Truth of Touch (Templer Series 2) (12 page)

“So, Jake, congratulations! Tell us how you feel about being voted as one of the worlds’ most eligible bachelors?” She squeaks at him.

He shrugs. “Ok, I guess. But I didn’t want to win tonight…..”

“Did you just say you didn’t want to win tonight?” A puzzled expression spreads across the presenters perfectly made up face.
Some people in the audience exchange puzzled looks too.

I shoot a look at Drew and Tilly. They both smile quietly at me. I lean forward to hear above the buzz in the crowd.

Jake slowly releases a wide, lop-sided smile. “That’s right. You heard me correctly. I didn’t want to win tonight. Actually……I only came here tonight for one reason, to make an announcement.”

The presenter gasps in theatrical shock. “Oh, which is?”

Jake coughs lightly, leaning closer to the microphone. “That I’m no longer eligible or available. That there is someone here with me tonight that I love passionately…….and if she will have me, I would like very much to marry!”

Jake looks directly, intently, at me. The audience,
including Drew and Tilly, are whooping and whistling. But I am oblivious to the noise. All I can hear is my own heartbeat pounding in my chest, as I run, pushing my way through the mass of people crowding the stage. I launch myself into his arms, tears stinging in my eyes, kissing him all over his handsome face.

“I’ll take that as a YES!” Jake gasps, breathless from my onslaught of his face.

“YES! Jake Templer, YES! I LOVE YOU!”

The End

About the Author – Duka Dakarai

I live in Oxfordshire, England with my
motorbike mad husband and two very spoiled English Springer Spaniels. I am a qualified trauma counsellor and am currently working for a charity in London writing tender bids and policies.

I have travelled and lived all over the world and hopefully some of this will reflect in my writing. And yes, I did live in Cornwall for many years.

Writing erotic fiction is my passion.
Truth of Touch
is my second novel in the Templer Series.
The First Touch
told the story of Drew and Tilly.
The Truth of the Body
will introduce Amber, the Templer sister, and I have not yet decided if that is the last of the Templer Series!

I always welcome feedback and comments, so please feel free to send a review via Amazon or personally to me by email at:

[email protected]

xoxo