herself. She simply stared at the passing scenery and tried to be inconspicuous. She couldn’t help but make comparisons to Kerma’s lush landscape. She missed the thick, green grass and the cool, dense jungles. But the colors of Egypt pleased her as well. Its familiar reds and browns warmed her like a long lost cousin come to visit.
Instead, Kama concentrated on the dark bodies of the men carrying the huge litter on their shoulders. She was surprised that the ride was so smooth. After a few minutes, she began to frown. “Won’t the men soon tire?” she asked.
“No,” Amonmose answered her in a low tone that caressed her entire being. When she glanced over at him and saw the sensuous gaze in his eyes, she purposely looked away.
“How long must they carry us?” she asked. “Are they permitted to rest?”
“They do not complain. It is an honor for them to transport us.”
“Why?”
Amonmose switched positions, sliding up beside her. He leaned over and hooked his index finger under her chin and softly turned her to face him. They were inches apart. When he spoke, she could feel his warm breath against her cheek. “There are many who would give their lives to be in my service,” he told her. “I guarantee there is no one here who does not wish to be.”
She looked into his strange eyes, which she’d seen change from hazel to amber. He was so close she could see each one of his dark, feathery eyelashes. No man should have lashes so lovely. She shook her head and tried to focus on her question. “And each person is free to leave at will?” she asked, her voice surprising her with its shakiness.
He caressed her cheek. “One who has found my favor often finds the reward well worth staying.” He gazed into her eyes and then dropped his gaze to her mouth. “For some, my generosity knows no bounds.”
Kama felt a searing heat creep into her body. He was doing it again! Why did he continue these attempts at seduction? If he was going to ravish her, he should just do it and get it over with! Suddenly, she wished Dyzet were there, but they had been separated when Amonmose summoned her to ride with him. She felt like a trapped animal here with him.
“Your skin is so smooth,” the Pharaoh murmured. “I could touch you all day and never tire of it.”
“Is that why you have brought me here?” she asked . She didn’t think she could handle him touching her all day. She was fearful that he would kiss her again – and worse, that she would like it.
Amonmose drew the curtain closed. “Why do you believe you are here, Kama?” There was a hint of suggestiveness in his voice and a raw desire in eyes, as if being this close to her was testing the limits of his patience. Did he plan to take her right here in the litter?
“I can presume I’m here for only one reason.”
“And your conclusion is that you are here for my pleasure?”
“Do you admit I am not?”
“I must confess, I do not know your purpose here,” he said. “I do not know what I plan to do with you. I do not know if I will ever let you go. I only know that you intrigue me.”
She gave him a hard smile. “Animals intrigue you. Exotic cities intrigue you. War intrigues you. I am not some pet or oddity to be kept caged for your pleasure. I am just a woman, a simple woman who begs leave to go home.”
Amonmose shook his head. “I cannot let you go, Kama. Even if I did, you would be here, under my skin. My head tells me to release you, but my heart overrules.”
She stared at him in disbelief. “It is not your heart , Pharaoh.”
He lifted an eyebrow. “Oh?”
“It is lust.”
He made a sound of assent and traced a finger along her cheek. “And you tell me you feel nothing, Kama?”
“No. I desire no man.” She forced the words out steadily. “Least of all one who serves as my captor.”
He smiled slightly. “I proved you wrong before.”
Kama watched his tempting mouth move toward hers, and felt her
Instead, Kama concentrated on the dark bodies of the men carrying the huge litter on their shoulders. She was surprised that the ride was so smooth. After a few minutes, she began to frown. “Won’t the men soon tire?” she asked.
“No,” Amonmose answered her in a low tone that caressed her entire being. When she glanced over at him and saw the sensuous gaze in his eyes, she purposely looked away.
“How long must they carry us?” she asked. “Are they permitted to rest?”
“They do not complain. It is an honor for them to transport us.”
“Why?”
Amonmose switched positions, sliding up beside her. He leaned over and hooked his index finger under her chin and softly turned her to face him. They were inches apart. When he spoke, she could feel his warm breath against her cheek. “There are many who would give their lives to be in my service,” he told her. “I guarantee there is no one here who does not wish to be.”
She looked into his strange eyes, which she’d seen change from hazel to amber. He was so close she could see each one of his dark, feathery eyelashes. No man should have lashes so lovely. She shook her head and tried to focus on her question. “And each person is free to leave at will?” she asked, her voice surprising her with its shakiness.
He caressed her cheek. “One who has found my favor often finds the reward well worth staying.” He gazed into her eyes and then dropped his gaze to her mouth. “For some, my generosity knows no bounds.”
Kama felt a searing heat creep into her body. He was doing it again! Why did he continue these attempts at seduction? If he was going to ravish her, he should just do it and get it over with! Suddenly, she wished Dyzet were there, but they had been separated when Amonmose summoned her to ride with him. She felt like a trapped animal here with him.
“Your skin is so smooth,” the Pharaoh murmured. “I could touch you all day and never tire of it.”
“Is that why you have brought me here?” she asked . She didn’t think she could handle him touching her all day. She was fearful that he would kiss her again – and worse, that she would like it.
Amonmose drew the curtain closed. “Why do you believe you are here, Kama?” There was a hint of suggestiveness in his voice and a raw desire in eyes, as if being this close to her was testing the limits of his patience. Did he plan to take her right here in the litter?
“I can presume I’m here for only one reason.”
“And your conclusion is that you are here for my pleasure?”
“Do you admit I am not?”
“I must confess, I do not know your purpose here,” he said. “I do not know what I plan to do with you. I do not know if I will ever let you go. I only know that you intrigue me.”
She gave him a hard smile. “Animals intrigue you. Exotic cities intrigue you. War intrigues you. I am not some pet or oddity to be kept caged for your pleasure. I am just a woman, a simple woman who begs leave to go home.”
Amonmose shook his head. “I cannot let you go, Kama. Even if I did, you would be here, under my skin. My head tells me to release you, but my heart overrules.”
She stared at him in disbelief. “It is not your heart , Pharaoh.”
He lifted an eyebrow. “Oh?”
“It is lust.”
He made a sound of assent and traced a finger along her cheek. “And you tell me you feel nothing, Kama?”
“No. I desire no man.” She forced the words out steadily. “Least of all one who serves as my captor.”
He smiled slightly. “I proved you wrong before.”
Kama watched his tempting mouth move toward hers, and felt her
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