Harmony (Journey's End Book 3) by Phelps Victoria

Author:Phelps, Victoria [Phelps, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2020-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Harmony patted the bed with searching fingers. No Matt. She sat up and surveyed the cabin. The fire sent a merry blaze into the room, and the aroma of fresh coffee tantalized her nose. The scraping of a shovel solved the mystery. He was clearing the path to the door.

She sat up and stretched. Her muscles were a little sore. Matt had woken her in the night twice and stretched her limbs in unfamiliar, exciting ways. Stretched her womanly parts, too, which throbbed deliciously. She felt initiated, introduced, instructed in the ways of men and women. Oh, Grandmama must be twirling in her grave. The thought brought a smile to her lips.

“Hope that smile is for me,” Matt said as he entered the cabin. He shut the door as quickly as he could, but a rush of cold, stinging air followed him inside anyway.

He hung up his coat and came to sit on the bed next to her.

“Morning, darlin’,” he murmured. He leaned down and kissed her. His lips lingered like a promise. He laid a gentle hand on the side of her face. “Let me look at those bruises.” He turned her head this way and that. He took her jaw in hand and moved it right and left. “Is your leg still bothering you?”

“No, I’m fine,” she assured him.

Relief flooded his face and lit a light behind those steely eyes. She could study his face forever and never grow tired. Well, that was what she’d sworn to yesterday after all.

“Your bruises are fading, and your jaw isn’t damaged.” He pulled his eyebrows together and pulled his lips in tight. “We were damned lucky, Harmony. The memory of that man sends bolts of lightning up and down my spine, and it hurts. It hurts me that you disobeyed and put yourself in danger. Some injury in life just can’t be helped. A person has got to expect it. Like the stove breaking loose and hitting your leg. Accidents. We all have them.” He pinned her to the bed with the heat of his words. “But climbing down out of that tree was not an accident. It was intentional.”

“I’m sorry, Matt.” Her voice shook and tears hovered in her eyes.

“I know, and things turned out all right. We’ve been safe and warm in this cabin while that storm raged and thundered. I’m not sure we would have survived outside, but I’d have tried my best.” He picked up her hand and rubbed a large thumb over her knuckles.

“I know you would have.” She lifted his hand and held it to her cheek. “I trust you.”

“I’m mighty glad to hear that.” He placed his hands under her arms and pulled her to his lap. “I can’t have my wife risking her life. I can’t have her ignore my orders. You deserve a spanking, Harmony. I aim to give you one, but I want you to understand. I love you. I need to protect you. I’m not a bully. I won’t boss you about or spank because you don’t agree with me.

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