* * *
“David…”
She was crying.
“Sybil.” Cupping her face in his hands, he brushed the tears away. “Don’t cry. Please don’t. Please don’t.…” He kissed another tear away, closing his eyes as he pressed his forehead to hers. “If it’s too late, I understand. If you need time, just tell me. I’ll—”
She clutched his shirt in her hands and her mouth slanted over his.
That kiss tasted of tears. And smiles. A second later, she broke away to look up at him. “Shut up. Just shut up a minute.”
Then she leaned back against him, laid her mouth to his. Softer than the last time, and he groaned, dipping a hand into her hair, twining the curls around his fist. Her curves molded to him. Through their clothes, he felt the softness of her, felt the cool air teasing his skin.
“Sybil,” he rasped, drawing back a moment later to stare into her eyes.
She laid a hand on his cheek. “For almost ten years, I waited for you. Ten years, David.”
He covered her hand with his, throat too tight to speak, and the words wouldn’t come anyway.
Sybil leaned in, twining her free arm around his neck. “You realize, though, now that I got you, the last thing I’m going to do is let you get away … ever.”
“I can live with that.” He turned his face into her hair and breathed in the scent of her. “I was coming back. Even before today. I’d already figured it out, Sybil. I was coming back.”
“Hey!” Adam’s voice was a bark in the night. “You dragged me out of a perfectly warm bar to trot out to no-man’s-land for this bed. Are you going to help us get it set up or what?”
David lifted his head, opening his mouth.
Sybil clapped a hand over his lips before he could speak. “Damn straight he’s going to help.” Then she leaned in and whispered, “The way I see it, we’ve got a lot of time to make up for anyway. I’d rather not waste it out here in the cold.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest. She has authored dozens of works of romantic suspense, contemporary and paranormal romance, and urban fantasy under the name J.C. Daniels. Visit her on the Web at www.shilohwalker.com to learn more, or sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 21
About the Author
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Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
DARKER THAN DESIRE
Copyright © 2015 by Shiloh Walker.
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