Page 29 of A Kilted Marriage of Convenience

"Very well. Yer wish is my command."

Aidan kissed her lightly and immediately moved to his knees, disappearing beneath her skirts. She did not have time to prepare herself before she felt his hot breath on her center, immediately replaced by his tongue. Ciara moaned loudly as his tongue moved slowly between her folds.

Her knees buckled, her hips moving wildly of their own volition as he increased the speed of his tongue, lapping at her like she was the best thing he had ever tasted. Ciara felt her climax coming, and she moved wildly, helping him until she lost her rhythm. Aidan wrapped his lips around her nub and sucked on it, after which she came undone. Ciara let out a long moan that ended in a whimper, feeling satiated.

She looked at Aidan as he got up and did away with his clothes before turning her on her side and undoing the laces of her gown. He continued in silence until she was completely naked as he was. Ciara blushed and looked down only to see that his manhood was painfully swollen. She could not help but wonder if it hurt him to be so aroused. He laid her on her back once again and kissed her deeply before lining himself between her legs, and he looked at her as if asking for her permission. Relief flooded his eyes when she nodded at him, and she pressed her lips against his in a soft kiss. She watched his eyes close, and his face twisted in concentration as he thrust into her gently.

Ciara felt her center part as he pressed himself inside her, and she gasped as pain filled her, and tears gathered in her eyes, rolling down her temples before she could stop them. Aidan opened his eyes and paused, caressing her cheeks softly with his hands.

"I am so sorry for the pain, Ciara. I promise this part will be over soon," he said as he kissed her tears dry.

Ciara nodded, and he rolled his hips again, a look of relief flashing across his features as he let out a groan when he was finally deep inside her. Ciara blinked up at him pleadingly and he laughed, reading her expression.

"Patience, my darling. I dinnae want to hurt ye," he ground out, kissing her on the forehead.

A few moments later, Aidan moved out of her and pushed back in again. Pain exploded through her, slightly less than before. He continued slowly as the pain abated until she felt a jolt of pleasure course through her. Ciara gasped at the feeling, looking up at him in shock.

"Ach, there it is," he said as he drove into her again.

Ciara gasped once more, her eyes closing as she enjoyed the feeling he was giving her. So this was the feeling she was supposed to wait until marriage for. Aidan continued to move inside of her, his hands massaging her hips, his lips whispering sweet words to her. Ciara noticed that splendid feeling from earlier drawing closer again, this time more intense, just as Aidan's movement began to grow erratic. He pumped in and out of her, groaning as he whispered her name. He thrust one last time into her, jerking right as Ciara’s orgasm overwhelmed her, and she came, utterly spent.

Aidan rolled away from her and brought her up on his chest, toying with her hair as he sighed blissfully. "Thank ye," he said, and he kissed her head once more.

Ciara smiled. She could get used to this, to all of it, but his forehead kisses especially. She whined when he got up and walked away from her, but he returned with a wet rag and cleaned her off. Once he was done, he took her in his arms again and placed the quilt around their naked bodies.

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Aidan was blown away. He had been with women before, but none of his experiences with previous lovers held a candle to what he had just shared with Ciara. Looking at her lying beside him, he wanted to take her again. No… he never wanted to stop.

It felt like an addiction. Like a need. He just wanted to lay there with her for the rest of the night. He did not know if it was because of the way he was overflowing with gratitude for her, or because of the delightful ache in his heart when he thought about her.

He tried to tell himself that the reason he was so content and happy was because he, as Keir’s worst enemy, had taken the innocence of his only daughter. Because he had ruined her. However, he could not lie to himself. He knew that, from the moment he had kissed Ciara, Keir MacNeil had disappeared from his mind. It did not matter who her father was, nor how vile he was. Aidan liked Ciara because of who she was.

This had not been about revenge. No. In fact, Aidan doubted it would ever be about revenge again, from that moment onward. Ciara MacNeil had won his favor all by herself, and the thought made his heart pound with something akin to fear and excitement. How had someone who had never thought he could fall in love have fallen so easily? Aidan could not fathom it. It terrified him.

He swung his legs off the bed and sat up, hoping it would help stave off the warmth that was growing in his chest. This was not him. He was not someone who could afford to feel these thing, for her, of all people.

Things were too complicated. He had taken her captive even though she was his sister’s savior and the daughter of his worst enemy. Now she was also the woman he had fallen in love with. It was not right. He needed things to be simple, otherwise he feared he would lose himself.

Aidan had just gotten to his feet when he felt Ciara’s soft hand take his wrist, holding him back. All of his resolve nearly melted away right there. Her soft touch was like a promise that things would be alright.

He would have slipped back into bed with her if she had not said her next words.

“Can ye stay here tonight? I want to wake up next to ye in the morning.”

The words dazed him, reminding him how broken and pathetic he was. He could not sleep beside her, nor wake up beside her. Remembering this was enough to harden his resolve.

“Nay, lass.” He shook her hand off and dressed himself before he headed for the door, not looking back for fear of seeing her hurt. Opening the door, he paused right before he left. “Ye daenae have to worry about me taking yer purity without reason. I will take responsibility for my actions and marry ye within a few days.”