7 Natalie I followed Roark from the oasis, his large hand around mine was firm, but warm and gentle. My insides were so scrambled I couldn’t process all the emotion running through my body. The connection between us was instant, and so powerful that I couldn’t even look at him now without my heart racing. He’d been dominant and demanding, f*****g me like a caveman, even tugging on my hair. But then he turned into a gentle giant and nearly ripped my heart into pieces with his tenderness. He was everything I’d ever dreamed of in bed. I had high hopes that he’d be everything I dreamed of out of it as well. We emerged from the oasis and I knew from the heat in my cheeks that I blushed as his soldiers stood at attention. They each inspected me with open curiosity, but I did my best to ignor