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Because the bed was the only thing inelse, she’d touched—the desk, the chairs, even the wardrobe, on those days when our adventures would leave her in desperate need of a clean shirt to borrow
She does not wait for ain “Have you watched me sleep?”
I have But—“This was painted before you came”
A bitter smile curves her lips “So that is why you do not show me chained to that bed”
A growl rises fro has already given herself to me with love in her heart So I would have already released her”
“Then how can you be certain it was love and not desperation that drove her to accept you?”
“Because she stayed,” I tell her “Would you?”
“You’ll have to release me first to find out Will you?”
“No”
Eyes glittering, she turns away fro She pauses over a portrait of herself, standing in the ht, her lips freshly kissed A new diamond pendant shines frolittered with tears then, too But they were joyous, hopeful
Cora’s breath shudders and she moves quickly on The silence between us deepens as she continues studying each painting, yet her attention on the toher cheeks
Because I’ve been aroused since hearing her first step at the bottom of the tower stairs, and I hardly bothered to zip
“If you want to look at ive you a better view than this”
Her blush deepening, she freezes in place—her eyes closing
That won’t do
I stalk closer Her eyes fly open again at the short rasp that sounds as I unzip the few inches I’d fastened in haste She takes a quick step back Not far Her shoulders press up against a painting of her garden, a canvas bursting with light and color
She goes utterly still as I take the aching length ofainst the wall beside her shoulder, I watch her face and slowly strokein my chest
“Gideon,” she breathes I cannot tell if it is supposed to be a protest or shock or encourageue is like fire over my skin
In a voice roughened by need, I tell her, “Did you think I would react in any other hen you are so close? Just as your cunt blosso, the scent of her arousal is in full bloom “Noatch me come for you”
Breasts lifting as she drags in a ragged breath, she watchesout to moisten her parted lips, her own hands fisted
“Do you i my teeth, I stroke harder “That this is not th Thatto come”
Softly shetoward ers flex
“Come with me, Cora Rub your sweet clit, as I know you do in your bed”
Her gaze flies up to e I expect, there’s only hot temptation in the blue flame of her eyes
Aridly braced beside her shoulder, I bendwith deep breaths thatstroke of ht of you The last tiht of you, Cora Never another woman”
Her breath catches “Never?”
It shouldn’t even be a question “I vowed to marry you What kind of man would ever look at another?”
Even the beast within me would not
Her gaze falls to ain “No one else has ever touched you?”
“Never”
She bites her lip “May I?”