Otherworld Renegade by Jane Godman

Author:Jane Godman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Could a day spent having sex with Tanzi and swimming naked with her in the glorious turquoise waters around Igraine be classified as wasted? Lorcan dismissed the question as soon as it entered his mind. Because it was the stupidest thing he had ever asked himself. Had the most amazing twenty-four hours of his life just been squandered? If they had, he would love the opportunity to misuse every day in the same way. Nevertheless, they hadn’t moved an inch on their journey the previous day, meaning they now had some serious ground-making to do. Even with Cal’s powerful spells guarding them against discovery, they had a difficult journey ahead of them. With that in mind, he had risen early. Reluctantly, he had eased Tanzi’s naked, slumbering form out of his arms, donned a pair of shorts, gone up on deck and started Igraine’s engines.

The early-morning breeze ruffled his hair and he tried to let it clear his mind, but his thoughts remained stubbornly fixed on one thing. Tanzi. You stupid bastard. But it was no good. Even as he tried to berate himself, the thought of her brought a smile to his lips. He needed to go a bit easier on himself. Because I didn’t suddenly fall in love with her when I was inside her yesterday. It wasn’t even back in the safe house when I started to get a glimpse of who she really was. She had me the very first time I held her in my arms after the battle. The first time she snarled at me and called me “necromancer” in that I’m-a-princess-and-you-are-not-fit-to-kiss-the-hem-of-my-designer-gown voice she uses, I was hers to command. The thought brought a fresh realization in its wake. The heart he believed he’d encased in steel had broken free of its restraints after all these years. What a pity he couldn’t give in to its promptings and let Tanzi know how he felt. Not only because of who she was, but also because of who he was. Ah, well. What we had yesterday was pretty spectacular. It will have to suffice. We both knew there’d be no tomorrows for us. He didn’t care to dwell on whether his heart—his big, sensitive, fragile heart—already so badly damaged by his past, could be mended again once he’d said goodbye to her.

“Why didn’t you wake me?” The object of his thoughts appeared on deck, looking tousled and unbearably desirable in one of his shirts.

“It was early and you were sound asleep.” He held out a hand and she came to stand beside him, nestling into his side and rubbing her cheek, catlike, along the muscles of his chest. His heart gave a thud so loud he was surprised she didn’t recoil in surprise.

“Have you ever wished you could freeze time? Just stop it and remain in one place forever?” Tanzi raised her eyes to his, and the fiery ring around her irises blazed brighter than ever.

“Not until now.” The conversation was straying across the border into dangerous territory.

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