Page 69 of Stars in Umbra
His glyphs responded at once, flaring to life across his torso and arms in glowing bands of molten white, then pulsing a soft, gold radiance.
They hadn’t done so in years.
The last time had been when he said farewell to his mother.
The flare was a sign of a complex aspect of his otherworldly core, and it was rhythmic now.
He lay back again, one knee bent, the other leg kicked free of the covers, one arm slung behind his head as his body simmered and his psyche spun.
Fokk.What was she doing to him?
He pictured her again in his mind, walking ahead of him throughThe Osirian, sashaying, leaving chaos in her wake.
Her curls bouncing, her heels clacking across the polished floor.
Then later, her voice, her blushes, the way she parted her lips when he fed her that first bite of fish.
How her breath caught when he kissed her.
Then the way she led him upstairs. Silent, seductive, hot asfokk.
How she traced his glyphs like they were holy as he made love to her, and made her moan between the sheets.
Mo exhaled, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
Rina Mendi, Colonel, peacekeeper, military whiz, and his wildcat in bed, undid him with so much wild, feminine grace that he was still reeling.
She was the first woman to make him consider torching every plan he had for the week to keep her in arm’s reach.
He needed to get up, head to his new gig, prep for his novel security role, and meet more of his team.
Instead, he was plotting how to make Rina his.
At least for as long as she was still in town.
Maybe longer.
The thought sparked more desire in him and a wistful yearning as his grin softened into a vulnerable curve of his lips.
What would life look like with Rina in his life permanently?
He let the thought roll over him.
It was an unexpected, even ridiculous sentiment, yet so perfect.
The alternative, her being out of his life, was unthinkable.
It seemed that Colonel Rina Mendi and her blend of shyness and fierceness were impossible to set aside as just a one-night stand.
Fact, she was a forever kind of woman.
His hand slid over his chest, palm brushing the still-glowing sigils with a sigh as they flared brighter.
Hell, it appeared his soul liked the idea too damn much.
RINA
Rina slipped out of the conference chamber unnoticed, her boots silent on the marble floors as she made her way through the backcorridor of Eden II’s Grand Unity Center.
