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She was his now, did she not realize? She was his in every sense of the word.
“Y-you want me as your wife?” she asked.
Her trepidation made his fists clench and a muscle in his jaw tick. Did she truly think he would take such liberties and not make an honest woman of her? Did she truly think him such a beast as that?
“You will be my wife,” he said with as much control as he could muster.
Her eyes widened.
He ought to phrase it as a question. Damn, he was making a mess of this. It was no wonder she wouldn’t choose a man like him. He had no idea how to talk to a proper lady.
“I will be your wife.” Her words were soft, gentle...almost like she was trying to soothe him.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “I will ask your father for permission today.”
She opened her mouth as if to protest but he cut her off.
“But even if he says no, Lillian.” He moved toward her to cup her cheek, to make sure she saw the meaning in his eyes. “Even if he says no, you will be my wife.”
She clamped her mouth shut, her eyes still so wide. And then she nodded.
He stroked her cheek with his thumb. “You will be mine.”
She nodded again. “Yes, Dane. I will be yours.”
The words were painfully sweet to his ears and he squeezed his eyes shut for a moment, afraid to believe it to be true.
No, this wasn’t what she truly wanted. Yes, it came about in the worst possible way. But even knowing all that didn’t change the simple fact that she would be his.
His Lillian. She would be his wife.
When he opened his eyes he found her gazing up at him with a host of emotions in her eyes he could not name. He cupped her cheek as gently as he was able. “Mine.”
The words slipped out and the intensity in it had her eyes softening and her lower lip trembling. “Yours.”
The air in this small drawing room felt thick with emotion. Words were not enough. He needed to show her. He had to make it real.
He wanted to claim her body, heart, and soul the way she’d claimed him all those years ago. When he leaned down to kiss her, he found her rising up to meet him, her lips eager. That eagerness only fanned the flames of his desire and he crushed his lips to hers with a groan.
Mine. The word filled him as he staked his claim to her mouth, plundering and taking as she opened for him. Her hands were in his hair pulling him even closer, not letting go.
God, he never wanted her to let go.
His hands were at her waist and he lifted her, pressing her close as he brought them both over to the settee, not stopping until she was on her back and he hovered over her. “My beautiful Lillian.” He murmured the words against her skin before trailing kisses along her neck. His hands were everywhere as he tried to feel every inch of this precious body.
He drew back with a start, his gaze moving frantically to hers to make sure he wasn’t frightening her again.
But her eyes were half-closed, her lips parted, and she tipped her head back, inviting him to kiss her more, to suck and to nip and...good God, he was never going to survive if he didn’t bury himself in this woman’s heat.
But he’d wait. He’d wait as long as she needed.
With a rough tug, he pulled down the lace edge of her gown until her breasts spilled over. She gasped, but when he looked up to meet her gaze, there was no fear...only heat. Desire. A passion that so perfectly matched his own, it made him want to kneel down beside her in worship.
Her breaths were coming in short pants as he pulled back to see her. Her breasts were magnificent. Round and high, with dark pink nipples that were jutting up in eager anticipation. He dipped his head slowly, giving her every chance to say no.
But all he heard was a whimper when his breath fanned out over her sensitive nubs. With a growl he drew one soft pink nipple into his mouth, and her hips bucked beneath him. He smiled against her skin as he licked and nipped at one as his other hand teased the other. “So beautiful,” he growled against the soft underside of her breast before moving back to suck her nipple hard until she cried out, her fingers thrusting into his hair.
“Yes. Please,” she whimpered. “More.”
