Page 47 of Her Forbidden Highlander Husband

Rather than touch him where he throbbed, her fingers glided lower to his thigh. At his knee, he was grateful she switched to his opposite leg and started back up his other side. But this time she lingered and softly, with one finger, touched his most eager flesh.

He nearly wept from the ache. He tensed, trying not to embarrass himself. He shouldn’t have allowed his need to get this bad. He feared any attention from her would end him immediately.

He closed his eyes tightly in an attempt to rein in his desire. Wet warmth forced his eyes open.

“Bloody hell,” he said as he sat up, pulling her away. “What are ye doing?” His voice, choked as it was, still held a bite of disapproval.

She blinked and her cheeks blazed. That stubborn chin jutted up as she spun away from him and shrugged her gown up, hiding her from him. He hadn’t handled that well at all.

“I’m sorry,” he was quick to say, as it was the most important thing. He was sorry for his reaction. Not just because he’d hurt her feelings, but also because it had felt incredible and she’d stopped.

He pulled her against him, allowing her to hide her face under his chin.

“I’m sorry,” he repeated. “It was a great shock. I’ve never experienced such a thing. I thought…” He shook his head. “I thought it was done only by whores. I never expected a lady such as yourself would do such a thing.”

“I’m not a lady, Liam.”

“You were raised as one and I will always think of you in that respect.”

“I’m sorry to have lowered myself in your opinion.” From the snappish retort he could tell her apology was insincere and for good reason. “Heaven forbid I cast a shadow of impropriety on what you’ve intended all this time. I’d hate to ruin your expectations of Lady Evelyn Stewart by being myself.”

He was an arse. He heaved out a breath and rolled her over so he could look down at her. When she tried to look away, he guided her back. It was important she see him.

“I’ve worried over this moment for some time. I’ve been so afraid I’d ruin it by being too eager and moving too quickly. I didn’t want to ruin my one chance by not pleasuring you properly. It’s weighed on me since I said my vows. And now here I am in disbelief of how horribly I’ve muddled it.”

“I was quite pleased,” she said. “I thought only to do the same for you.”

“And that’s where I went wrong. I thought it would be about you. I didn’t think you’d want anything to do with me like that.”

“Yes, you were wrong.”

“I’m sure it will happen many times as we go on. I guess I’m wondering what happens next. Was that my one chance?”

“You thought things would be perfect between two strangers and if they went wrong that would be the end of it?”

“I hadn’t thought to blunder it so badly.”

She smiled then and he felt hope rise in his chest. “I’m sorry you didn’t like it. The women in the kitchen made it seem like their men enjoyed it.”

“Ev, I can hardly breathe when I think of seeing you with your lips around me. It was the most exquisite pleasure I’ve felt in my life. I was startled and reacted poorly.”

“So, I might try it again sometime?”

“Aye. I’d welcome it.”

They lay there in silence for a few minutes. His fingers trailed through her hair. His cock lurched under the sheet, calling attention to itself.

To his surprise, he didn’t move to hide it or feel embarrassed. Her words made him realize how much better the true Ev was from the one he’d created in his mind. She wanted him to accept her as herself, which meant he needed to be himself, even when he behaved like a dunderhead.

Perhaps the true Ev might come to like the true Liam. Maybe he didn’t need to be perfect. Maybe he didn’t have only one chance to earn her affections.

He took a deep breath, feeling the freedom of being himself with this woman. His cock lurched again. This time he cleared his throat. “I would not be opposed to trying again right now,” he said, his heart seizing with panic. He bit his lip to keep from taking back the words.

To his relief Ev looked up at him with a crooked smile.

…

Evelyn felt empowered as she pleasured her husband, bringing him to a release that was under her control. She never thought physical relations could feel like this with a man.