A Nun for the Viking Warrior by Lucy Morris

Author:Lucy Morris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-08-12T15:08:24+00:00

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Amée took hold of his arms. ‘Like this?’ She looked up at him with wide, trusting eyes.

He’d thought about her ever since he’d left that morning. He’d pushed himself harder, worked tirelessly to fix the roof and give back at least part of the home she’d once loved.

And she did love Évreux. Loved the people, and the land of her home. She loved with such an open and giving heart he felt compelled to please her.

She gave kindness and joy wherever she went, and she was loved in return.

What had he ever done but bring misery and suffering to Francia?

How could he win their loyalty, when people such as him had hurt them so terribly in the past?

Amée was his only hope for bridging a peace between his warriors and the serfs of Évreux. For them to even consider him as their lord and protector, they would need a mother figure, someone they believed in. Princess Gisla was wise to suggest the match, and he was grateful to her for it.

Now with Amée holding his arms and looking up into his eyes, he felt as if he’d won a war. She trusted him; she’d told her people to trust in him and he’d not failed her. They were building a home together, a relationship—if her acceptance of him in her bedchamber was any indicator.

Maybe she would trust him enough to allow him to kiss her tonight? Not on the hand, but on the lips? He wanted that; he wanted to seduce her, to see the passionate warmth in her eyes come ablaze at his touch.

He leaned down and stared at her pink lips. He couldn’t resist, brushing his against hers in question. They were warm and soft, and they parted on a light gasp, her fingers gripping his forearms more tightly. Her eyes closed and her lips parted a little further. He pressed closer, his mouth covering hers so that they shared the same hot breath. She moaned as his tongue slid against hers and her eyes opened mid-kiss, her pupils wide with surprise, and what he hoped desperately was desire.

In all his years of raiding, he’d seen no gold or treasure brighter than the flecks of amber in Amée’s dark eyes. His hands curved around her hips and squeezed the lush curve of her bottom. She jerked in surprise at his shameless touch.

The bang to his foot was firmer than he would have expected. It crunched his toes and made him rear away instinctively. Then her knee connected with his groin, and he saw only the lightning flash of blinding pain.

He crumpled in front of her, clutching desperately to protect himself from further injury as he wheezed and grunted in pain.

So much for seduction.

‘I’m so sorry!’ she gasped, falling to her knees in front of him. ‘I’m so, so, so sorry! I thought it was a test! I... I... I thought you would move!’

‘So...did...I...’ He grunted, slowly clawing back the ability to think and breathe without wincing. ‘You did well.

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