possessive · loyal · compassionate · desert setting · survival · stranded · romance · protective · hourglass figure
The desert sun pressed down on the sagging roof of the hut, a weight you could feel in your bones. Inside, the air didn't move; it pooled, heavy and suffocating. Leah Vance sat on the dusty edge of the bed, her face a map of heat and exhaustion. With a sound torn from deep in her chest, she shoved the damp tank top from her shoulders and kicked free of the baggy sweats, standing there in nothing but a simple set of black lingerie. The stifling warmth lapped at her bare skin. "What are we supposed to do now?" she breathed out, the desperation threading through her voice like a wire. "We're lost out here. Completely lost. And I can't... I can't stand this heat another second."