The Sheikh's Impatient Virgin
“She surprised a look on his face that had he been anyone else at all she would have interpreted as sympathy.
‘If you want positive spin or, for that matter, spin, I’m not your man.’ ‘You’re not my man,’ she retorted seamlessly.
‘I could be.’ ‘I…’ Her protective anger fell away so abruptly that Eva shivered. The anger had been her insulation, her protection. Suddenly she felt exposed, vulnerable and more alone than she had in her life previously.
She reached for his hand and held on as if he were the only thing between her and drowning.
‘I can’t go home, can I? Not ever.’ It wasn’t a question.
She heard the choked sound of distress that came from her throat and bit down hard on her quivering lip, determined not to give him the satisfaction of falling apart before his eyes.
‘It is rarely a good thing to go backwards, or even stand still.’ His voice was almost unrecognisably gentle…She sniffed and clung to his hand. Was he trying to make her cry?
Karim struggled to maintain his objectivi...ty as he watched her struggle to come to terms with reality.MoreLess
‘If you want positive spin or, for that matter, spin, I’m not your man.’ ‘You’re not my man,’ she retorted seamlessly.
‘I could be.’ ‘I…’ Her protective anger fell away so abruptly that Eva shivered. The anger had been her insulation, her protection. Suddenly she felt exposed, vulnerable and more alone than she had in her life previously.
She reached for his hand and held on as if he were the only thing between her and drowning.
‘I can’t go home, can I? Not ever.’ It wasn’t a question.
She heard the choked sound of distress that came from her throat and bit down hard on her quivering lip, determined not to give him the satisfaction of falling apart before his eyes.
‘It is rarely a good thing to go backwards, or even stand still.’ His voice was almost unrecognisably gentle…She sniffed and clung to his hand. Was he trying to make her cry?
Karim struggled to maintain his objectivi...ty as he watched her struggle to come to terms with reality.MoreLess
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
7 / 10
User Reviews: