Cloud Riders(35)

They pulled up, Kayden still highly impressed by her revelations. Cassie sounded full of life and had worked hard while she was away to learn a lot about herself. He felt proud of the woman she had become. Gone was the nervous, fearful Cassie and in her place was a desirable seductress who had him so wound up he could hardly wait to get out the car to hold her again. Kayden walked around to Cassie’s side of the car and when he had her standing, leaned her back against the car. ‘And now we are home, what was that one regret you started to tell me about?’

Kayden closed his eyes as she pressed her body against his. She didn’t need to say a word. She had him under her spell and he shuddered with longing as he felt her stretch up. He bent down to meet her honey-tasting mouth. He could feel her power humming sweetly through her and as he deepened the kiss it tingled throughout his whole body, sending such a sensual feeling through him that he lost control. With a swift movement he scooped her up into his arms and carried her inside. That is where they stayed until the sun came up the next day, happily in each other’s arms. They dozed off every now and then but it only took one or the other to move and they would be hopelessly lost in each other again.

At daybreak, Kayden wished he could stay in bed with her forever. The horses needed tending to though so he dragged himself out of bed. He could no more leave her this morning than he could have yesterday once he had seen her again. He needed her close and he lightly kissed her like a feather tickling her skin. He loved the way she wiggled and smiled before her gorgeous eyes fluttered open.

‘The horses.’ She stretched and yawned. ‘Give me a minute revol enim.’ She chuckled and ran into the bathroom. He slapped her backside playfully as she ran past.

‘Give you, “lover mine”. When did you learn to reverse words?’

‘Casino code,’ she chuckled again. ‘Teg siht knurd tuo fo ym ecaf,’ she called out before closing the door.

Kayden grunted as he pulled on his jeans, still trying to work out what she said. He grinned as she walked back into the room and quickly began dressing. ‘Get this drunk out of my face?’

‘Very good, tiger! I’ll have to make them a lot harder if I want to swear at you.’ She chuckled again as he grabbed her and tickled her.

‘You better not, sweet cheeks or you will be in so much trouble.’

Cassie picked up her runners and bolted for the door. ‘Evah ot hctac em tsrif emosdnah.’

Kayden was after her in a shot, enjoying her new game and the confidence she now oozed. He snatched her up and ran with her out to the car. ‘ “Have to catch me first, handsome” was not near hard enough but good try, sweetheart.’

She was smiling at him and he stood frozen with her for a second or two, unable to believe that just a day ago he had been in total misery and torment for months. Yet in one day this angel in his arms had turned his life around yet again. ‘Have I told you yet today how much I love you?’

‘Yes, but I’ll never tire of you saying it.’ She smiled and in that instant the sun swept across the sky and lit up the golden highlights in her hair. Her skin shone with a glow like that of the goddesses from the heavens and he thought she surely was sent by the gods themselves for him to take care of and to protect.

It was no surprise to Kayden when he took Cassie to the paddock and the horses all remembered her. He could feel them soak in the angelic vibe she was projecting. He knew her powers had grown and with work, he wondered if she knew just how powerful she could become.

Kayden slapped the dust off his pants as her feeling of joy shuddered through him. He had never disconnected from her so he had still been able to feel she was okay. It was the only thing that kept him sane while she was gone. He knew it was wrong but letting her go completely was something he couldn’t handle. Getting the gear he needed out of the truck, his eyes diverted back to Cassie as she squealed and laughed, making him quiver as her vibration hummed happily through him. He knew he had to connect her to the team and it made him speculate on what would happen when he added the woman she had now become into the mix. He could only hope that she would give off a different, less seductive vibe. It tormented him that they might feel about her the way he did.

Throwing a towel over his shoulder, he let out a quiet growl. He wanted no competition. Yet he knew he wanted her with him all the time now so no amount of debating was going to change what had to be done. He knew he just had to wait and see how it played out. Taking a deep breath and rolling his shoulders, he went to tend the horses, barely concentrating as his eyes kept fixing on his woman. She was mind-blowing and the more excited she became the more her happiness pulsated through him, putting him in high spirits too.