That Devil Love by Lee Wilkinson

Author:Lee Wilkinson [Wilkinson, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1994-12-25T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

‘WE’LL sit on the veranda, shall we? The view’s wonderful at night.’ Zan’s voice, full of dark sorcery, broke into Annis’s uneasy thoughts.

He led her beneath the resinous pines to where a flight of wooden steps with a bark-covered handrail meandered down to the shadowy garden.

Over her head leaves and branches made black silhouettes, while a huge, glowing moon hung just above the palms. Mingling with the sweet scent of flowers was the spicy smell of green ginger and a faint salt tang from the sea.

Gentle waves whispered on to the shore and, just beyond the garden, Annis could see the white surf embroidering lacy traceries along the sand.

From the lawn two steps led up to the wooden veranda, which had some comfortable-looking cane furniture and was lit by a string of small candle-lanterns. A tray, covered by a piece of spotless muslin weighted round the edges with coloured glass beads, was waiting on the table. When Zan had poured fresh fruit cocktails chinking with ice into two tall glasses, they went to lean on the polished wood rail and look over the moonlit bay.

But, conscious only of the man by her side, Annis remained taut and silent, sipping automatically, oblivious now to the magic of the scene.

When her glass was empty, Zan took it from her nerveless fingers. ‘A refill?’ he asked. She shook her head, and he replaced both glasses on the tray.

‘You’re very edgy,’ he remarked suddenly, coming up behind her. ‘I can see the tension in your neck and shoulders.’

As his lips brushed her vulnerable nape she flinched away and spun round. ‘Don’t!’

He put his hands on the veranda rail, one each side of her, effectively imprisoning her there. His eyes on her mouth, blatant seduction in his look and tone, he said softly, ‘I’ve been waiting all day to kiss you.’

Too much pleasure was building up inside, too much wanting and aching. Feeling her self-control slipping dangerously, she said raggedly, ‘I don’t want you to kiss me.’

His white teeth gleamed in a smile. ‘Liar.’ It was obvious that in spite of her reaction earlier that day he was relatively sure of her. ‘No matter what you try to tell me, you’ve been waiting too.’

Bending his dark head so that his lips feathered across her jaw, he whispered in her ear, ‘It’s terrible to hunger for something, isn’t it?’

As she quivered, he drew back a little to look at her, at the smooth skin, the clear-cut features and delicate bone-structure. ‘You’re so lovely… All I want to do is take you to bed and make love to you until the morning.’

‘And then what?’ She strove to speak lightly, to sound bored, but there was a flush on her cheeks and her aquamarine eyes were brilliant, almost feverish.

‘Then I’d want to start all over again. You have the ability to send me to heaven, and I’ll make quite sure I take you with me…’

So quickly and deftly that she hardly knew what he was about, he

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