The Bossy Prince (Rugged and Royal #3) - Lili Valente Page 0,78
until Alexandra’s tipsy enough to perform a rendition of “I Will Always Love You.” I tear up even though she’s correct about her inability to carry anything remotely resembling a tune.
She’s godawful, a real ear-bleeder, in fact. But as I watch her swaying in the stage lights with eyes only for me, I can safely say I’ve never loved anyone more.
We drink more mead afterward and get gently drunk.
But not too drunk.
I stop before warm and fuzzy turns to something more, ensuring I’m steady on my feet as I sweep Zan into my arms and carry her to the elevator, refusing to put her down until I’ve opened the door to our room and kicked it closed behind us.
“There,” I say, my breath rushing out as I set her on her feet. “You’ve been toasted, danced with, and carried over the threshold for good luck. All that’s left is to make this legal, woman.”
She runs her hands over my chest, eyes dancing into mine. “Oh, yeah? You’re ready to consummate this crazy marriage, Von Bergen?”
“Consummate the hell out of it, Rochat,” I assure her. “And it wasn’t crazy. It was lovely.”
Her gaze softens. “It was. I couldn’t have asked for a lovelier wedding.”
“And it’s only going to get better.” I pull her closer, smoothing my palms down her back to cup the firm swells of her ass. “Let’s get naked.”
She bites her lip, swaying with me as I back her toward the bed. “I’m all for getting naked, but just so you know, a Rindish marriage is considered legal as soon as the ceremony is over. No consummation required.”
I frown. “What a horrible custom.”
She laughs. “Not really. I think it’s kind of nice. Marriage is something you should choose with your heart, not your genitals.”
“I want to choose you with my heart and my genitals,” I say, stopping as the back of her knees bump against the end of the bed. “Is that all right?”
“So much more than all right.” She wraps her arms around my neck and presses up on her tiptoes to murmur against my lips, “Make me your wife so hard I can’t remember I had a last name before Von Bergen?”
My cock thickens behind the fly of my suit pants as I whisper, “It will be my honor and privilege.”
And it is.
Every kiss, every touch, is sweeter and more intense than it was before. I don’t know if it’s the fact that she’s officially mine that makes it feel like my heart’s being ripped from my chest in the best way, or if I’ve just fallen deeper in love with her since this morning, but by the time I get her out of her sexy white sweater dress and naked beneath me, my heart is slamming against my ribs, and my hands are shaking as I cup her breast.
Her fingers come to cover mine. “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine,” I lie. Then I confess in a rush, “Just having feelings. But I’ll rein them in. Don’t worry.”
“I’m not worried,” she says, cradling my face with her palms. “And I don’t want you to rein them in. I love that you have feelings. I love everything about you, Nickolas Von Bergen, and I always will.”
“Me, too,” I say. My throat tightens as I joke, “Even when you’re bullying me relentlessly.”
She smiles. “Good. I do enjoy bullying you.”
“I know you do.” I drag my thumb across her tight nipple, loving the way her breath catches and a sexy shiver works through her limbs. “You’re a beast. But luckily for me, a tiny beast that I can toss over my shoulder and spank when you’re naughty.”
“Try it,” she says with a husky chuckle that goes straight to my aching cock. “We’ll see who gets spanked in the end.”
“I’m not going to take that bet. But I am going to bully you with my dick. Right now.”
She laughs again. “Oh, please do. Bully me. Relentlessly.”
“Wicked girl.” I press a kiss to the soft curve of her breast before pulling her nipple into my mouth, sucking one and then the other, nipping and licking until she squirms beneath me. I wait until her breath is coming fast and her fingers are tangled in my hair before I knee her legs farther apart and press my throbbing length between them.
She groans, arching into me, rubbing her center up and down my cock until I’m slick with her desire and dying to be inside her.