He slid a finger along the seam of her sex, and she moaned in the most delightful way. He didn’t waste any time starting a tantalizing rhythm that soon had her moving restlessly on the seat. “Dominic…” she breathed.
It was the single most erotic thing he’d ever heard in his life.
He rewarded her by molding her breasts with his hand while the fingers of his other increased their pace. It wasn’t until he kissed her soundly that she abruptly stiffened and then went languid in his arms as her body shook with her release.
He watched the play of emotions on her face, her lips slightly parted, her eyes closed and her cheeks flushed from the rush of pleasure that poured through her veins.
For the first time in his life he was humbled, because he knew he was the first man to ever behold such exquisite torture, because it was nothing short of that. Knowing that he held such beauty and passion in his arms and could not take things further made him reluctant to take her back to her aunt’s house. He wanted nothing more than to whisk her across the border to Gretna Green, the banns be damned, but he knew that he couldn’t act on such selfish impulses when there was still a possible killer on the loose. He didn’t want to secure a bride only to have her ripped from his grasp by tragedy. The amount of grief he would feel would be devastating. He wasn’t sure he would be able to overcome it if harm befell Lexie.
As he removed his hand from under her skirts and reluctantly straightened her bodice, her eyes fluttered open. The pupil nearlyeclipsed the brilliant blue of her gaze. “My God. That was…” Her focus turned distant and he smiled.
“I’m glad you approve.”
“Is it… always like that?”
Allowing some of his male prowess to rise to the forefront, he said, “It is when you’re with me.”
She grasped his lapels. “Then I’m glad I made that choice.”
He chuckled as she brought him to her for a kiss that was full of renewed hunger. When she released him, he couldn’t stop a slight wince.
Her eyes widened. “Did I hurt you?”
“No.”It’s just my hard cock and the yearning to spill myself inside of you.“I will be fine given enough time.”
She was more observant than he might have given her credit for as she glanced down and saw the decided bulge in his trousers. He certainly wasn’t prepared for her hand to slide down and grasp him through the material. He immediately hissed, and she quickly drew her hand away. “IknowI hurt you that time.”
Through gritted teeth, he said, “No. It didn’t hurt. On the contrary, I enjoyed your touch very much.”
“Oh.” She lifted a brow and he watched her hand return to his hard cock. It was as if he was watching a moth growing closer to a flame and unable to do anything but watch it burn. Except this time, he was the moth, helpless to stop her. “Show me what to do,” she urged softly.
Dominic was close to erupting, so he knew it wouldn’t take much to send him over the edge into oblivion. And since he was selfish enough to want to feel her virginal hands on him, he undid the flap of his trousers. When his engorged manhood sprang free, her eyes widened slightly, but she did not hesitate to reach for him again.
The sight of her delicate fingers wrapped around him made the tip glisten with moisture. He placed his hand over hers and guided her in a smooth, even motion that was slowly making hishead spin out of control. His body tightened, perilously close to a powerful release as she quickly caught on to the rhythm and began to stroke him in earnest.
“Ah, yes. That’s it,” he coaxed. “Just like that. Don’t stop.”
His breath was coming in great heaving pants, and he focused on the delicate curve of her face, the swell of her breasts, and the memory of how she had come apart in his arms. Within moments he was jerking his hips as white-hot jets of his orgasm began to pulse out of his cock.
When he was sated, he withdrew a handkerchief from his waistcoat and began to clean himself. Lexie moved her hand back, but he caught it before she could go far and brought her hand to his lips for a slight kiss. “Thank you.”
Her lips quirked with amusement. “Thankyou.”
Laughing, Dominic realized that he didn’t want this night to end. He found Lexie to be, not only completely and utterly passionate, but she was not some shrinking violet when it came to intimacy. She approached everything with a fascinating curiosity, and he found that intoxicating. There were not many ladies of thetonwho were untried and expressed the same sort of enthusiasm that she had shown tonight. He was confident that their bed would never be cold and unfeeling, and for the first time in his life, Dominic was looking forward to the wedded state.
There was still one other problem that needed to be solved.
“The first of the banns will be read this Sunday.”
She nodded. “Yes. That is the plan.”
“After that, I was hoping that you might consider leaving London and staying at the estate with my mother. I am growing weary of your aunt’s continual matchmaking schemes for the wrong man, and I would feel more at ease with you out of the city where I know you would be safe.”
She was silent for a moment, and he wondered if he hadn’t been too highhanded, but when she reached out and touched hisjaw with a light hand, he knew he didn’t have to worry. “I would love nothing more than to meet your mother and see where I shall be soon calling home.” Her hand fell away. “But how can I leave and enjoy tea and cakes when I know you are still risking your life?”
“There is no need to worry over me. I have faced worse adversaries than this. Trust me when I say this is not the first time I’ve faced the barrel of a gun.”
She winced. “If that was supposed to make me feel better, you failed miserably.”
