Page 41 of A Duke in Pursuit of Passion
“Ella, it’s me.”
Just hearing his voice through the door, Ella picked up her speed and hurried to the door, tugging it open and reaching out to grab hold of Nate’s arm before he could say even another word. She pulled him inside and carefully clicked the door closed behind him.
“Lord Rolfe, you really should know better than to visit my bed chambers two nights in a row,” Ella said, turning to look up at him. The only light was that of the moon coming through a crack in the drapes, and it was almost impossible to see his face, but she could see his teeth as he smiled back at her.
“And you,Ella,should know that I would not be stupid enough to beseencoming to your bed chambers two nights in a row,” he said, stepping up to meet her, reaching out his hands to take hold of hers. “Besides, only Mack and your Alice would be anywhere close enough to see anything, and they would not utter a word to anyone.”
Ella realised that he did have a point. Alice would never betray her like that, and from what she had seen of his relationship with his manservant, Mr Murphy would never do any such thing either.
Reaching up to stroke a strand of hair from her face, he cupped her cheek and looked deep into her eyes as he asked, “How are you feeling?”
Ella bit the inside of her lip to stop from immediately telling him that she felt dreadful. She couldn’t imagine that it would be a very good thing for him to hear, and besides, she did not exactly want him to know just how badly she was taking everything.
She had always been one for hiding her emotions, being practical and always finding the solution to everything while her sister was the one who flew off the handle with her emotions out of check.
Her jaw clenched at the reminder of her sister, and she closed her eyes for a second before answering Nate, “I have been better.”
The way his thumb started to stroke her cheek caused Ella to open her eyes again. When her gaze met his, he smiled softly and leaned down to press his lips against hers. With his forehead pressed against hers, he whispered, “Is there anything I can do to help you to feel better?”
The tone of his voice, the way he whispered the words, lit something inside Ella that she had never felt before, or at least not until she had been reunited with him.
“Yes,” she breathed and as though he knew exactly what she needed, he cupped her face in both hands and kissed her again, this time much more passionately.
Ella fell into his arms, melting into him with every second he kissed her. And instinctively, her hands moved to the robe tie around his waist.
Nate’s hands slipped from her face and caused her to shiver as his fingertips brushed over her arms. It was only when she felt his hands hook in the material of her chemise that she suddenly remembered she was practically half naked in front of him already.
Yet it didn’t concern her. In fact, she only felt further desire, and her hands quickened their pace as she slipped his robe off his shoulders and grabbed the hem of his tunic to pull it up over his head.
Soon, he stood before her entirely naked save for his slippers, and even as he kissed her, he kicked them off.
Is this really happening again?Ella asked herself, but it was only a passing thought, not one that could entice her to stop what they were doing. Her heart hammered as he pulled her chemise over her head, leaving her in nothing but her stockings.
Biting her lip at the way he gazed down at her, his eyes travelling over her entire body, Ella could not take it anymore. She threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him down to kiss him all over again.
In response, the nobleman gripped her buttocks and quickly pulled her into his arms. She gasped with surprise as he lifted her easily and began to carry her across the room. Though she wrapped her legs around his waist, he was able to slither free the moment he dropped her down onto the bed.
“Nate, what are you …” she gasped as he crouched at the end of the bed, pulling her right to the edge by her thighs. Her cheeks blushed hot with embarrassment as his head disappeared between her legs.
He kissed her delicately at first, trailing his lips over her inner thighs. And when he reached the most sensitive area between her legs, she felt as though her heart might explode right out of her chest. A part of her wanted to stop him, feeling more than a little embarrassed at the sheer intimacy of the moment. But as soon as he started to lap at the sweet moisture between her thighs, she lost herself in the pleasure of it.
He worked her body expertly with his tongue until she was quivering beneath him and barely able to hold her tongue to stop herself from screaming.
And then, just when she thought she might not be able to take anymore, he released her and stood up. Coming down on top of her before she could even register what was happening, he guided her further up the bed. Kneeling between her legs, he reached down between their bodies and slowly eased his manhood inside her.
For a second, Ella tensed up, her entire body shocked with his sheer size. Then, as she relaxed again, he started to thrust.
Reaching up to cup his face in her hands, Ella drew Nate’s lips down to her own, moaning with pleasure against his mouth as he worked her body towards climax after climax.
Soon she was trembling beneath him, entirely at his mercy, and with every thrust, she felt as though her insides were going to burst with pleasure.
As her insides clenched around his manhood, forcing him to a halt, she heard his groaning and felt his member throbbing so hard inside her that she knew exactly what was coming. His entire body tensed atop her, and when she brushed her fingers down his back, she felt the goosebumps that covered his skin.
That’s when she felt his essence spilling deep inside her, and his groan turned to an all-out moan through clenched teeth. Her own climax came again, and she was forced to shove her face into his shoulder to stop herself from screaming out loud.
In the aftermath, Ella was so dazed that she barely noticed when he rolled onto the bed beside her and pulled her into his arms. Instinctively, she wrapped one leg over him and rested her cheek upon his chest, enjoying the sound of his rapid heart beating beneath her ear.
They remained there like that for several minutes, both panting for breath and trying to recover from what had just occurred. And as she finally recovered herself, Ella began to play with the small smattering of hair on his chest, twirling the curly hair around her fingertips.
