Highland Deliverance (Blades of Honor Book 3)
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“My pleasure, m’lady. And I hope it will be yours as well.” He grinned, then dropped his head and began to feather kisses across her cheek. He nipped at her ear, then continued along her throat, pausing to bury his face in the fragrant curve where her shoulder met her neck. Her pulse beating wildly beneath his lips, the scent of heather made his head swim.
He teased her heated flesh with the tip of his tongue as his sensual trail of kisses continued across her shoulder, then stalled again when he reached her pert round breasts. He covered one with his mouth, drawing the rosy nipple between his teeth.
Roslyn moaned, arched her back, and a whimper of delight escaped her lips.
Taking her reaction as a signal to continue, he palmed and caressed her other breast, while his free hand slid up her inner thigh, settling in the nest of soft curls at the entrance to her most intimate place.
She spread her legs and lifted her hips, granting him access. Moist heat pooled between her thighs, and he found the scent of her arousal more intoxicating than any spirts.
He ached to be inside her, his rock-hard shaft resting against her thigh. But he wanted her to be ready to receive him, and was determined to make their first joining something she would enjoy so much she’d crave no other man but him. So he called on every ounce of control, determined to resist the unbridled passion bubbling up from deep within his core and to keep from mounting Roslyn and pounding into her with reckless abandonment until he found his release.
As he stroked and fondled her bud of arousal, varying the tempo and pressure, she squirmed and purred like a kitten beneath his touch. His resolve quickly waning, he dipped his fingers past the hot swollen folds of her sex, entering her body, and stroked from within.
“Please, Ian. I canna take any more. Have mercy,” she sobbed as her body clenched around his fingers and she found her release.
Satisfied she was ready, he rolled her beneath him and positioned himself above her. “I want you, ma gaol. Will you have me?” he said against her cheek.
“Aye, Ian. Make me your wife. Please.”
Ian raised his head. “Look at me, Roslyn. I want to gaze into your eyes as I enter you. I promise I’ll do my best na to hurt you. However, this being your first time, there will be a brief moment of pain, but what follows will make you forget about any discomfort very quickly.”
She gazed up at him and smiled. “I trust you, Ian. Claim me as your wife.”
As morning dawned and a lark began to sing outside the window of their chamber, Roslyn stirred. While her body ached in places she didn’t even know existed, she’d never felt so content or complete.
Ian slept soundly at her side, his arm wrapped protectively around her shoulder, their legs entwined. She rested her cheek on his chest, her hand over his heart, his soft rhythmic breathing more soothing than any lullaby a mother could sing.
She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, the musky scent of their joining still lingering on the air. Roslyn smiled as she glanced down at the tangled mess of bed linen, most of the heavy pelts strewn on the floor. Yet, despite the lack of covering and the room’s morning chill, a warm glow of fulfillment and joy warmed her flesh from the inside out. She slid her hand over her belly, wondering if she might carry his babe. Nothing would please her more.
They’d made love several times during the night, doing things she’d never dreamed were possible. But with Ian, the most sinful acts were pure bliss and felt so right.
“Good morning, leannan,” Ian said. He yawned then wiggled a brow, grinning. “I hope you managed to get some rest. We had a very busy night.” He pressed his lips to the top of her head.
She lightly thumped his chest with her fist and peered up at him. “You appear quite proud of yourself this morning, m’lord,” she remarked playfully.
He frowned. “Did I not please you, Roslyn?”
“Many times. Last night was wonderful. Far beyond my wildest dream. You taught me so much about making love.” The heat of a blush rose in her cheeks as she slid her hand beneath the sheets and found him fully aroused. “Is it always like this?”
Ian groaned and covered her hand with his own, holding it in place. “Whenever you are near, ma goal.” He slowly began to pump his hips, her fingers skimming up and down his shaft. “This is but another way to please a man,” he said, suddenly rolling her beneath him. “But we’ll continue that lesson later.”
She gasped. “What are you doing?”
“You are a very astute, ma goal. But a good instructor makes sure his students grasp what he’s taught them before moving on.” He chuckled and slid his hand between them, caressing her sex. “Besides, we have a lifetime of exploration and new discoveries ahead of us.” He captured her lips with a kiss that made her curl her toes into the mattress. She sighed, forgetting everything but him.
He raised his head and swept a lock of hair from her brow. “What say you, wife? Shall we continue our lessons?”
“Aye, husband.” She giggled, looped her arms around her neck, and thrust her hips upward, burying him to the hilt. Just as she had in her dreams.
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