Captain Bjorn (Tales from The Compass Book 1) (9 page)

His breath caught, but he still held hope captive.

“There’s no trickery here, Aaron. No more cheating; I play a straight game. Let me lay out my cards. You mesmerized me with your voice, enthralled me with your charm, frustrated me no end with your wit, humor, fierce adventurous nature. You make me want to see how much I can make you grin, make you laugh, make you jolt, make you cry out my name. I want you. I
need
you, Aaron.” He twisted us, pinning me to the bed. “Lay
your
cards.”

I lifted onto my elbows and bumped our noses together. “Teach me to fly the high seas, Bjorn. Take me with you. Take me everywhere and every day,” I grinned and pressed my hot, sticky skin against his, “and every way you want.” He lifted to kiss me again, and I slipped a finger between our lips. “One more thing.”

“What’s that?” Bjorn asked, lips tickling my skin.

I smiled. “It was
not
just a dance.”

The End

Acknowledgments

Cheers to all my betas readers, for reading and offering your valuable feedback.

For Karin for the awesome prompt!

Lynda Lamb: thanks for going through and editing the text.

Natasha, thank you for the amazing cover!

Finally, thanks to all my family and friends—you are all awesome.