Page 24 of Avoiding the Merry Viscount
“But a man has touched you?” His tone had a bit of a jealous edge, which made her heart race.
“Once,” she whispered. “Well, kind of, and I’d very much like for you to erase that memory and give me a far better one.”
He brought his free hand to her other hip, holding her in place in front of him. “Who touched you? Did he force himself on you? I will ensure he pays for such an offense.”
His protective nature only made the place between her legs heat and throb harder, dampening the skin between her thighs. “Nothing like that. And it doesn’t matter,” she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Please, Elias. I want your touch.”
His lips came crashing down on hers in response. She immediately opened to him and took control of the kiss, enjoying the way he growled when she sucked his tongue.
He swept her into his arms as if she were light as a feather, and carried her to the settee, where he laid her down, breaking their kiss.
Standing over her, he untied her dressing robe and opened it so that her night rail was exposed to him. He pulled at the ribbon that tied her hair in place and ran his fingers through her plait, so her hair was loose, splayed out beside her on the cushion.
“So beautiful,” he whispered.
His words went straight to her heart, and her chest rose and fell faster from how she fought to steady her breath.
Elias gripped the hem of her night rail and lifted it just slightly, the night air already hitting her thighs, before he paused. “Are you certain this is what you want?”
“More than anything,” she whispered.
He groaned and lifted her night rail the rest of the way so that the front laid across her stomach. He placed a single knee on the cushion between her legs, leaving one foot standing on the floor, and then placed a hand by her head to support himself to hover over her.
Using his free hand, he cupped her breast as he brought his lips back to hers. He pulled the top of her night rail down so that both breasts were exposed and hung over the fabric. Kissing down her neck,his tongue ran along the top of her right breast before he sucked the bud of her nipple into his mouth. Lydia arched her back in response, moaning.
He lifted his head to look at her. “Did he do that?”
She shook her head. “No.” She said the word so softly she wasn’t even certain if he heard her.
“Good.” He lowered his head again and did the same thing to her left breast. She grasped his head, holding him there as he licked and sucked.
When he slid his hand further down her body and started massaging her thigh with his hand, she gasped. He hadn’t even touched her core yet, and her entire body was on fire wanting him.
Elias shifted his mouth back to meet hers and brushed his fingers over her slit. He began circling the sensitive place that throbbed while he mimicked the movement with his tongue against hers. His fingers slipped lower into her folds until she felt his finger at her opening.
“You have no idea what it does to me to touch you,” he said against her lips, then slid his finger inside of her. “You feel so good.”
She moaned, and he moved his finger within her. When he slid his finger all the way out, she sank deeper into the settee, prepared to beg him not to stop, but then he must have entered her with two of his fingers given how much more intensely she felt them inside of her when he moved.
“Do you like that?” he whispered.
“Yes,” she moaned.
He used his thumb to circle that sensitive place again while he worked his fingers, eliciting from her a stream of moans and whimpers.
“How about that?” he said, but given his amused tone, she didn’t believe he expected her to answer.
Besides, she was losing the ability for coherent thought. His touch was far better than anything she had expected, or what it had been herfirst time.
Elias didn’t relent and increased the speed of his movement. “Come on my fingers, Beautiful.”
She panted and moaned, and he captured her mouth again to stifle the sounds.
Pulling his head back, she felt the heat of his breath, but her eyes were shut tight.
“Look at me,” he commanded.
She blinked her eyes open, and his face was in front of hers, so they were almost nose to nose.
