Spellbound by Ophelia Silk

Author:Ophelia Silk [Silk, Ophelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-06T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

A Heart Unrestrained

“I’M SORRY.”

“It’s fine, Addy,” Jane laughed, wringing out her hair.

“It was supposed to be such a wonderful date, I should have checked to see if it was going to rain.”

“I had a lovely time.”

“You must be freezing.”

Jane looked down at her dress. She was, admittedly, a bit more soaked than Adelaide, having stayed out in the rain longer. The thin fabric clung to her form.

Suddenly, the rain was the last thing on her mind.

Instead of retiring to her room, or stripping off the dress herself, she moved toward the fire, spreading her arms out. She let the light catch her, certainly shining through the damp fabric. She watched as Adelaide’s eyes widened, her pupils swallowing her irises. And a deep, secret part of her was pleased.

“Well,” Jane said. “Perhaps you should come warm me.”

Adelaide stumbled forward, one hand held out but not quite daring to touch. Her eyes darted down to Jane’s chest and then back up, uncharacteristically hesitant. “You want me to—”

“Yes.”

“Are you sure?”

Jane cupped Adelaide’s face in her hands. “Very sure. As long as you want to…”

Adelaide laughed, eyes dark and glittering in the firelight. She tucked her cheek further into Jane’s hand, like a cat seeking affection. “I do. Very much so.”

Jane smiled, and brought Adelaide in for a kiss.

For a moment she could feel Adelaide’s fingertips hovering at her back, unsure. Then they slid slowly up her spine, stroking water droplets away from the back of her neck, pressing a warm palm to her flesh. Slowly her hand slid sideways, pushing the sleeve of both Jane’s dress and her shift until they hung off of one shoulder.

Jane shivered into her touch. Adelaide’s mouth was warm against her own, sending little pulses of heat all through her.

Adelaide shifted, pressing kisses to Jane’s jawline, her throat. Then she ran her lips along the newly bare skin of her shoulder, exhaling more than kissing. Jane giggled a little, both from the slightly ticklish sensation and fondness over the fact that Adelaide seemed to be taking her request to be “warmed up” more seriously than she meant it.

Adelaide paused, however, as her fingertips looped through the lacing of Jane’s dress. “Alright?” Her voice was even lower than usual, nearly a rasp.

Jane reached up, threading her fingers through Adelaide’s damp hair. “Yes.”

Adelaide pulled. Jane closed her eyes, feeling her dress fall to the floor at her feet rather than seeing it. She felt lighter without the damp fabric, and warmer, better able to enjoy the sensation of Adelaide’s lips against her skin. She wanted that warmth all over, wanted it to sear into her bones.

She curled her hand into a fist in Adelaide’s hair, and Adelaide moaned. The sound washed away what little doubts or fears remained. There was no room for that here between them. No room for anything between them.

“Addy, please,” Jane gasped. “Please. I want you. Now. Here.”

Adelaide pulled her closer. “I want you, too. Jane.”

Never had her name sounded sweeter on Adelaide’s lips.

Her hands found the buttons of Adelaide’s dress.

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