Improper Wedding: Scandalous Encounters by Reed Kristabel

Author:Reed, Kristabel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, historical, past lives, historical romance, regency, regency romance, victorian romance, kristabel reed, scandalous encounters
Publisher: Kristabel Reed

Chapter Fourteen

“I FEEL COMPLETELY scandalous,” Rose admitted with a coy grin over her shoulder. “And I’m certain my husband is quite used to this feeling.”

James chuckled, his breath ghosting over her bare skin. She shivered and debated ignoring the rest of their day and spending it in bed instead. His hands, large and warm, smoothed up her back, cupped her shoulders, and pulled her close against him. His mouth pressed along the nape of her neck, down her spine.

“From now on, the only one I shall scandalize is my wife,” he promised, a whisper against the shell of her ear.

“James,” she said and leaned her head against his shoulder. “What will the servants think?”

But Rose didn’t really care. Especially when his hands slipped inside her still-opened gown and cupped her breasts through the chemise. James’s mouth kissed along her neck, and she sighed into his touch.

He walked them to the bed and sat down, his hands on her hips. “They’ll be too dazzled by the dancing rhinoceros I’ll send out to distract them.”

Rose choked out a laugh, her hands on his shoulders, and he grinned up at her. “See?” he said seriously. “I do nothing but protect your reputation.”

James tugged her onto his lap. She raised her hand, fingers grazing his lips, just a touch, the lightest of brushes. “I am amazed,” she whispered.

He kissed her fingers and smiled around her touch. The feel sent warm tingles along her nerves and spread through her.

“It’s a proud thing a man can amaze his wife,” he whispered against her fingers.

Rose raised an eyebrow. Knowing her husband as she did, she knew he meant in the bedroom. “Not simply that,” she said primly, removing her hand.

James grabbed her hand, twining their fingers together as he offered her a disbelieving look. “There is nothing simple about that,” he assured her, his hands tightening on her hips.

“I’m amazed a man who entered my life in such a jarring manner could ever win my affections.” Rose paused, and her voice dropped. “Much less my heart.”

Her heart flipped in her chest at his look. The surprise and happiness he showed. His other hand tangled in her hair and he pulled her down, his lips hard and insistent on hers. Rose sighed into the kiss, her fingers tightening on his.

She cupped the back of his head and deepened the kiss. She hadn’t planned to tell him her feelings, not so soon. They surprised even her, but sitting here, the soft intimacy of the morning, the little touches and light kisses, it felt right to do so.

Rose pulled back and looked at him. His eyes darkened further, but the look on his face remained surprised.

“It seems I’ve done the impossible and stunned my husband into silence,” she whispered, unwilling to break the quiet.

James smiled, a slow lift of his lips that tugged at her heart. Rose brushed her fingertips across his lips and let the silence settle. She was in no rush to break it, perfectly content to let it wrap over them.

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