His reprimand made her wetter. Then he gave her mound a sharp slap.
Despite the thrilling tingles, she narrowed her eyes at him, and he gave a dark chuckle the instant before he plunged his fingers inside. Pleasure cascaded through her as he pumped his long, thick digits into her aching sheath. With his other hand, he played with her breasts, pinching and rubbing the tips through her bodice, her pearl throbbing in unison.
She felt how hard he was, his shaft an iron pole pressed against the crevice of her bottom. Leaning back against him, she lost track of the mission, the room, of anything but being in Cull’s arms. She stared up at the blazing stars, and the barrier of glass melted away.
Nothing held her back from her desires. Nothing.
In a dark, regal tone, Cull commanded, “Come for me now.”
Bliss exploded, and she soared into the night sky.
When she returned to earth, she was still in Cull’s arms. He held her securely while he kept watch over the room. As she gazed at his profile, her heart overflowed.
I love him so much.
“Get ready,” Cull said under his breath.
She swung her head to see Ellis approaching.
Lust glittering in his silver eyes, he said, “While my friends are otherwise engaged”—he gestured to the Effingworths, who were buried beneath a tangle of limbs on the mattress—“what would you say to a privatetête-à-tête?”
34
Grabbing Ellis by the collar, Cull slammed him into the wall of the bedchamber.
“Easy there, big fellow!” Ellis yelped. “I like it rough, but there are limits, you know.”
“Tell us about Mary Brown,” Cull demanded.
Ellis’s gaze grew wide. “W-what? How do you know Mary?”
Pippa said, “Tell us about her, or my friend here will make you.”
“Friend?” Cull quirked an eyebrow at her. Is that what she called the man who’d made her come in front of an audience? Watching Pippa let go of her inhibitions had made him hotter than hell, and he meant to get his due as soon as they were done here.
She cast her gaze heavenward. “Figure of speech.”
Mollified, Cull tightened his grip on Ellis’s neck. “Tell us about the scheme you, Mary Brown, and Lady Julianna Hastings concocted.”
Gasping, Ellis said, “What? I wasn’t part of any scheme. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Cull squeezed harder.
“All r-right. I’ll t-tell you whatever you want to know about my sister.”
“Sister?” Pippa demanded.
Cull released Ellis with a shove.
The bastard bent over, wheezing. “Mary’s my sister...well, half-sister. We have the same mother. Her real name is Mary Ann O’Connell, but she went by Mary Brown.”
“Where is Mary now?” Pippa asked.
“I don’t know.” He glanced at Cull, holding his hands up. “It’s the truth. The last time I saw her was nearly three weeks ago. She came to see me while I was working.”
“At The Enchanted Rose,” Pippa stated.
Ellis looked surprised. “How did you know?”
