Tantalizing
Thursday
Excerpt
Genre: Inspirational Romance
Buy: Jupiter Garden Press
Excerpt:
“What’s the answer?”
He paused. “A
switchblade.”
With my fingertips, I
reached out and traced the scar across his cheek. “Did you win?”
He removed my hand and
closed his eyes. “Yes.”
I slid his Book back to
him. “This says we can find forgiveness.”
His eyes still closed,
his jaw clenched. He bowed his head. “It also says ‘Thou shalt not kill.’”
I took his hand in both
of mine, petted his rough skin, and then brought it to my lips. He had a talent
for guiding invisibly, but I didn’t know how to do that.
He watched me again. His
eyes were intense, like the black of the night sky, and his forehead was
furrowed, as if his emotions were scattered, as if he was shocked at my
reaction, as if he had been sure his answer would drive me away. But I knew
him. Already, I knew him.
“You’re still a good
person,” I said.
His jaw clenched. “I’ve
been trying to believe that.”
“I have faith in you.”
He continued to watch
me. His forehead never smoothed, as if he was fighting for strength, but his
eyes softened. He slid around the booth, closer to me.
I didn’t move, not sure
what to do, what was right, what he wanted.
He leaned closer.
I only watched him.
He touched his lips to
my cheek, the faintest pressure. I struggled to sit still, to keep my hands in
my lap, not to grab hold of him. And then his lips were gone, such brief
contact that I couldn’t be sure if he had actually kissed my cheek or if I wanted
his contact so much that I imagined it.
He spoke in my ear. “You
must be some kind of final test.”
My heart pounded into my
ribs, against the point of the blade. “Are you going to pass?”
His lips brushed against
my jaw. “I don’t know.”
He trailed to my neck,
his mouth softly pressing. My hand curled into his hair, the other on his
shoulder, holding, clutching. His mouth found mine, barely touching. His warmth
invaded my head.
“God give me strength,” he
murmured.
The door slid open, and
the compartment filled with laughter.
He closed his eyes. Then he slid away from me.
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