Claimed By the Rogue
“Wrapped in his arms, she forgot to breathe, forgot to resist, forgot why she was even supposed to resist. For the first time in six years, she closed off her gainsaying mind and allowed herself simply to feel. And feel she did. Sensations rippled through her, physical desire resurrecting a young girl’s buried hopes and dreams. “Robin,” she murmured, dragging a hand through the soft mass of his hair.
The pet name, one of the many memories she’d thought to forever put away, slid off her tongue a...s sweetly as clotted cream or honey. Like the biblical Wall of Jericho, the barrier she’d spent the last weeks upholding came crashing down, freeing her body to welcome him as neither her mind nor heart yet dared do.
He set her upon her feet beside the bed, and she slid her palms along his biceps and upward to embrace the breadth of his shoulders, refusing to be put off by his barely perceptible stiffening. His stark gaze fastened upon hers. “Be forewarned, Phoebe, unlike six years ago I shan’t rest content only to look upon you.” The remark was no revelation and yet still Phoebe paused.MoreLess
The pet name, one of the many memories she’d thought to forever put away, slid off her tongue a...s sweetly as clotted cream or honey. Like the biblical Wall of Jericho, the barrier she’d spent the last weeks upholding came crashing down, freeing her body to welcome him as neither her mind nor heart yet dared do.
He set her upon her feet beside the bed, and she slid her palms along his biceps and upward to embrace the breadth of his shoulders, refusing to be put off by his barely perceptible stiffening. His stark gaze fastened upon hers. “Be forewarned, Phoebe, unlike six years ago I shan’t rest content only to look upon you.” The remark was no revelation and yet still Phoebe paused.MoreLess
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