Orchids and Mistletoe: A Secrets and Spies Series novella by Kate Bateman & K.C. Bateman

Author:Kate Bateman & K.C. Bateman [Bateman, Kate & Bateman, K.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Kit stared at Emma’s exquisite profile and swallowed down the admission that was forming on his tongue. How could he possibly explain that he felt like those orchids of hers? That he’d been in his own ‘dormant stage’ for the past eighteen months, but . . . maybe she was coaxing him to bloom again?

His teasing suggestion that she kiss him under the mistletoe had been impulsive, a bit of fun, but the moment she’d stepped up close all he could think about was knowing the taste of her lips, the feel of her in his arms.

Kissing her had been a revelation.

She wasn’t the first woman he’d been in contact with since his recovery, but she was the first one to truly rouse his interest—and his body. Desire, thick and dark, had pulsed through his bloodstream, reigniting passions he’d thought long dead.

He’d wanted to kiss her at sixteen when he’d visited her brother during their breaks from school. Now, at twenty five, he wanted to take her to bed and show her every pleasure that could be had between a man and a woman.

It wasn’t only her physical body he craved, though. He admired her unflagging optimism and her thirst for life. Her vital presence had underscored how stagnant he’d allowed his own life to become, how drab and lacking in color.

He wanted to live again. Not merely to exist, but to expose himself to the world. To all the highs and lows it had to offer, despite the risks.

Two days in Emma’s company, and he was dangerously close to declaring his undying love. He’d never seriously thought about his future before—it seemed like he’d be tempting fate to imagine it in prison—but now a whole vista of possibilities was opening up before him.

Getting married had seemed equally far-fetched. Despite the happy unions of his friends—Nic with Marianne, Raven with Heloise, and Richard with Sabine—he’d never really believed such a thing could happen to him. But Emma Townsend had turned his life upside down.

Andrew had been the very best of men, and his sister was cut from the same cloth. Caring, Kind. Fearless. The thought of being permanently attached to her wasn’t so impossible to contemplate.

Kit snorted under his breath. The main flaw to that plan, of course, was that Emma was in no hurry to settle down. As a wealthy heiress with little interest in bowing to society’s rules, she had the luxury of being able to go where she wished and do as she pleased.

She would be off on her next adventure as soon as she’d convinced the Botanical Society to acknowledge her latest discovery.

Still, he could enjoy her company for what little time they had together. Tomorrow was Christmas day and despite the fact that he’d been invited to spend the day with all three of his friends and their wives, he was glad he’d refused.

He would have Emma all to himself.

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