Rocky Mountain Ride (Rocky Mountain Bride Series Book 7) by Lee Savino

Author:Lee Savino [Savino, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2016-07-06T21:00:00+00:00

As he lay there in shock, his lady’s eyes opened.

“Good morning,” she said, uncertainly.

“Hello.” He stroked her dark hair back from her face. “How did you sleep?”

“Like a babe in the arms of the Madonna.”

He wanted to make a joking comparison between him and the Mother Mary, but didn’t want to break the spell. He sacrificed his wit and bit his tongue; that’s how much he loved her.

“What now?” she asked, a little furrow appearing between her brows.

He knew what she was asking. Would they break apart and pretend like nothing happened? Would he mount his horse and ride down her attackers, claim a reward and then never be seen again?

“Marry me,” he said.

Her eyes widened.

He stroked her cheek with the back of his hand, watching her thoughts race across her face. Then it fell.

“You joke,” she muttered.

“This is not a joke. I want to help you, and this is the way to do it. I can offer you protection.”

She stiffened. “I do not need—”

“Francesca, listen to what I am offering. All my resources, all my money, everything I have can be yours. You said you don’t want a boy. Well, I am man. I have much to give, but the way to do it properly is for you to become my wife.”

Her eyes slid away. “I do not want your help,” she said. “I cannot accept. My answer is no.”

“Darling, look at me.”

She didn’t, and he realized what was wrong. He’d made his intentions clear, but not his feelings.

It was time to rectify that.

He shifted over her, laying his full length on her. He kept the brunt of his weight supported on his forearms, but his lower half draped over hers. She was trapped.

Realizing he was cocooning her, she started to push at him and he took her wrists and pinned them up by her face until at last she lay prone and vulnerable to him. Even so, she stared up at him with a gaze sharp as a knife, haughty and annoyed.

“I want you.” He shifted his hips to make his point. Her eyes widened again, and her breathing came faster. “And not just once. For a lifetime.”

“But—”

“You must know that I care for you.”

“I do as well, for you,” she whispered.

“Francesca, did you think I would take your body, and not offer everything I have in return?”

“I don’t know. What we do,” her voice was hushed, “it is not right. But I need it. Madonna, help me.”

“It is right.”

“You beat me and call me names.”

“I give you what you need. You are very strong. Your passion is very high, but you feel guilty when it takes over. The games we play give you release.”

“But the pain—”

“Makes the pleasure twice as sweet. Trust me, I know.”

She blinked. “You have tasted it?”

“I have. One day I will teach you. For now, though, I’d like an answer. Will you marry me, Ana Maria Francesca De La Vega? Will you do me the honor of being my wife, so I can

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