Page 47 of Climax of Passion

Xa Shiraq walked over to her, took her hands in his and gently urged her up from the sofa. His arms slid around her, drawing her close. His black eyes shone with a brilliance Amanda had never seen before.

‘You are now my Jebel Haffa,’ he said softly. ‘Only more so, Amanda. Much more so. In you I have found the true companion and partner of my life. In you I place my absolute trust and know you will give me absolute loyalty. As I will give to you. For we are as one, as I was one with him. In mind, in heart, in soul.’

He was completely open to her. No shutters. No veils of mystery. The brilliance of his eyes were the stars of a universe she had yet to explore fully, but it was hers to travel with him, to share, to know and to love.

She curled her arms around his neck and drew his head down to hers. They kissed...tasting the future that was theirs...and the goblet was full.