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“You sound like my old therapist.”
William nudged me into rolling over, and I shifted my body until I was facing him, then I pouted.
“Do we have to talk about this right now?” I asked.
“I was only wondering.”
“Fine. Yes, I did,” I answered. “University was good for me because I moved out and realised thatmaybeshe wasn’t the truly horrid person I thought she was, and I tried to form a relationship with her, but as friends. It didn’t go well, so after a few months, I just gave up.”
He smiled tightly. “She’s an idiot.”
I shrugged. “I wasn’t the nicest person either, but I know tonight she’ll be all lovey-dovey and proud of me, then she’ll revert back to type. She tried to be my mum after they got married, and I don’t think she’s ever forgiven me for rejecting her. I just wish she’d ignore me, to be honest.”
“I’ll keep you away from her tonight.”
“Aw, my real-life Prince Charming,” I teased. “Good luck with that. It’s Granny you’ll need to control.”
“Oh, no, I’m not controlling her. She scares me a little.”
“That’s fair.” I smiled. “We should probably get up. I’m amazed your sister hasn’t come barrelling in here yet.”
He shook his head. “I’ve seen her morning itinerary. She’s busy, so we have some peace and quiet until the pre-wedding lunch.”
“Pre-wedding lunch?”
“She wanted to have one last lunch with us all before the wedding, so Grandma arranged two separate lunches at the same time at opposite ends of the castle.”
“That seems like a lot of work.”
“Have you met my sister?”
I smiled. “I have. I happen to like her a lot.”
“More or less than me?”
“More. Definitely more. She’s far less annoying.”
William slid his hand up into my hair, cupping the back of my head. “I’ll have to convince you otherwise, won’t I?” he murmured, pulling my lips to his.
My eyes fluttered shut as he kissed me, and I wrapped one of my arms around body, pulling us closer together. I cupped his jaw with the hand that was trapped between us, and my t-shirt rode up as his fingers tickled the skin of my back.
Heat flushed through me. It was too early in the morning for this kind of visceral feeling, but that didn’t stop my body. Every bit of me came alive and responded to William’s kisses, especially when he deepened it, sweeping his tongue against mine.
I needed to feel more of him, and I gave in to the sensations running riot through me as an ache pooled in my lower body and spread further down until it settled between my legs, begging for more.
I hooked one leg over his, pressing myself against his erection. It was harder than it’d been all morning, and a wanton, reckless part of me wanted to reach between us and pull down his shorts to feel it for real.
Almost as if he knew, William flipped me onto my back and leant over me, pinning my hands to the bed above my head. His fingers flexed against my wrists, sending little sparks across my skin. I arched my back as he kissed me deeply, and I wrapped my legs around his waist, pulling him as close to me as I could possibly get him.
This was all a bad idea, but I didn’t care. I wanted more of him—all of him, as much as he’d give me and as much as I could take.
“Grace—”
“Shut up,” I said, tightening my legs around his waist to get my message across.
He groaned in a way that sent shivers racing down my spine and released my wrists to pull off his t-shirt, meaning I could wrap my arms around his neck when he was done. I was clinging to him desperately, and he slid one of his hands under my head and kissed me more fervently than he had before.
My heart raced as he explored my body with his free hand. It rolled down my side to my waistband, and he crept his fingertips under my t-shirt. My skin burned where he touched me, and a hyperawareness of every point of contact between us spread through my body like a wildfire.
