Blood Moon (Moons of the Wolf Series Book 1) by Samantha Clarke Page B

and covered herself up.  After a few moments of tossing and turning she realized sleeping in a pair of skinny jeans was not the least bit comfortable.  She sat up and pushed the heavy blankets off of her.  She removed the brace carefully and slid off her pants.  She continued to strip down to her underwear.  She pulled on the enormous shirt and she sat.  She folded her clothes delicately and placed them down on the coffee table.  She refastened the brace and laid down, wrapping herself in the warm blankets.  She could hear the wind howling outside and she wondered if there was a storm.  It had yet to snow the whole year and she was hoping that it would stay that way.  She took a deep breath and drifted off to sleep immediately, exhausted from her long day.
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    His skin was soft against hers and his breath was sweet.  He ran his fingertips down her sides and she placed her trembling hands on his bare chest.  He pressed his lips carefully against hers and pulled her closer to him.  She melted in his embrace and kissed him back without hesitation.  Before she knew it she was laying on silk sheets, fluffy pillows cushioning her head.  He kissed down her neck, between her breasts and all the way down passed her naval.
    Samantha woke with a start, sweat soaking the shirt she wore.  She almost fell off of the couch but she caught herself and she sat up.  She looked around the room and remembered that she wasn’t at home.  She ran her fingers through her hair, her hand trembling.  She stood shakily, looking around the room once more, trying to gather her bearings.  She took the sweatshirt off of the table and she pulled it on over her head.  She slowly walked around the room, examining the decor of the room more carefully.  She ran her fingers over the delicate and intricate carvings in the sides of the bookshelf.  Then she stopped and surveyed the books.  There was a large selection, ranging in genres with many great classics.  The books were organized by author, title and size.  Some of the books included in the selection were Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice .  Samantha smiled warmly; Pride and Prejudice was her favorite book.  She had read it more than a dozen times.  As she reached to pick it up, another book caught her eye; Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy .  Melody owned a copy and Samantha often caught her reading it in the late hours of the night.  Samantha carefully picked it up off the shelf and turned it over in her hands, feeling a pang of sadness.
    “But then my mind was struck by light that flashed, and, with this light, received what it had asked.  Here force failed my high fantasy; but my desire and will were moved already – like a wheel revolving uniformly – by the Love that moves the sun and the other stars…”  Kedar said from behind her.
    Samantha whipped around, startled.  She blushed a bit and smiled sheepishly, “…What?”  She whispered, clearly confused.
    Kedar pointed to the book in her hand, “It’s a quote, in the Divine Comedy .  It’s in Paradiso , to be exact.”  He responded, walking up to the bookshelf in order to stand beside Samantha, “I’m guessing you haven’t read it, then?”
    She shook her head slowly, blushing in embarrassment, “No, I haven’t…”  She admitted.
    Kedar smiled a handsome crooked smile and Samantha couldn’t help but turn a dark shade of red, “You can borrow it.  I thought it was excellent.  Did you know that Dante is considered the father of the Italian language?”
    Samantha shook her head, “No, I didn’t…”
    Kedar smiled more, “Well, you learn new things every day.  Do you like to read?”  He asked in a soft voice.  His smile lit up his entire face and it gave Samantha an odd feeling in her stomach.  She couldn’t help but smile back at him, although her hands trembled for reasons that she couldn’t explain.
    “Yes, I do.  Very much so…”  She admitted almost