Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)

by Devney Perry

Their kiss was hungry, like they were starved for each other. Their mouths moved, their cheeks hollowed as their tongues twisted. Like they’d done it a hundred times, he swept her off her horse, their mouths never breaking, and plopped her onto his lap. As he cradled her body, she slid her hands to his neck, her palms pressed against his pulse. They kissed as if they were the only people in the realm. Like the rest of us weren’t watching. I’d never seen anything like it before. And I’d never felt a kiss like that before. All-consuming. Desperate. When they broke apart, Tillia laughed, tears streaming down her cheeks. The ranger’s face softened as he caught them with his thumbs. Then he dropped his forehead to hers, murmuring something I couldn’t hear. They were too locked on to each other to notice us staring. “Come on,” I told Brielle and Jocelyn, nodding toward where the others had continued onward. “Let’s keep going.”