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She nodded, not even bothering to feign resistance. “Aye, please.”
They kissed again, and lust burned through her. She wanted this man. Wanted him very badly.
And she did not care a bit about her already tattered reputation. He was hers, and she would have him. They were going to begin making up for lost time, and she was going to enjoy every moment of it.
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It was torture having to wait until they could be alone together. After she and Florence had gathered their things, they had said their goodbyes to Roger and his family and explained they would be residing with William from then on. She had thought the news would be welcomed by Roger, but he had seemed oddly frustrated by it. Not that it mattered, really. Elspeth doubted there was anything he could have said to make her stay.
They had traveled back to William’s castle and she had endured hours of getting settled and acquainted with members of the staff. Normally, she could not have minded any of that, but she was eager to be with William. Alone.
It had been so long. Too long. Her body was still on fire from their kisses, and she needed his touch to help control the burn.
Finally, night fell and she and William found themselves alone in his bedchamber.
The moment she walked through the door, William was on her, sweeping her into his arms and kissing her. His tongue slipped into her mouth to tangle with hers and he picked her up off her feet to cradle in his arms. He strode across the room and set her down next to the bed without breaking their kiss.
“I want ye,” she gasped as she began tugging at his clothes. “Please, William. Dinnae make me wait any longer.”
He released a growl low in his throat and attacked her clothes in a frenzy. Within moments she was standing naked before him as she watched him undress as well. Once they were both naked, he grabbed her and pulled her into his arms, kissing her and holding her tight against him.
Elspeth found herself lying on the bed the next moment with William on his hands and knees above her.
She parted her legs for him.
“Please, William,” she gasped. “Do no’ make me wait. I have waited so long for this already.”
“Elspeth,” he groaned, sliding his hand down to touch her between her legs, stroking along her hot flesh. “I have dreamed o’ this for seventeen years. At last, I will make ye mine again.”
He continued to touch her until she was soft and desperate for him.
“Please,” she begged. “I’m ready.”
William obliged, lining himself up with her entrance and sliding his length into her. Elspeth moaned in delight. He was such a perfect fit for her. As though they were made for each other.
He began to move his hips, sliding in and out of her, and she wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him down to her for a deep kiss. It felt so good to be with him again. So right. This connection to him had been missing from her life for so long, leaving a part of her empty and broken. She could feel that part healing within her, his touch like a balm to her aching loneliness.
William moved faster, his movements growing rougher, and Elspeth felt herself begin to build up to her release. She moaned and urged him on, growing more and more eager for the explosion of bliss she knew was coming.
“I love ye, Elspeth,” William groaned, dropping his forehead to hers. “I love ye so much. Never want tae be parted from ye again.”
She moaned and kissed him, his words pushing her right up to the edge of her peak. With a final pump of his hips, he sent her flying over into the abyss as he found his own release at the same time.
Elspeth cried out and William moaned, wrapping his arms around her and holding her tight as they shattered and were rebuilt together. When the pleasure began to subside, William collapsed into Elspeth’s arms and they held each other so tightly, it was almost like they were afraid the other would disappear.
The moment seemed too good to be true, but it was not. They were together again, holding each other, and loving each other. So many years had passed, but that did not seem to matter anymore to Elspeth. She knew this was where she was always meant to be, tucked securely in William’s arms. She had allowed herself to be driven away before, but she would not allow it a second time. Now that they had returned to each other, she would not allow them to waste another day. This moment together, lost in bliss and tangled with each other, marked a new beginning for both of them, as well as Florence.
They could all be a family now. Happy, loving, and secure.
Elspeth swore to herself then and there that nothing would ever come between them again.
CHAPTER TEN
Florence
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he was not surprised when the wedding was announced, but she was surprised that it was to take place so soon. Her mother had explained, however, that she did not wish to waste any more time being without her William. So, merely a week after their arrival to his castle, Elspeth and the McCollum Laird were married…and Florence could not have been happier about it.
