The Ice Princess
“"There is your brother Tom. You may have him if you but bring me three things." The soldier cocked his head. "And what are those?" "First the courage of six lions." "Tut. Is that all?" the soldier said. He opened his sack and withdrew the severed manes of six male lions. "I have killed six lions and thus I have the courage of six lions." . . .
--from The Ice Princess Coral felt awkward--foolish and uncertain. She'd never done this thing, never made love as Isaac cal ed it. A week ago she would ...have laughed scornful y at the mere words.
Prostitutes did not deal in love.
But here, alone in this quiet room with Isaac, she was no longer a prostitute. She was a woman with a man she . . . cared . . . for deeply, and suddenly the notion of making love didn't seem so very naive at al . Of course that didn't make her any more skil ed at it.
She kissed him, feeling the warmth of his lips, the rough slide of his tongue. Her skin was almost too sensitive, too aware. She tried to hide the trembling of her hands by clenching them in his coat.MoreLess
--from The Ice Princess Coral felt awkward--foolish and uncertain. She'd never done this thing, never made love as Isaac cal ed it. A week ago she would ...have laughed scornful y at the mere words.
Prostitutes did not deal in love.
But here, alone in this quiet room with Isaac, she was no longer a prostitute. She was a woman with a man she . . . cared . . . for deeply, and suddenly the notion of making love didn't seem so very naive at al . Of course that didn't make her any more skil ed at it.
She kissed him, feeling the warmth of his lips, the rough slide of his tongue. Her skin was almost too sensitive, too aware. She tried to hide the trembling of her hands by clenching them in his coat.MoreLess
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