“… dangerous.”
Chapter 12
She didn’t know what she’d expected to find. A cabin on the beach. It had sounded quite catchy when he’d first coined the term. It had sparked her imagination, and she had wondered if on those long nights alone on the beach, Raminar Bradley often spent time thinking about the woman who’d broken his heart.
For of that she was certain. At some point in the recent past, this fascinating man’s heart had been broken by a treacherous woman who’d crushed it under her heel.
He had that look, though how she knew she couldn’t say. The look of a man who’s been hurt and has turned away from the world to spend his days and his nights alone.
Perhaps it was all a bunch of romantic hooey, she now thought as she surveyed their new place.
“This is really nice,” intoned Sophie.
Nice wasn’t exactly the word that came to mind as she studied the small bedroom and the barely serviceable bathroom.
Compared to the hotel room they’d left behind, this was a huge leap back in both comfort and space. Perhaps they should have stayed at the hotel after all? At least there they had three meals a day, while here…
“What do we do for food?”
Burke, who stood hovering in the door, his dark eyes never leaving Sophie’s ass, murmured, “Plenty of places around, honey. Food’s the least of your worries.”
She wheeled around to face the big guy. “What are the things we should be worried about then?”
He gave her a big fat grin. “Lechers.”
Sophie giggled in delight, and quickly moved over to her lover. He immediately grabbed her buttocks and hoisted her up against him while he stuck his tongue down her throat. Judging from her soft moans, she seemed to relish the treatment.
Oh, God. Perhaps they should have followed Ram’s advice and taken two cabins instead of just the one. If Sophie was going to turn this place into a den of depravity, she didn’t want to have a front row seat. She quickly stalked out, closing the door behind her.
The cabin was located on the edge of a small dune that divided it from the beach, and she’d only walked thirty yards before she found herself taking in the breathtaking vista of the soft sandy beach rolling down to a clear blue sea.
So Ram had been right. This really was a ‘cabin on the beach’.
Her mood lifted considerably as she plunked down on the hot sand, and allowed the sound of the lapping waves to ease her mind.
She hadn’t sat there five minutes when steps sounded behind her.
“Hey there. Settling in all right?”
She didn’t have to look up to know it was Ram. A ripple of electric current shot up her spine when he sat down next to her, and suddenly she wondered what it would feel like to lie in his arms, watching the waves lick at the beach from the vantage point of his embrace.
She’d experienced firsthand how dangerous it was to allow herself to go there, though, so she primly ignored the urge.
Back at the hotel, she’d allowed herself to be swept up in the moment, kissing a total stranger just because she suddenly felt the urge to do so.
Now she wanted to assure Ram that she wasn’t that kind of girl, but didn’t know how to do that without making a complete fool of herself once again, so she said nothing.
She now realized Ram had asked a question, and she quickly said, “We’re fine. Just fine.”
He chuckled. “You don’t sound fine, Erin, if I may say so. You sound more… annoyed in fact.” He glanced over at her. “I hope it’s not me?”
“Oh, no,” she was quick to assure him. “It’s just that…” She rolled her eyes. “Sophie and Burke. They’re at it. Again. And I—”
“They kicked you out, didn’t they?”
“Well, I left. I didn’t want to… disturb them.”
He chuckled lightly. “ I would have left if I’d been forced to watch Burke doing the horizontal mambo. Some images you simply can’t unwatch.”
She grinned. The thought of Sophie and Burke actually annoyed the hell out
Chapter 12
She didn’t know what she’d expected to find. A cabin on the beach. It had sounded quite catchy when he’d first coined the term. It had sparked her imagination, and she had wondered if on those long nights alone on the beach, Raminar Bradley often spent time thinking about the woman who’d broken his heart.
For of that she was certain. At some point in the recent past, this fascinating man’s heart had been broken by a treacherous woman who’d crushed it under her heel.
He had that look, though how she knew she couldn’t say. The look of a man who’s been hurt and has turned away from the world to spend his days and his nights alone.
Perhaps it was all a bunch of romantic hooey, she now thought as she surveyed their new place.
“This is really nice,” intoned Sophie.
Nice wasn’t exactly the word that came to mind as she studied the small bedroom and the barely serviceable bathroom.
Compared to the hotel room they’d left behind, this was a huge leap back in both comfort and space. Perhaps they should have stayed at the hotel after all? At least there they had three meals a day, while here…
“What do we do for food?”
Burke, who stood hovering in the door, his dark eyes never leaving Sophie’s ass, murmured, “Plenty of places around, honey. Food’s the least of your worries.”
She wheeled around to face the big guy. “What are the things we should be worried about then?”
He gave her a big fat grin. “Lechers.”
Sophie giggled in delight, and quickly moved over to her lover. He immediately grabbed her buttocks and hoisted her up against him while he stuck his tongue down her throat. Judging from her soft moans, she seemed to relish the treatment.
Oh, God. Perhaps they should have followed Ram’s advice and taken two cabins instead of just the one. If Sophie was going to turn this place into a den of depravity, she didn’t want to have a front row seat. She quickly stalked out, closing the door behind her.
The cabin was located on the edge of a small dune that divided it from the beach, and she’d only walked thirty yards before she found herself taking in the breathtaking vista of the soft sandy beach rolling down to a clear blue sea.
So Ram had been right. This really was a ‘cabin on the beach’.
Her mood lifted considerably as she plunked down on the hot sand, and allowed the sound of the lapping waves to ease her mind.
She hadn’t sat there five minutes when steps sounded behind her.
“Hey there. Settling in all right?”
She didn’t have to look up to know it was Ram. A ripple of electric current shot up her spine when he sat down next to her, and suddenly she wondered what it would feel like to lie in his arms, watching the waves lick at the beach from the vantage point of his embrace.
She’d experienced firsthand how dangerous it was to allow herself to go there, though, so she primly ignored the urge.
Back at the hotel, she’d allowed herself to be swept up in the moment, kissing a total stranger just because she suddenly felt the urge to do so.
Now she wanted to assure Ram that she wasn’t that kind of girl, but didn’t know how to do that without making a complete fool of herself once again, so she said nothing.
She now realized Ram had asked a question, and she quickly said, “We’re fine. Just fine.”
He chuckled. “You don’t sound fine, Erin, if I may say so. You sound more… annoyed in fact.” He glanced over at her. “I hope it’s not me?”
“Oh, no,” she was quick to assure him. “It’s just that…” She rolled her eyes. “Sophie and Burke. They’re at it. Again. And I—”
“They kicked you out, didn’t they?”
“Well, I left. I didn’t want to… disturb them.”
He chuckled lightly. “ I would have left if I’d been forced to watch Burke doing the horizontal mambo. Some images you simply can’t unwatch.”
She grinned. The thought of Sophie and Burke actually annoyed the hell out
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