The Stolen Brides 02 -His Forbidden Touch
“Ciara lifted her lashes slowly, reluctantly. Curled on her side beneath the blankets and the fur coverlet, she saw Royce … stretched out in front of the door, one arm crooked behind his head. Asleep.
She did not stir for a moment, allowing herself simply to gaze at him, to feel her heart beat a fast, unsteady rhythm, as it now seemed to do every time she glanced his way.
For the second night in a row, he had insisted she take the bed, despite her protest that he needed a comfortable rest more t...han she did; she had slept almost all day yesterday while he had stood watch.
But last night, when she had offered to sleep on blankets in front of the fire, he had refused to hear of it. And she realized he was not merely being gallant.
He had avoided coming anywhere near the bed the entire time they had been here.
Just as he had avoided the subject of what had happened between them that first night. He had not spoken of it. Had not touched her again, even in the most innocent way. ‘Twas as if he had built an invisible curtain wall around her.MoreLess
She did not stir for a moment, allowing herself simply to gaze at him, to feel her heart beat a fast, unsteady rhythm, as it now seemed to do every time she glanced his way.
For the second night in a row, he had insisted she take the bed, despite her protest that he needed a comfortable rest more t...han she did; she had slept almost all day yesterday while he had stood watch.
But last night, when she had offered to sleep on blankets in front of the fire, he had refused to hear of it. And she realized he was not merely being gallant.
He had avoided coming anywhere near the bed the entire time they had been here.
Just as he had avoided the subject of what had happened between them that first night. He had not spoken of it. Had not touched her again, even in the most innocent way. ‘Twas as if he had built an invisible curtain wall around her.MoreLess
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