Falling For You (Love In All Seasons #2) - Frankie Love Page 0,4
with a marriage.
Sure, this woman can tell I’m rich by this house, but it doesn’t seem to intimidate her.
“You sure you’re okay with me being here? You didn’t even ask me my name,” she continues as we get to the landing.
“Likewise,” I tell her thinly. I don’t mean to sound cold and detached, but the truth is, if I start with her I won’t be able to stop until I have all of her.
“Fair enough,” she says, sighing. “I’m Bella.” She sticks out her hand, offering it to me.
I pause, knowing the moment I touch her everything will change. She smells like rose oil and looks like candlelight. Soothing and warm, there is a faint glow about her that enraptures me.
I must know more about her, all of her.
Which means I need to relax, so I let my shoulders fall and my gaze soften. I don’t want to scare her away.
“I’m Ronan,” I tell her, taking her delicate hand in my calloused one. I spent the last month chopping wood for the manor, even though it wasn’t necessary. How else am I supposed to work through the inner turmoil haunting me?
I pull her hand to my mouth and brush my lips against her soft skin. My cock hardens, the beast within is awake.
It’s like I’ve been in hibernation for a month, and am just now crawling out from my cave, ready to feast on what is before me.
Bella.
“What’s wrong?” she asks, mistaking my desire for something bad.
I clear my throat. “Nothing is wrong. But I don’t want you catching a cold, Bella. You need to get out of those clothes.”
Her tongue darts from her mouth, my cock hardens at the sight of the pink tip, imagining it running down the length of my shaft, twirling over me; tasting the pre-cum that is surely there now.
“That’s a good idea.” She lowers her chin as she lifts her eyes and her innocence shows, but so does her desire. “I probably need a shower too, to warm up.”
“With the power out, I don’t think you’ll get a very pleasant shower. But if you need warming up, I can help with that.”
I move in front of her, my cock as rigid as a rock—one I know will intimidate her. I press a palm against it as I move down the corridor, not wanting her intimidated by my arousal.
When we get to her bedroom door, I push it open, revealing a beautiful chamber with an attached bathroom. I quickly walk around to the candelabras and light them with the candle in my hand so she isn’t left in the dark.
There is a massive four-poster bed, draped with curtains. A thick carpet on the floor and a high ceiling with a painted scene of the sky above. It is exquisite, even if it isn’t to my taste.
“Will this do?” I ask politely, restraining myself though it kills me. I step aside letting her in, not wanting to force myself in her room unasked.
She likes what she sees, though, and for that, I’m glad to call this my home. She seemingly takes in every detail as she looks around and her curiosity tells me she likes discovering new things.
Good, because she is going to discover a whole new side of me tonight.
“It’s perfect.” She turns as she looks around and when she spins back, her eyes reach deep inside me.
Yes, I have a growing lust for this woman, but it is more than that. The flicker of light behind her soft brown eyes tells me that all of this —the luxury surrounding us— means nothing to her, not really. The room fades away and in this moment, she only has eyes for me.
I cough, knowing what I really want to do is grab her by the waist and lick her bare neck, taste her sweet skin. I clench my jaw tighter, forcing restraint.
“Then I’ll leave you to it,” I tell her nodding, knowing I’m going to need to get in a shower myself and relieve this load that is pumping through me. Then I take another look at her and I can’t help myself from adding one more comment. The thought that’s causing my cock to throb. “Unless, of course, you’d like me to stay.”
The corner of her lip raises and a spark flies between us.
I catch it.
She lifts an eyebrow and I don’t think she has any idea how damn seductive she is.
“It’s a big, empty house and I scare easy, Ronan. I’m not sure I