“I wouldn’t want to be with anyone else,” she whispered, leaning up to kiss him again.
His hand reached between her legs, and before she understood what he was doing, his fingers dipped inside her, guiding the strand of pearls within. The erotic sensation of the round, smooth balls was shocking, more so when he withdrew just a portion of the strand and used a single pearl to massage her hooded flesh.
“What are you doing, Khadin?” she breathed, her body growing hotter as he fondled her. The walls of her womb gripped the pearls, and she reached over to touch his hot shaft, his silken flesh hard against her hand.
“These aren’t pearls for wearing, güzelim,” he whispered, his mouth warm against her throat. “They’re pearls meant to give you pleasure.” He drew them out farther, and she caught her breath at the sensation.
“I’m going to prepare you,” he said. “I’d prefer it if you’re already wet when I join my body with yours.”
As he stimulated her with the pearl, she drew her fingers around his erection, caressing his velvet length. With a rhythm, she stroked him, delighting when his eyes grew hooded, and he increased the pressure of the pearl against her intimate center.
“There is so much I want to show you,” he murmured against her ear. “This is only the beginning of the pleasure I’ll give to you each night.”
His words were a powerful stimulant, and the pressure of the pearls against her sensitive flesh, was too much to bear. She gasped when the wave of release crashed through her, her core erupting with shaking ecstasy.
Khadin slowly withdrew the strand of pearls from her body. He rolled it back up to her breasts, bringing his heated length against her sex. She could feel the moisture from her arousal upon the cool gems, and it provoked an echoing ache within her womb. As he teased her breasts with the pearls, she moaned with need. His length, pressed so close to her opening, was thick and hard, and more than anything, she wanted him inside her.
Abruptly Khadin tossed the pearls to the floor and thrust deep within her. The driving motion sent her into another frenzy, her body clenching him, just as she had the pearls.
“Laila,” he gritted out as he filled her, lifting her hips. “No other man will claim you, except me.”
She couldn’t stop the gasp as he withdrew and entered her again. “No one,” she promised. She wrapped her legs tightly around his waist, meeting him with every thrust. As he filled her, using his body to coax a feverish response, she surrendered to the heady pleasure, crying out when liquid heat spasmed within her core. Khadin continued to make love to her, quickening the tempo against her moist heat until his body shuddered with his own release.
Afterward, he held her close, his hands moving over her skin as if to mark her as his own. With his flesh still inside her, he whispered, “You’re like no other woman I’ve ever known.” His lips brushed against her throat, and she held him tightly, bringing his body pressed to her own. “My kingdom doesn’t matter to you, does it?”
His breath warmed her skin, and she cupped his cheek, looking into his eyes. “My heart is yours, Khadin, whether we live in a palace or a black tent.” All that mattered was being with him.
“Stay with me, Laila. Not as my concubine, but as my beloved wife.” He kissed her again, and her heart swelled at the love within his words. “Let me take care of you. And love you.”
“Wherever you go, so will I,” she promised. And as she lay within his arms, she couldn’t stop her smile.
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Michelle Willingham grew up living in places all over the world, including Germany, England and Thailand. When her parents hauled her to antiques shows in manor houses and castles, Michelle entertained herself by making up stories and pondering whether she could afford a broadsword with her allowance.
She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, with a degree in English, and received her master’s degree in Education from George Mason University. Currently she teaches American History and English. She lives in south-eastern Virginia with her husband and children. She still doesn’t have her broadsword.
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Innocent in the Harem
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