Her skin is flushed from her orgasm. I lean back on my heels, her sated body laid out before me. She’s beauty in its purest form.
“Do you have any lube?” My voice is husky. I’m ready to explode and have to stroke myself a few times to hold back my release.
“Bathroom cabinet. Bottom drawer.”
I waste no time finding exactly what I need and returning to Zara. She’s up on her elbows, watching me jog back to her.
“Someone’s eager.” She’s got a condom in her hand that I pluck out, rolling it down my hard length. Coating my fingers with lube, I rub it up and down my cock, before I spread her legs apart.
“Fuck. You look so sexy laid out like this for me.” I slowly push a finger inside as she takes a deep breath. Getting past the tight ring of muscle, she relaxes against me. “That’s it, love. You’re doing great.”
Zara takes my finger to the knuckle as I start moving in and out of her. Her groans tell me she’s ready for another finger. I want to make this as good for her as possible.
“How is it possible that this feels so good?” Her voice is breathy as she bears down on my fingers. Knowing she’s ready, I pull my fingers out and line my cock up.
“If you want to stop, just tell me.” I lean down over her, resting my forehead against hers.
“I’m ready.”
I skim her lips with kisses as I push inside, giving her a moment to adjust. Once she starts moving underneath me, I push all the way in, inch by slow inch.
I have to silently sing “God Save the Queen” so I don’t blow my load immediately. It’s heaven. Nothing has ever felt better than being inside Zara like this. She consumes me as I start moving, shallow thrusts at first. But the more she moves under me, the faster I go. Hiking one leg over my shoulder, I deepen the angle.
“James. I’m so close. So damn close.” She’s chewing on her bottom lip as a bead of sweat trails down her temple. I pick her other leg up and wrap it around my waist. I watch, my own orgasm racing down my spine, as Zara starts massaging her clit.
“Fuck. I need you to come right now.” Thrust. “I’m not going to last much longer.” My thrusts are hard and unrelenting as Zara starts to come apart around me. Her screams of ecstasy take me over the edge with her. I pump my release into the condom as I start to still above Zara. She holds me to her as I collapse on top of her. There is no better feeling in the world than being wrapped in this woman’s arms.
The thundering of her heart under my head matches my own. It has nothing to do with what we just did and everything to do with the woman I did it with. I’ve gone and fallen irrevocably in love with my future Queen.
Chapter Sixteen
Zara
“Why do I feel like I’m back in primary school and being summoned to the headmaster’s office?” For once, James and I didn’t have any plans. No events. No galas. Nothing. We were going to have a lazy Sunday afternoon at his house. But a call came from the Queen, requesting our presence at the palace.
“Because whenever the Queen wants to see you, there’s usually a reason,” James answers.
James pulls into the gates of Buckingham. The last time I was here, I was nervous. But after getting to know James’s family better, I feel more comfortable here.
“Did she tell you why we needed to come here today?” James grabs my hand as we head inside.
“We’ll find out,” James says, his face uneasy.
“Your Highness. Lady Zara. The Queen’s advisor greets us. “James. Your mother is waiting for you in her quarters. Miss Cross, please come with me.”
“I guess I’ll meet you back here when we’re done?” James says as he turns to me, his brow creased in confusion.
“Sounds good.” He drops a quick kiss on my lips before leaving me behind.
“Please, follow me, miss.”
I follow the advisor, heading deeper into the palace. She opens a heavy set of wooden doors, and the perfumed smell of flowers greets me.
“Lady Zara. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” A woman in a form-fitting red dress greets me. “I’m Thea and I will be assisting you with the wedding plans.”
“Wedding plans?” I can’t hide the shock in my voice.
“Yes. We need to get started with plans, as there will be a lot of moving parts on the day of.”
