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...in which Lady Renee Delacorte, Crown Prince Zhaiden Sinclair's love interest, finally moves beyond her childhood rape....
SFR Brigade Presents: a snippet from ROYALTY, Book Four of the To Be Sinclair series by Eva Caye
They kissed and caressed each other until she stopped to gaze deeply into his luminous green eyes. “I want you,” she said, voice husky. “All of you.” Running her hands through his hair, she smiled at his hesitation, breathless with uncertainty. “[....]I want to know what it’s like to be completely involved with you. To be your true love.”
“You already are my true love,” Zhaiden whispered. “But if you are sure you’re ready, I am more than willing to give you your heart’s desire.” That roguish smile of his reflected so much joy, Renee could not help but giggle.
She stroked his head and back for the few moments it took for him to recover. “Come, now, I wasn’t that terrible at it, was I?” His laughter and glittering eyes made her giggle anew.
“Are you okay?” he asked with tender concern.
“Hm. No, I’d say I’ve achieved several orders of magnitude beyond okay,” Renee teased him. As he laughed again, moving off of her to cuddle her, she gave him a happy sigh. “I’ve finally moved on. The past is history. All that matters is now.”
“And tomorrow. And the next day, and the next,” Zhaiden glimmered. “Forever and a day,” he stated sweetly, kissing her hand.
They kissed and caressed each other until she stopped to gaze deeply into his luminous green eyes. “I want you,” she said, voice husky. “All of you.” Running her hands through his hair, she smiled at his hesitation, breathless with uncertainty. “[....]I want to know what it’s like to be completely involved with you. To be your true love.”
“You already are my true love,” Zhaiden whispered. “But if you are sure you’re ready, I am more than willing to give you your heart’s desire.” That roguish smile of his reflected so much joy, Renee could not help but giggle.
[....]
He collapsed upon her, buried his face beside her neck in the pillow, and began to cry.She stroked his head and back for the few moments it took for him to recover. “Come, now, I wasn’t that terrible at it, was I?” His laughter and glittering eyes made her giggle anew.
“Are you okay?” he asked with tender concern.
“Hm. No, I’d say I’ve achieved several orders of magnitude beyond okay,” Renee teased him. As he laughed again, moving off of her to cuddle her, she gave him a happy sigh. “I’ve finally moved on. The past is history. All that matters is now.”
“And tomorrow. And the next day, and the next,” Zhaiden glimmered. “Forever and a day,” he stated sweetly, kissing her hand.
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5 comments:
"Forever and a day..." I like that phrase. Used myself from time to time. :)
Breaking down in tears wasn't the reaction I expected from Zhaiden ... and that's good. I like the unexpected!
Hi Eva. "...several orders of magnitude beyond okay" Great phrasing. :)
The quick transition from rogue to tears surprised me too. There's a lot going on in the subtext.
Well, the [....] isn't a terribly long piece to have removed, but it took a couple of chapters to work up to this point, so it's a very potent turning point in Zhaiden's life. This is book 4, and I begin describing his problems in book 3! She's the first lady he's had since before his divorce, etc. So yes, lots of 'working up to', and a reason for tears.
Wow... it's nice to see a hero who is strong enough to show his underbelly. Thanks for sharing Eva!
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