He kissed the top of her thigh, his hand sliding around to cup the back and lift her legs, parting them. He kissed her higher, the warmth of him sending butterflies of anticipation into a wild fury in her belly. When he kissed her sex, she almost pulled away. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before.
She didn’t even know how to explain the way she felt as his tongue parted her, consuming her with the same fervor he had lavished upon her neck.
Every part of her core heated, the sounds leaving her lips wholly indecent. She tangled her hands in his hair to hold herself steady as her hips bucked against his face.
Her thigh trembled, and Kaden’s hand coaxed it up onto his shoulder. It was hard to balance on one leg, given the distraction that Kaden was. It was hard to hold herself up with his tongue stroking her.
One hand pushed against his shoulder, unsure if she needed a reprieve, or to breathe, or to steady herself. The other tangled in his hair, even through the layers that were obscuring his face from view.
He showed her no mercy whatsoever as his tongue stroked and sucked on her most sensitive skin. Something was building inside of her that she couldn’t control. Her breathing was erratic.
It just felt too good.
She couldn’t breathe properly. Heat coiled in her belly. And then Kaden’s free hand lifted, and a finger slid inside her. Something that she had never considered before.
It wasn’t unpleasant, only uncomfortable for a moment, and when the initial shock passed, Kaden seemed to feel her body loosen, as his long middle finger started to move.
Emily’s eyes fluttered shut. She braced her weight on his shoulder because she couldn’t keep herself upright. Whatever it was that her body was building to was coming, she could tell. Higher and higher, until her legs started to tremble and shake. Her breath kept catching in her chest as she panted.
“K-Kaden, I—” Whatever it was that she had meant to say was lost as she climaxed.
Pleasure flooded through her, and Kaden still didn’t falter. Just when she felt she could go no higher, he proved her wrong. The pleasure was so overwhelming that she felt dizzy with it.
She couldn’t stand any longer, but Kaden didn’t seem to mind using his hand to keep her pinned between his tongue and thewall as she shattered again, her breathy moans filling the night air.
Only when the tremors started to subside did he show her any mercy.
He lifted his face from her sex and kissed the inside of her thigh once with a contented, possessive growl. The skirt of her nightgown fell back down over her legs, but she felt too weak.
Somehow, she wound up sitting astride him, clinging to him as he embraced her.
“Ye are mine, Emily,” he murmured into her neck, his grip on her tight. “I need to hear ye say it.”
“I am yers, Kaden,” she agreed a little too quickly. “Till death do us part.”
17
“And just where did ye get off to?” Emily asked as Maggie came back to join them.
She felt bad for having lost sight of her while they were, ah, otherwise occupied. She was still sitting astride Kaden’s lap, but they hadn’t yet spoken about what had just happened. Perhaps it was improper to remain here. Perhaps she should not have allowed any of that to happen when he had clearly been drinking, no matter how sober he appeared to be.
Maggie licked at the two of them happily, anywhere that she could manage to reach. Something fell out of her mouth as she did so.
“What’s that?” Kaden asked, his brow furrowing as he reached for what seemed to be a folded piece of paper.
Emily’s concerned expression mirrored his, because that hadn’t been there when they had come outside. She couldn’t imagine that paper was just left outside either.
She watched silently as Kaden ignored Maggie’s excited jumps and unfolded the piece of paper. She couldn’t read what was on it at first, and she certainly didn’t care for the way Kaden’s expression shifted from concern to what she could only describe as cold rage. Slowly, she rose from his lap until she was sitting beside him, with her legs curled to the side.
“What is it?” she asked, when it became clear that he wasn’t going to offer the information on his own.
“We should go inside,” was the only answer that he offered.
He stood quickly and extended a hand toward her to help her stand, which she accepted. She stopped just to scoop Maggie up in her arms.
She didn’t like the way Kaden was staring along the tree line as if he were looking for something. Were they not alone out here?
Embarrassment flooded her cheeks at the very thought of somebody having seen what she had just done. If her reputation hadn’t been ruined before, it would have certainly been ruined now!
