Gaming Hell Christmas Volume 3 by Kathy L Wheeler & Amanda McCabe

Author:Kathy L Wheeler & Amanda McCabe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chisel Imprint
Published: 2023-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Three

Steam rose from the copper tub Thom had sunk into. “How did you find us?”

Flor sat in a padded chair, marveling at how close he’d been to departing. He shuddered, unable to release Amélie, rocking her against his chest. He’d never been so frightened in his life. “I had returned from Canterbury and I thought you’d invited all your friends to Miss Clara’s. Alas, all were gathered in the drawing room. I saw you near the fire—but, it wasn’t you.” He speared her a glare. “You never said you were a twin. I was mortified when I called her by your name.”

Thom laughed. A tinkling sound that stole through him, wrapping his heart. Mon dieu, he adored her. “I forget that people don’t realize,” she said.

“Mmm. And, I suppose you delighted in pranking others as children.”

“Of course. Not everyone is handed such opportunities.” She lifted one leg from the water and his body reacted as expected.

He stood and tucked the sleeping child onto her makeshift bed the inn had so generously provided.

“You really thought Phil was me?” Her leg disappeared beneath the water.

“Only for a moment.” He moved to the tub and picked up the large piece of linen. “There is a decided difference. Particularly around the eyes. Your sister is” —he flung out a hand—”more wide-eyed. Less adventurous.”

“That’s one word for it,” she murmured. “She likes reading.” She took his outstretched hand. “And fortune tellers.”

He brought her to her feet and wrapped her in the linen, loving how she didn’t try to hide her body from him. He pulled her close and brushed her lips with his. He teased them apart with his tongue. “I want you. Desperately,” he whispered.

“I—I want you too.”

“We shall marry tomorrow before going back to London. Oui?”

“Oui.”

He crushed his mouth back over hers and reveled in her response. Her tongue stroking his in bold swipes. Her fingers clutching his shoulders. He lifted her and carried her to the bed. He licked the drops of water away the linen missed, kissed the underside of her swelled breast. Smoothed his palm over her soft belly, pushed his fingers through the curls between her legs.

Her hand brushed against his straining erection until her fingers found the flap on his breeches. He covered her hand with his. Found her gaze with his. “Are you certain about this, ma chère?”

She met his eyes boldly. “I’m scared, but, yes, I’ve never been more certain about anything in my life.”

He rose from the bed and stripped away his clothes.

“Oh, my.” Her eyes glowed in the firelight.

He lowered his head to her belly and kissed the marks left from her pregnancy. The proud marks borne of a true warrior. The proof lay just feet away in her own crib. He moved his fingers between her legs. She was wet and it wasn’t from her bath. The musky scent of readiness assailed him. He shifted to the end of the bed and lifted her legs, then touched the inside of her knee with his lips and worked his way to the prize.

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