Time Raiders: The Whisper by Elle James Read Free Book Online

finely arched brows together. “When I leave, I want to know you will be all right.”
    A surge of anger raced through him. His arms came up around her and he clamped her to his body. “You are my woman.”
    She smiled up at him, shaking her head. “I belong to no man. But you come the closest to owning my heart. Don’t let Kentar destroy you.”
    “He cannot harm me.” His chest puffed out against hers. “I have my magic.” His member nudged against her belly, reminding him of the magic he’d experienced with her. How she’d taken him to the heavens in her arms.
    Marisol’s fingers curled around his neck, drawing him closer. “I couldn’t bear it if Kentar hurts you.” She kissed his lips.
    “I never trusted him.” Gunnar took her lips, pressing into her, his body on fire with desire, his naked skin tingling with the need to feel her against him.
    She dragged her mouth away from his. “Gunnar, you should go. You need to get out of here. Leave before Pachacuti sends you to Machu Picchu.”
    “I’ll refuse to go.”
    “If he insists with an army to back him?” She gazed into his eyes, the worry in her frown comforting him.
    He pushed the stray hairs back behind her ears. “I will use my magic as a warning.”
    “Gunnar, you are truly magical.” She kissed him briefly.
    Too briefly. Gunnar wanted more, his staff hardening, eager to ascend to the heavens yet again.
    “You have magic, but aren’t invincible.”
    “They wouldn’t dare harm me.”
    Marisol nodded. “Yes. They would. Your power not only impresses Pachacuti, it frightens him. He wants your power and may kill you to get it. Please, Gunnar, leave now. Go away from Cusco.” She hugged him close, laying her cheek across his bare chest.
    “If I go, you must come with me.”
    She stiffened and pulled away. “I can’t.”
    Anger made him step away. He’d never had a woman refuse his demands before the beautiful Marisol. “Then I will not go.”
    “I can’t go with you. I must complete my mission and return to my home, in my time.”
    “Then I will go with you.”
    “It’s too dangerous. I have to steal the medallion away from Imac. If she resists, she’ll have me put to death. If she suspects that you are involved in any way…that will be reason enough for Pachacuti to have you put to death.”
    Gunnar crossed his arms over his chest. “You go with me or I go with you. Either way, I will not leave you. Those are your choices.”
     
    Marisol stared into the stony expression on Gunnar’s chiseled features. He wouldn’t budge, and how could she hope to sway him? The man was from a time when women did not contradict or refuse men. At the very least, he’d offered her a choice, something most men of the time wouldn’t consider.
    If she took him home, he’d only be confused by life in her century. Assimilation would be too difficult. The technology, the scientific advances, everything would make him crazy.
    She couldn’t leave him here and she couldn’t go home until she’d accomplished her mission.
    “I have to retrieve the medallion before we can leave Cusco. We need to leave before Pachacuti sends you away. He might not send me with you.”
    “I am ready.”
    Marisol laughed, her gaze skimming over his magnificent naked body, regretting that they didn’t have time for a repeat demonstration of his remarkable sexual prowess. “I suggest you dress for the road. It’s cool outside, especially for the naked.”
    Gunnar lunged for his leggings and tunic, quickly slipping them on. He pushed his feet into his sandals and followed Marisol to the door.
    Marisol leaned up on her toes, pressing a kiss to his lips. “Please be careful. We can’t afford to be caught. Not now. The medallion means a lot to my people.”
    “Understood.” Gunnar captured her around her waist and pulled her against him, kissing her hard. “You mean a lot to me.”
    “We’ve only known each other a day.” Marisol spoke into his mouth, loving the