Swiftcurrent Creek [m] hope ur okay

She tried to assure him—but there was a significant doubt that lingered there—for he had the distinct impression that Eshe held out for others in her aim to please, rather than be pleased. Did she speak this for her benefit, or because she simply wanted to bring him comfort?

Her words drew a frown to the brows of the man, and he tried to pull her close once more, nuzzling against her nape, his mouth still lingering close to her ear, if only to hear him… and perhaps to test their boundaries. “How in the world are you hard to love?”