It was the deep breathing against her ear. They had spent the night together. She rested beneath the safety and protection of Donte's embrace. Punished and pleased in the same night, and now rewarded by his morning presence. "Good morning, Briar." Donte spoke her name with...
Malachi and his militia led the horses up a steep wall of shifting dunes. The commune of Casen lay just up ahead. Elbi looked at the very crude structure; a far cry from the Palace of Lazar. A circular wall was in the process of being built by men, and watch towers were also being constructed. Ba...
Sheltered, gentle, and fragile ever since the death of their parents, Mandy was Jason’s responsibility. She had never recovered after the boating accident fifteen years ago. Repeated doctors had said that the trauma had been too much for her. Her mind had shut down in such a way so that she could...
It had not been comfortable, and he wondered how Etta had managed to fall asleep beside him that night not so long ago. As he rubbed his tired eyes, the morning light streamed in, and he looked out of the window as they rode through the moors. He'd given his coachman direc...
All of a sudden, he was rock hard, and that wasn't a condition he was used to being in lately. In fact, he didn't think he'd had an erection since April had died. It just wasn't something he thought about. Clay was a one woman man, and that position had been filled for a l...
Spending time with the three most important people in her life was more than Coley could have asked for. She finished up the last of the dishes as Vance walked up behind her and placed kisses along her neck, working his way down her shoulders. “You’re the most gorgeous wom...
She missed his presence on Sunday, but understood he had to work. It was necessary if she wished to continue her education as a little at Ashby. Monday and Tuesday rolled around and without a hint of his arrival, she hoped he would come and pay her a visit now that it was ...
Adam opened a bottle of Jack and began to pour everyone a drink.Evan tried not to groan. As much as he was trying to have a good time, he was tired and not really in the mood for partying. He’d never admit it to anyone, but the only reason he went at all was for the possibility of seeing Ruby. Sh...
What was there to say? Should she tease him back? All she knew was that her face was hot as hell, her back hurt like a bitch, she was sweating above her lip, and she may have insulted the one person who could destroy her looks with one slip of his hand. She wasn't exactly holding it together. She...