Page 44 of His Grace, the Duke
He leaned forward and claimed her mouth in a fierce kiss. Their tongues flicked together as they both moaned. She slipped her hands inside his robe to run her fingers over the bare skin of his chest and shoulders.
“Burke,” she whined. “Please, I need him here with us—”
Burke pulled back, turning away from her. “I’m so goddamn hard.” He dragged his hands through his hair. “I need a minute.” He balanced his head in his hands, elbows on his knees, taking a shaky breath.
She put a hand on his shoulder, and he tensed, sucking in another breath. He was barely holding himself together. She let her hand drop away. After a minute he stood, drawing her up with him.
Burke’s eyes flashed. “Do not break his heart,” he muttered, leaving his unspoken threat hanging in the air.
She held his gaze, chin lifted in defiance. “Do not break mine.”
With a nod, he turned and left through their joint doorway.
Sinking back to the sofa, one hand clutched over her chest, Rosalie could do nothing but wait.
22
Rosalie
Burke’s door rattledand Rosalie stiffened, glancing over her shoulder. From her spot on the sofa, she could see through into his room. Renley stepped inside first, followed quickly by Burke. Her breath caught when she noted that Renley was shirtless. He looked once around the room before spotting the open door. Then his eye settled on Rosalie. He glanced at Burke. “What are you—”
“I lied,” Burke said, clapping him on the shoulder. “Go to her. She’s waiting for you.”
She’d come too far to doubt herself now. She stood, extending a hand to him, and said the only words that made sense. “Tom... please.”
Calling him by name snapped his restraint. As he strode into her room, she tugged on her chemise, dropping it from her shoulders. It swished to the floor, leaving her naked. He was on her in a few strides, his mouth colliding with hers in a hungry kiss. She sighed into it, feeling the press of his bare chest against hers.
His hands were in her hair, on her shoulders, then grazingdown her sides as he bent her backwards with the force of his kiss. She gasped for breath as his rough hands slid over her backside. Renley lifted her clean off her feet, hooking her legs around his hips. She clung to him as he brought her over to the wall, pressing her against it. She licked and teased, matching his eagerness. She could taste the sweet notes of brandy on his tongue. He held tight to her bare thighs, grinding against her until she felt ready to come apart.
“I want you,” she panted. “Make me yours, Tom.”
“Never to wake,” he said against her lips. “God, never—”
“Put her on the bed,” came Burke’s deep voice.
She gasped as Renley’s hold on her tightened, then he was walking. He set her down on the edge of the four-poster, dropping to his knees between her legs.
“Lie back,” he murmured.
She let herself sink backwards onto the soft mattress. “Give Burke your hands,” he directed.
Burke took her wrists and stretched her arms up over her head, pinning them to the bed. His face loomed over hers. “Do you trust us, love?”
Her chest rose and fell with each breath as she held his gaze. Renley’s hands were on her thighs, his breath warm between her legs. The sensation raised gooseflesh down her arms. “Yes.”
Burke smiled, kissing her forehead. “We are going to cherish you, Rosalie. Give us your body, and we will make it our temple.”
“It’s yours,” she said on a breath. “Take it—ah—”
Renley began to tease her. He sucked and played, driving her wild. Burke swallowed her cries with his mouth as Renley pressed two fingers inside her, then he devoured her,humming his pleasure at her every sound. But each time she started to clench around his fingers, he pulled out, leaving her panting and desperate for more.
Burke watched, keeping her hands pinned. “He’s teasing you, love. He knows what you want. I think he expects you to beg for it.”
She whined, feeling herself coiling tighter. “Please—”
“You are so beautiful like this,” he murmured. “Look at how he pleases you.”
Renley continued his caresses. She could feel the smile on his lips as he listened to Burke’s words. With another teasing lick, she spiraled higher.
