Seized by Passion by Donna Grant

Author:Donna Grant [Grant, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B008VVY2VS
Published: 2012-08-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Livia reluctantly agreed to meet Achates at the shore at noon. After their lovemaking, he had taken her back to the house. He had been evasive when he’d told her he had some things to take care of, but the time alone had allowed her to re‐evaluate her feelings.

It wasn’t long before she realized she had lost the pearl he had given her. Her heart ached for the loss, but she planned to return to the place where they had made love and look for it.

She kept telling herself that she was connected to Achates because he had saved her, but the more time she spent with him and learned of Orinjal, the more she wondered if there was much more binding them.

For the first time in her life, people actually looked her in the eye, offering her smiles and waves of hello. Never had she been so welcomed. The transition from slave to free woman hadn’t been as difficult as she had thought it would be. Of course, Achates had made it that much easier. She was always with him, learning the nuances of their culture, which she found extremely fascinating.

In truth, the Orinjals weren’t so different from the Piratirans, except for the fact that they had gills.

Livia couldn’t make herself stay in the house. She had gone to the shore early to sit in the white sand and watch the children play in the water. She was amazed by how easily they swam, and since she knew of the gills, she didn’t fear for them when they stayed underwater for long periods of time.

“Fascinating, isn’t it?”

She shielded her eyes from the bright sun with her arm and looked up into Achates’ face, noting that he was once more without a shirt—as he was more often than not. “Aye, it is. Are they born knowing how to swim?”

“In a manner of speaking.” He squatted beside her. “Want to join them?”

She started to say no but changed her mind. She wanted to be a part of Orinjal as she should have been, and she couldn’t do that without her gills.

“I don’t know how to swim.”

Achates gave her a grin with a wicked gleam in his blue eyes and his golden hair blowing in the wind. “You didn’t know how to make love either, but I helped you with that.”

She chuckled and took his extended hand as he pulled her to her feet. A thrill of excitement ran through her at the prospect of learning to swim.

“You’ll do better without your gown.”

She looked down at her dress, then back up at Achates. “Are you sure you aren’t just trying to get me naked?”

“There’s no doubt I want you naked, and although I’d prefer to have you in my bed right now, you need to learn not to fear the water.” His tone had gone deep, barely a whisper, letting her know that he did indeed have other things he’d like to be doing to her.

And despite the mild soreness between her legs, Livia most certainly wanted more of Achates.

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