Page 77 of A Rogue to Watch Over Me
“Ye aim to drive me mad, do ye, lass?”
“It would appear I am succeeding,” she whispered against his velvet mouth.
“And now, it is my turn.”
His eyes flashed with wicked warning. A tiny tremor coursed through Amelia, realizing his intent. She had made him wild with hunger. And now, he would lead her to the brink of desperation with the same wanton, all-too-delicious need.
Every kiss, every feather-light touch seemed designed to thrill her senses. Amelia closed her eyes. Drinking in the pleasure. Relishing every sensation. Until her body hummed with longing and she dug her fingers into his shoulders and whispered a plea for surrender.
His clever mouth kissed her again, and then, he shifted his body, prowling over her.
“I want ye more than I’ve ever wanted anything in my life.” His husky brogue warmed her like a caress. “Ye’re beautiful, Amelia. So bloody beautiful.”
“I need you, Logan.” Her arms encircled him, holding him close. “Truly, I do.”
Without words, he kissed her again. Harder. Deeper. His shoulders went taut beneath her fingers as his body joined hers. So very slowly. An unhurried, sensuous possession.
She gasped. Not in pain. But in delicious, nearly wanton delight as he filled her softness. Deeply. Completely.
With each wickedly sensuous movement, he drew her closer and closer to a wild melding of their desires. Sating her hunger. Satisfying her need.
Ah, she could never get enough of him. She would never tire of being held in the arms of this powerful man. Never tire of the delight of lying skin to skin in his bed. She would never tire of beinghis.
His.
The word echoed through her as elemental pleasure rushed over her like storm-driven waves. Nibbling her lower lip, she clutched handfuls of the linen bedsheets between her fingers.
“Ah, sweet Amelia.”
His low, raw moan tipped her over the edge of desire.
Her world shattered. Drawn into a swirl of pleasure, she bit back a cry of unfettered pleasure.
Floating back to reality, she drifted in a haze of richly fulfilled desire.
“Ah, my sweet,” he whispered as he tensed against her. A rough-edged groan escaped his throat as he reluctantly pulled his body away from hers, mere heartbeats before shudders of primal pleasure rippled through his body.
Rolling onto his back, Logan drew her to him. She snuggled close, settling into the nook between his arm and his chest. Shetoyed with the lightly furred hair across his pectorals, loving the way he reacted to her slightest touch.
“I will always want ye here, at my side.” He brushed a tender kiss over her mouth. “If I live a thousand lifetimes, I will never get enough of ye, my beautiful Amelia.”
Chapter Twenty-Four
Logan stirred, reluctantlyopening his eyes as dappled rays of sunlight filtered through the curtains. Nestled against him, Amelia sighed, her lush hair tumbling over his uninjured shoulder as she shimmied closer. God above, the feel of her soft curves pressed to his body might’ve tempted a dead man to life.
I will never get enough of ye.
The words he’d spoken the night before had been a confession from the heart. For as long as he lived, he would never tire of her. He knew that truth without a trace of doubt. Her body was that of a goddess come to life, damned near irresistible. But there was more. So much more. Her clever mind and quick wit stirred his interest as deeply as her beauty. For years, he’d vowed to never again involve his heart. He had sought out pleasure in a woman’s arms, but little else.
Amelia’s tenderness had dismantled the barriers he’d erected. Her vibrant spirit had torn down shields he never wished to rebuild.
Someday, perhaps all too soon, his time with her might well end. When she was safe—when she could go about her life without a menace shadowing her—she’d likely realize a man like Logan was not for her. Loving Amelia for a lifetime was not in the cards.
But for now, he would hold her and adore her and savor their passion.
And he wouldnotfall in love with her.
He drew his fingertips over the curve of her shoulder, debating whether or not he should kiss her awake.
