Page 30 of The Rancher's Vengeful Heart

It was like having her most secret part completely exposed, and when she thought about Lucius staring at her most intimate flesh—-

Embarrassment flooded her whole being, and Tassy instinctively tried pulling away. This was too much, too fast, too soon. This was—-aaaah.

A violent shudder of pleasure rocked Tassy's body at the first thrust of his tongue. All thoughts of resistance melted in an instant, and the only thing she felt this time was a throbbing, restless need to feel more.

"P-Please."

To the point that she actually couldn't stop herself from begging—-

"L-Lucius."

Every thrust of his tongue ravaged her world, and Tassy could only claw helplessly on the sheets since there was nothing else for her to hold on to.

She hadneverthought one could be devoured like this.

And yet that was exactly what he was doing.

He was tasting her so deeply, every forceful stab of his tongue marking her for life.

And when he reached up to pinch that tiny swollen nub of pleasure—-

Tassy shattered anew, her mind completely blanking out at the sheer force of her orgasm.

Lucius lapped every drop of her release and waited until Tassy's body had stopped buckling before slowly easing up. When he straightened to his full height, he was not surprised to see her eyes closed, her breathing gradually slowing down.

As he watched her sleep, he found himself thinking of things he had once thought would never apply to him. And by the time her eyes fluttered open, Lucius had made up his mind.

Tassy's mind was hazy as she rubbed her eyes. Where was she again? And why was she in bed? What had she been doing before—-

OH!

Tassy could feel her cheeks turning fiery red as she scrambled up to a sitting position. She knew it was ridiculous to still feel embarrassed at this point.It was like crying over spilled milk, or in this case, moaning and turning red over spilled, um-—

Okay, just stop, Tassy, since you're only making things worse for yourself!

"Penny for your thoughts?"

The very idea of Lucius learning her thoughts was horrifying, and she quickly shook her head.

"Not for sale—-" Tassy's words ended in a little gasp when the billionaire scooped her off the bed without warning, and she found herself back on his lap...for the nth time.

"Why not?"

Tassy considered trying to pull away ever so briefly, but when her more sensible inner voice reminded her that wasanotherridiculous thing to do after what had happened between them—-

"Just because," she settled on saying instead, albeit lamely.

Copper eyes narrowed at her. "Are you hiding something from me?"

"Yes."

The way his Tassina admitted to this with zero hesitation had Lucius laughing despite himself. She truly was the most unpredictable little thing, and it was this, more than anything else, that had him deciding not to delay things any longer.

He cupped her chin and waited until he had all of her attention before saying quite simply, "Marry me."

Tassy was about to laugh until she saw the brooding intensity in Lucius' coppery gaze.

"Marry me," he repeated, and this time, she started having difficulty breathing.

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