Skin Magic
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The panic fired heat under her skin, disappointment souring her gut. “So you only want to be free of them.”
He released her hand to slide his palm over her jaw. Larissa tried not to lean into his touch and failed. “I planned, wanted to follow the spirits until I died. But you…I couldn’t resist.”
Her stomach hollowed and she couldn’t deny the pulse of excited joy firing through her flesh. Yes, this beautiful Sardisian had changed her, changed her life in ways she couldn’t imagine. He’d also given her a future. With him. A mischievous smile grew. “And I have to agree to be chosen?”
Xander’s eyes narrowed. Seemed he could read even her changed face. “Larissa….”
His rough growling of her name tingled her skin and her smile deepened. “You have tonight to convince me.” She wet her lips and caught the gleam of hot interest in his gaze. “Tomorrow I plan to leave the city for Halys.”
He stepped back from her and the wicked twist to his mouth had her skin hot. The wash of golden light warmed his face, his bare torso. His beauty caught her, held her. Yes, his spirits had been kind to both of them.
Xander inclined his head. “You’ve paid your golden solidus, lady.” Light sparked in his eye and her skin flushed in anticipation. “What would you have me do?”
About the Author
Kim lives on an ancient boundary line, once marked by a Neolithic burial tomb. The tomb’s now a standing stone circle—thank the Georgians for that one—and stirs her mind with thoughts of history and ancient myths. She mixes the essence of the past into fantasy, along with the essential mix of magic and sex. She also writes science fiction romance, pushing out into the far future with effortlessly sexy men and the women who can’t resist them.
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