NocC 005 - Caridad Pineiro - Amazon Awakening - Harlequin 2011-12 by Nocturne Read Free Book Online Page B

raised his arms and motioned to the air around him. “I sensed a disturbance. I was not wrong,” he said, looking at her. His gaze swept up and down her naked body. He almost licked his lips before saying to Rey, “You caused it with your shift, but now it is almost time to go.”
    “It is,” Rey acknowledged and glanced at her. “Unfortunately, our trip to the village took longer than I thought it would. We must head back to the pool to return to our place in time.”
    Paola did not understand any of this, but she would not question Rey’s judgment. Plus she was starting to feel a weirdness inside her, as if she was being jerked between two places.
    When she glanced up at Rey, he must have sensed her unease. “It’s from the shift. Once you’re trained, you’ll learn to control that pull from our world. Trust me.”
    Surprisingly, she did trust him and nodded to confirm her assent.
    After Rey bid the many people goodbye with one huge mental blast, he took hold of her hand and they hurried back toward the pool. Once again they dove in and Rey led her along the channel through which they had come. Like before, the water seemed denser and that strange tingling and sense of disorientation overcame her. What was worse was the darkness, which enveloped her at the tail end of their swim, far scarier than the light on the other side. Much like he had done earlier, Rey encircled her waist with one powerful arm and propelled her to the surface.
    It was night once again.
    The light from the moon created frosted surfaces and shadows as they dragged themselves from the water. She was shaking once more, her body awake with need. Rey must have felt the same, but he controlled himself. Bundling her into her robe, he wrapped his arm around her, offering support since her legs were weak.
    Paola normally wasn’t one to play the wilting damsel, but her body felt pummeled, by the bouts of desire, and strange, as if she was out-of-sync with the world around her. She didn’t refuse his help, and they walked side by side toward the house, hips bumping together. Their bodies brushed, which kept the desire that began with their shift painfully alive.
     
    The terry cloth of the robe rubbed at her tight nipples. Between her legs she was so wet she imagined the juices of her desire were running down her legs together with the water from the pool. She needed Rey again and was shocked by her own sexuality. She had never had such desire for anyone before.
    Her one consolation was that Rey was in a similar state. His deep brown masculine nipples were hard little buds she ached to suck and his erection was impossible to miss.
    At the French doors to her room, she turned to face him and parted the fabric of her robe, but he kept his distance, his fists clenched at his sides.
    “I want you. Do you not want me again?” she asked, wondering at his reluctance. Any other man would have accepted her invitation without hesitation.
    “I do, only this desire is from the shift again. I worry that it’s too much too soon.” He finally released his restraint enough to reach up and cradle her cheek.
    The desire raging through her was even stronger than before, but she wished to honor his self-control as well as give herself time to consider all that had happened in the span of the last few hours.
    “I understand why you want to wait. I do, too.”
    “Let’s sleep on it, then. If in the morning we feel the same—”
    “Stay the night with me so the morning won’t seem so far away. You can explain to me what Emilio meant earlier.”
    She took hold of his hand and led him into her bedroom. At the side of the bed she tossed aside her robe and climbed beneath the sheets. Lying on her back, she held her hand out in invitation.
    Rey wavered for a moment, as if considering the wisdom of joining her, but then he took her hand and slipped in beside her. He faced her, eased one arm around her waist and urged her close. She pillowed her head on the muscled