Page 39 of The Duke's Embrace


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Tabitha was lost the instant he touched her. Nothing mattered but the two of them. She would have melted into a puddle of pure happiness if he hadn’t been holding her. The feel of his lips upon hers was intoxicating. The heat of his kisses and the thrust of his tongue had her moaning with desire. She wrapped her arms around him, never wanting to let go.

Damn her traitorous heart, which beat in time with his, as if they were meant for each other. No man had ever made Tabitha feel this way, both safe and wanton at the same time.

She glided her hands down the length of his strong, broad back, memorizing every dip and curve, knowing this would be the only time she would have to experience his body in all its glory. When he plunged his tongue into her mouth, the embrace turned more intense, more desperate. Her breasts ached with need, demanding to be touched and teased.

As if reading her mind, Andrew brought one arm around to steady her as the other went to her breast. With only the thin nightgown between them, she felt the heat of his hand against her pliant flesh. Her nipple hardened as Andrew kneaded the supple mound, brushing his thumb over the sensitive tip. Tabitha gasped, grinding her pelvis against Andrew in a silent plea for more.

Tabitha’s body was on fire, every place craving his touch at once. The delicious throb between her legs intensified with each swipe of his tongue and every brush of his fingers.

Rain pelted against the windows, coming down in sheets with the wind, like the wave of passion that threatened to consume them. They were like two halves of the same soul coming together. The powerful attraction she had to Andrew nearly undid her. Tabitha’s legs threatened to give way, but as always, Andrew was there to save her.

He swept her up in his arms, carried her over to the bed, and laid her down. She felt vulnerable under his stare as his eyes roamed down her body and ended back at her face, locking eyes with her.

His breathing was heavy, his voice thick with desire. “I have dreamt of you for so long, and now that I have you, I plan on taking my time.”

When she replied, Tabitha’s voice was breathless from their kissing. “Make love to me, Andrew.”

She encircled her arms around his neck, pulling him down for another kiss, this one filled with longing. Letting him know she was all his.

He moaned into her mouth as if knowing she had finally yielded. Andrew laid siege to her body as his hand went to the other breast and again worked her nipple into a hardened peak. After releasing her swollen lips, Andrew kissed his way down to her breasts, taking one nipple in his mouth, sucking through the fabric of her night shift.

When his mouth latched onto her bud, Tabitha nearly came undone. Electricity shot through her body with the first lick of his tongue. She curled her fingers in Andrew’s hair, arching into his embrace, giving her consent for him to continue his sensual exploration.

The material of her nightgown was soaked from his ministrations to her breasts. The cold air caused her nipples to harden further, the outline evident through the flimsy cloth. With slow, deliberate movements, Andrew grabbed the nightgown and drew it over her head.

Tabitha was laid bare, illuminated by the glow of the firelight, looking like an ethereal angel painted by a Renaissance artist. Her skin was alabaster, smooth, with no blemishes. Her breasts, which Andrew had just tasted, were still hard and peaked from his attention.

Andrew’s hungry eyes devoured her. After a few moments, some of Tabitha’s earlier bravery faltered, and she tried to cover herself, when Andrew put his hands out to stop her.

“Don’t hide your beautiful body from me, Tabby.”

Some of the nervousness left at hearing his tender tone as he called her Tabby.

“After tonight, there won’t be a part of you I won’t know, won’t have touched. I want to worship you,” he whispered, and placed a soft kiss on the tip of her nose.

Andrew stood and removed his shirt. Tabitha’s gaze moved downward, following the path of hair on his abdomen, and saw the beginning of the V pointing towards his pelvis. She looked further down toward his manhood, which tented his trousers. What would it look like? Her feminine folds clenched in anticipation.

Andrew crawled back onto the bed. As he came closer, Tabitha backed up until she was forced to stop when she hit the headboard. Andrew approached, like a tiger stalking its prey, his breathing even and every move precise, a skilled predator.

He didn’t stop until he loomed over her, trapping her with no escape. A brief wave of anxiety passed over Tabitha until Andrew bent his head down and kissed her worries away. His tongue slowly and sensually returned to her lips, and gradually the tension melted away.

She sank into the bed, no longer trying to keep herself propped up, giving herself over to every brush, every caress.I want this to last forever.

There it was again, her heart making demands she could not promise, but lord, how she wanted to.

Andrew kissed his way over to her ear and nibbled on her lobe, which she rewarded with a breathy sigh. He laughed and whispered in her ear. “I want to make this good for you, my darling. I’m going to take my time and make sure you’re ready. This will be a night you will remember.”

A jab of guilt hit Tabitha, but she tamped it down. She wanted to tell him the truth, but he would be angry, hurt, possibly even embarrassed to have been used in such a callous way. Of course, being the gentleman he was, no matter what society said otherwise, he would once again come to her aid. No, Tabitha would go on as planned, consequences be damned. Tonight, she would enjoy herself and take everything Andrew offered. After all, they both wanted it, so what was the harm?

Once he was done with her ear, Andrew’s mouth travelled down to her shoulder, then collar bone and further down until he came to her luscious, pert pink nipple.

He hungrily took the bud into his mouth. The white flash of heat sparked where his lips teased her, then traveled to burst into an inferno at her junction. She hadn’t known it was possible to lose one’s mind from such a simple thing.

It was as if her body wasn’t her own. Tabitha writhed in rapture from the delicious onslaught of Andrew’s lovemaking. Between his wet tongue hungrily licking at her nipples, one hand caressing her other breast and the other sliding down her body, Tabitha was lost. Andrew removed his hand from her breast, putting a finger into her mouth, which she sucked instinctively. Andrew moved his finger in and out as Tabitha sucked, drawing her to a fevered frenzy.

Andrew withdrew his finger and replaced it with his mouth, thrusting his tongue inside, once again mimicking the motion. Tabitha moaned, unable to stop herself. She was becoming more aroused by the second.

While Andrew made love to her mouth, his other hand nimbly made a path down her abdomen, coming to a halt just above her mound. Tabitha gasped loudly against his mouth.

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