She managed to peer at him through the slits of her eyes and the filter of her eyelashes.But what she saw in his face melted away her fears.
His eyes were glazed with the same passion she felt.His lips were parted with soft longing.A light sheen of sweat settled on his brow, which was creased with restraint.
“Are ye certain ye want this?”he said, though she could see in his gaze that it would destroy him if she said nay.
“Aye,” she croaked.
He lowered himself to kneel beside the bed.Then he caught her behind the knees, gently dragging her forward until her buttocks were at the edge of the pallet.
With a coaxing touch, he parted her knees a few inches.
She felt her face redden.No one had ever seen this part of her.She was tempted to slam her legs back together.
“So beautiful,” he breathed.His breath curled over her, ruffling her hair, warming her flesh.
Soothed by his praise, she closed her eyes and surrendered, letting him spread her legs wide.
Never could she have imagined the pleasure of his fingers parting the petals of her womanhood.The heady thrill of the trust he engendered.The keen anticipation of his touch.
But when he lowered his mouth to her, her delight turned to disbelief.Surely he couldn’t mean to…
She gasped and recoiled as his tongue contacted her most sensitive spot.Yet it wasn’t a recoil of pain, only surprise.And a sizzling current so powerful it frightened her.
“Ye like that?”he murmured.
She couldn’t look at him, so she gave him a nod.
“Do ye want more?”
She nodded again, wondering if she could endure such torment.
He bathed her with his tongue—leaving sensuous designs on her burning skin, tugging at her swollen flesh—until, lost in a fog of carnal awakening, she writhed senselessly on the bed.
When she thought he could torture her no more, her own body began to sharpen responsively.It began at the point where his tongue danced upon her.But it quickly spread its tingling deep within her.Soon she felt like the vibrating string of a harp, plucked to a pitch that resonated in everything around her.Louder and louder the vibration rang.Stronger and stronger the waves of sound grew.
And then the music stilled, as if it could ring no higher.From that fever pitch, erotic shudders shook her body as she cried out in delicious release.
The air was filled with her gasps for a long while afterward as he gently returned her body to her.Then he lifted her legs and laid her back onto the bed.
She was struck with wonder.Never had she felt such ecstasy.Such victory.Such accomplishment.
“Ye’re so beautiful,” he breathed, staring down at her.
Shefeltbeautiful.And relaxed.And cherished.
Now she understood about carnal longing.Once tasted, dalliance like this would be hard to resist.It was difficult even now to think about never feeling this way again.Yet she still hadn’t enjoyed the full measure of lovemaking.
She wanted to.Neededto.If she intended to be a chaste nun the rest of her life, she wanted to just once experience what it was she was sacrificing.
Of course, she couldn’t let him know she was a nun.She’d have to pretend she was a worldly woman who knew what she was doing.
Before she could lose her courage, she looked up at him and whispered, “Will ye couple with me now?”
Adam was prepared to walk away.Even now.While every vein in his body was on fire.His ballocks ached with eagerness.And his cock throbbed in demand.
Adam was a Rivenloch, after all.And Rivenlochs were models of chivalry.
But her whispered entreaty utterly destroyed his willpower.
