Her Lord's Claim (The Forbidden Saga #4) - Maggie Ryan Page 0,28

by the look in her eyes before she closed them.

“Eyes on mine,” he said sharply and hers flew open. “Let your drawers fall.” They stared into each other’s eyes until finally, she obeyed. Neither watched the white linen slide down her legs to puddle at her feet, but the whisper soft swish they made seemed amplified in the silence.

“Lift your dress and hold it at your waist,” he instructed. She whimpered but obeyed, slowly drawing her clothing up to her waist inch by inch until she was bare to him. His eyes left hers to look at her intimately for the first time. Time seemed suspended as Lucas took his time, his heart pounding as he drank in the sight before him. Her legs were trembling, her slender thighs pale above the yellow ribbons that held her stockings. He felt his sex stir and closed his eyes for a moment, forcing himself to remember his duty. He reached down and gently lifted her feet one at a time, removing her slippers and sliding her drawers off. He picked them up and laid them on the settee beside him. He allowed his eyes to drift from her stockinged feet up slender calves until the soft blonde curls at the apex of her thighs came into view.

“Open your legs,” he said, his voice low and husky.

“Please…”

When she didn’t continue, Lucas understood that she wasn’t disobeying out of defiance, she was simply unable to do as he asked. Looking up, he saw she’d not dropped her head, her eyes focused exactly where they’d been before he looked away. She jerked a bit as he ran his hands up the length of her legs, but only gave a slightly strangled mewl when his fingers slid between her thighs to gently guide her legs apart. Lucas saw the evidence of her arousal immediately and again felt his cock lengthen and press against the confines of his trousers. He didn’t speak as he very gently ran a finger between her legs, barely touching the surface of her skin.

The sound she made told him his touch was igniting something deep inside her as the feel of her burned through him. He looked up to see her eyes had fluttered closed, and she moaned again when his finger left her most private spot. Lucas took a deep breath, the aroma of his wife’s arousal imprinting on his very soul.

“Eyes,” he said, and she reluctantly opened hers again. The sheen of tears hadn’t lessened but behind them was a look that stirred his cock and his heart. Shame at being made to present herself was making her quiver but behind the sheen of tears swirled a look of desire so innocent he was sure she had no idea that it was responsible for the evidence of her body’s honey glistening on her inner thighs or the mewl of distress when he’d ceased to touch her sweet quim.

“That’s my girl. I want you to go to the cabinet and bring me a paddle,” he instructed.

Those eyes widened as she realized he would be touching her but not in the way she desired. He gently reached out and turned her toward the cabinet and yet it took a soft double tap on her bum to get her moving. Once standing before the open doors, he watched as she took in all the possibilities. There were several straps as well as many canes. One shelf held a large variety of paddles, each a different shape and weight. Lucas knew she’d be familiar with some as Edward was not a man to allow his wife or his ward to go unpunished. Lucy released her clothing only to quickly grab the fabric with one hand, drawing it back to her waist as the other hovered over the paddles.

“Choose one that you feel will teach you a proper lesson,” Lucas said and, after a few moments, her fingers wrapped around the handle of a long, slender paddle. She picked it up and returned to stand in front of her husband. She remembered to meet his eyes as she offered the paddle to him. Lucas nodded and took it from her. He lifted it to her mouth.

“You are to kiss any implement that is to be used on you,” he said, and saw her flush but bend forward just a bit to press her lips against the wood. “You will also kiss the implement and thank me for teaching the lesson when it is over,” Lucas