The steep, rocky slopes to the water
were tricky. Keir slithered more than walked as Quin followed him down, but the
cool water eased the dry itch of salty skin. He sat on a ledge with water up to
his neck as Quin swam and soaked her hair. Watched her float on her back with
her eyes closed, a pale flower in a dark pool. Her hair spread out in the water
in blood red tendrils.
“You are beautiful.”
She turned her face toward him with a
smile and a look in her eyes that promised mischief. “Why don’t you come over
here and say that to me?”
He hesitated. Quin floated in the
deepest part of the pool, where his feet would not touch the sandy bottom. His
poor swimming skills and weakened state made him doubt his ability to swim to
her.
As if she had read his uncertainty, she
rolled onto her stomach and glided to him with barely a ripple in the water.
She made it look so effortless. Then she snaked her hands around the back of
his neck and the heat of her lips pressed to his. Warm, soft flesh molded
against him. “We need to check your
wound.”
Keir broke the kiss. “Those are not the
words I had hoped to hear.”
She chuckled. “I know. Business first.” She gave
him another fleeting kiss then urged him into the shallows. Legs shaking, he
sat on a rounded boulder and let Quin peel the dressing from his injured side.
Coming soon...?
Paradise isn't always what you expect it to be...
Once more back on the island of Kasha-Asor, Quin and Keir need to reconcile a question of trust: of secrets untold and their precarious situation on a planet where Quin has already been betrayed once. Can they find the idyll they seek, or will they be forced to run?
Gorgeous cover, Pippa <3. I loved Keir, so can't wait for Reunion at Kasha-Asor :-).
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DeleteI love that cover, too. Gorgeous colors!
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