turning her head slightly to nuzzle into his throat. Hugh withdrew and thrust back into her wet heat with piercing depth and slow tenderness. Her cry of delight wrapped itself around his heart.
She nipped at his chin and to his shock rolled her hips, in a move of such breathtaking sensuality he almost released then and there. The eyes that peeked up at him held laughter, a dare, and such lust, her eyes glittered. Arousal burned through him, fierce and all-consuming, but he kept his thrusts slow and deep. Her soft sighs and shivers had lust coiling in his gut. She nipped at his chin again, and he dipped so she could have his mouth, and not once did he stop his slow, torturous thrusting. Her mouth moved under his with raw carnality, her tongue stroking his in ravenous delight, her hips arching and rolling, teasing him, tempting him to lose control.
Their lips parted, and she nipped his lower lip slightly and breathed huskily, “I want more.”
That soft plea ripped away the measure of control he was trying to keep, and with a shudder, he tightened his grip on her hips and ravaged her with deep, piercing strokes. A wild cry came from his wife and traveled straight to his balls, tightening them, making him more insatiable in his rough demands. Hugh took her freely and with all the passion burning in his heart for her. She shattered in his arms, bathing his cock in her release. His fingers dug into the lush curve of her hips as he chased the pleasure and peace he found being with her.
His wife chuckled, the sound one of awe and contentment. And with a sigh, her body melted into his. In that instant, he felt utterly at peace. After ensuring they were cleaned, he retrieved their drinks and placed her glass back in her hand. They sipped their brandies, and admirably she did not cough and splutter as she had done yesterday when he had lain in the couch with his head on her lap while she read.
He held her in his arms as her body shivered, coming down from the devastating pleasure.
“Do not move,” he signed, quickly going to the bed and tugging off the thick, voluminous coverlet. Hugh went back to the windows and drew her to him so that her back was flushed to his body and the top of her head bumping his chin. He wrapped them both in the thick coverlet, cocooning them in the warmth as they watched the sun disappear through the large windows of his chamber.
He recalled to mind what had prompted them to be here, hidden away from the world, as he buried his grief and all unexpected emotions in her welcoming body.
Hugh turned her to face him, and he smiled at how small and adorable she looked bundled inside the coverlet.
He lifted his hands. “Thank you for not letting me go.”
Her eyes softened. “I am sorry that you had to lose him, Hugh. The old earl was a wonderful man.”
“I expected it.”
“That does not lessen the pain of it,” she murmured, brushing a kiss across his knuckle.
He took a deep, steady breath. “There was a time I wondered at the identity of my real father. There were many rumors. He could have been an Italian count…so I visited Italy for several months. Then he could have been an ambassador from China.”
“So you visited Italy and China.”
“Yes. Even Egypt. It was a bit silly. I searched without even understanding what I searched for. For a long moment, I felt an odd sort of guilt, a feeling I had never endured before. That I somehow dishonoured the old earl by trying to find the man who had the affair with my mother, and I am the consequence.”
She cupped his cheek, and he turned his face and kissed the middle of her palm.
“There is nothing to feel guilty about. Nothing. I should never know a moment’s peace if I had such a hunger. It is only human, my love.”
Her eyes flared wide, and he could see the wild flutter of her pulse at her throat.
My love.
They stared at each other, and he wondered at the painful throb that went through his entire body. He pressed a kiss to her forehead and then turned her back around so they could watch the stars.
My love.
Am I really your love? he was tempted to ask, but he remained still, for he was not sure what he would do if