, and his eyes took in the gentle curve of her bottom and the way her flaming hair was peppered with sand.

He could never have believed it if he had woken up alone; would have considered her a fairy, or a mermaid perhaps, gone in the morning light after a night of passion.

And yet here she was. Completely nude, as was he, for they had fallen asleep within minutes of claiming that forbidden treasure from each other, and now it was morning, and –

Luke’s eyes widened. It was morning. The beach would be connected to the mainland now, and that meant that anyone could come here. Anyone could walk over the sandy shore and find two completely naked people, and it would not take much guesswork to comprehend what they had been up to.

He scanned the horizon, and his tense body relaxed slightly. The sun was only just coming up. The tide would still be moving, and none but the fishermen of Marshurst would be awake this early.

They had time. Not much, but enough.

“Good morning.”

Luke started, and twisted onto his side to stare into the most beautiful face he had ever seen – would he ever grow used to it?

“Good morning,” he murmured, smiling at Adena. “Did you sleep well?”

She returned his smile sleepily, her eyes slightly glazed as she rose back to conscious, and then that consciousness told her in no uncertain terms that she was completely naked.

Her mouth dropped open, and she tilted her body slightly so that it was hidden from his eyes.

“My – my clothes!” She spluttered.

Luke’s smile broadened, but he did not tease her. Who knew what sort of temper his future wife really possessed, with hair that colour?

“They are just over there,” he said, glancing over his shoulder to show her where. “And do not concern yourself, there is no one here but ourselves. We are still quite alone.”

The furrow of Adena’s brow disappeared, and a relaxed smile pinched her cheeks. “Well, that is a relief,” she said with a sigh. “I thought for a moment that we would be spotted, and forced to explain ourselves! That would have been an…interesting conversation.”

Luke returned her smile, but not as broadly. There was a sense of shame in her features, or embarrassment, he could not tell which.

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