Chapter Seventeen
Victoria lay cushioned in the soft grass beneath the dappled shade of a giant ghost gum that grew at the edge of the lagoon. Dan rolled onto his side and rested on his elbow. He lazily traced a line from her elbow to her hand, took her hand in his and kissed the inside of her wrist.
A half-smile curved his lips as he drew her fingers into his mouth and sucked gently. He swirled his tongue across the tips and she shivered in delight.
Her body was wonderfully sated after their lovemaking and even now as he suckled her fingers she felt her body warming, surprising how fast the need to have him surfaced again.
‘I didn’t think it could be like that,’ she said her voice full of wonder.
Dan rolled onto his side. ‘This is magic, being here, with you. Where we are, it’s so be
