Melting Ice by Stephanie Laurens

Author:Stephanie Laurens [Laurens, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Savdek Management Pty Ltd
Published: 2016-10-03T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

“Dyan—” Beyond that, Fiona couldn’t think what to say. Her earlier thoughts of claiming her due returned with a vengeance, but she'd intended to direct the enterprise, not the other way about. She’d run in his harness too often not to know how dangerous that could be. She tried a frown. “Stop funning.”

His brows rose. “Funning?” He held her gaze for an instant, then hefted her in his arms and strode forward. “The fun, Lady Arctic, has not yet begun.”

Lady Arctic? “What—?” Alerted by the glint in his dark eyes, Fiona looked ahead. The room was lit by a single candle, helpfully left on the bedside table. Its flickering flame only partially illuminated the quilted expanse of satin coverlet spread over the massive bed. With said bed drawing rapidly nearer, she didn’t look further. “Dyan—this is silly. You don’t want to seduce me.”

“I’ve wanted to seduce you for fifteen years.”

Fiona stared at him. “Rubbish! You went to India, remember?”

Fleetingly, his eyes met hers. “I left on the day your engagement to Tony was supposed to be announced.”

Fiona blinked. “You left...” She studied the harsh, tanned planes of his face. “But I didn’t accept Tony.”

Dyan stopped by the side of the bed. His heavy lids lifted; the expression in his eyes stole her breath. “When I think of the tortures I endured, imagining you in his arms, in his bed ... swollen with his child.”

The planes of his face shifted as he grimaced. “I should have known better.”

He tossed her on the bed.

Fiona shrieked. Dyan followed her down, landing half beside her, half over her. Fiona struggled, totally ineffectually, to hold him back. He ignored her efforts; one hard thigh trapped hers. Deliberately, he leaned into her, his weight pressing her into the bed, anchoring her beneath him. He didn’t bother with her hands but instead framed her face.

And kissed her.

No gently savoring kiss, but a commanding, demanding incitement—a ravishing challenge—tempting in the fire it offered, tantalizing in its sensual promise. His lips were hard, hungry, ruthlessly insistent. It took no more than two heartbeats for Fiona to react. Winding her arms about his neck, she kissed him back.

Fervently. With all the long-denied ardor in her soul.

She wanted him—she could hardly miss the fact that he wanted her. For now—for tonight—that was enough. He’d spoken already of marriage; she wasn’t so innocent she didn’t know they hadn’t reached the end of that discussion. But such matters—and all others—could be left until the morrow.

Tonight, she would be what she’d always longed to be.

His.

Dyan didn’t wait for any further encouragement. Drawing his hands from her face, he deepened the kiss, locking her lips apart so he could plunder unrestricted. His weight held her immobile; he had no intention of doing the gentlemanly thing and easing back. Instead, he set his hands skimming over the smooth skin of her upper arms to her delicately molded shoulders, partially covered by the tiny silk sleeves of her dress. The interference registered, but he wasn’t yet

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