Read NocC 005 - Caridad Pineiro - Amazon Awakening - Harlequin 2011-12 for Free Online

out of the surrounding jungle. The underbrush lay dense along the ground, and overhead, a thick canopy of trees only allowed shafts of moonbeams to pass through here and there, creating a surreal landscape as a slight breeze shifted the canopy. The area around them shimmered with the moon’s hoary touch, alive with motion. The moonlight caressed the leaves, flowers and fronds of the vegetation with bursts of alternating shadow and light.
    It was far noisier along the path than it had been in her room. The sounds were intensified because of their proximity to the animals inhabiting the rain forest. Luckily, there was no feline rumble because she couldn’t imagine what they might do if they ran across a jaguar.
    They had been walking for about half an hour when the path before them opened into a large clearing. Here the moon’s light illuminated the space, casting its silvery glow on the many flowers in the trees and along the edges of a pool and waterfall. Clear water filled the pool and shimmered brightly beneath the moon’s rays.
    Rey walked to the edge of the pool and then looked at her. “We need to swim beneath the waterfall,” he said and pointed to a spot in the center of the crystalline waters.
    Before she could say anything, he was pulling off the dark blue polo shirt he wore, exposing that magnificent chest and a chiseled midsection. There wasn’t an inch of his upper body that wasn’t lean, powerful male, and the sight of him caused a skitter of need within her.
    She had definitely been working too hard, she thought, splaying a hand across her belly to quell the flutter. As he began to pull down his pants, she looked away and unbelted her robe, slipping it off and folding it into a neat bundle, which she placed beside the edge of the water.
    A splash alerted her to the fact that Rey had entered the pool, and she turned to find him treading water. His gaze slipped over her body, warming her once again with the desire she saw there.
    “You’re very beautiful,” he said, no trace of guile in his voice.
    She was coming to learn that Rey was direct and quite transparent. A welcome relief from the men she usually encountered. Because of that, she found herself relaxing some of her normal restraint.
    “You’re not so bad yourself,” she teased.
    He smiled broadly, displaying a deep dimple at one edge of his lips. A refreshing hint of humble color flashed across his cheeks.
    She stepped to the edge of the pool and jumped in feet first. It was deeper than she had expected, and she drifted downward for a moment before propelling herself to the surface beside Rey. But not before she caught a glimpse of his totally bare body.
    The man was all male, she thought, but refrained from any mention of it as she treaded water beside him.
     
    “It’s not far. Are you ready to follow me?” The moonlight silvered the drops of water along his skin, and he slicked back his dark hair, revealing the sculpted lines of his features.
    Considering how she was feeling, she’d follow him most anywhere, she thought, but all she said was, “I’m ready.”
    With a nod, he took a deep breath and then dove under the silvery surface. She immediately copied his actions, the water so clear that she had no problem seeing him just a few feet before her. As she stroked through the warm liquid, the space in front of her grew brighter. The water became denser and, as she swam through it, a tingling sensation and heat bathed her.
    Within her came an answering warmth and the heavy throb of desire deep between her legs. It curled upward to her breasts, making them so sensitive that each rub of the fabric as she swam made her ache.
    Her desire was so strong she became dizzy, her body shaking from the need overtaking her. She plowed on, beginning to lose focus as the water became ever thicker and brightened to the point that it blinded her with intense light.
    She could no longer see Rey and panicked, completely disoriented by the sensations and