The Betrothal by Terri Brisbin Miranda Jarrett Joanne Rock

Author:Terri Brisbin, Miranda Jarrett, Joanne Rock [Terri Brisbin, Miranda Jarrett, Joanne Rock]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Medieval
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Brenna had never imagined that drowning could be such a pleasant sensation. Yet right now, with Gavin’s kiss dragging her under the waters of reason, she wanted nothing more than to succumb to the warm tide of pleasure rippling through her.

His mouth took absolute possession of hers, his kiss sure and knowing as he drew her close, his fingers pressing into her surcoat to urge her near the heat of his body. Her hands reached for him reflexively, settling on the wide expanse of his strong shoulders, savoring the contrast of his soft linen tunic with hard muscle beneath.

She tipped her head back, losing herself in the heady sensation of his tongue stroking over hers. Never had she been kissed this way before. Her first husband had seen no need for kissing, and in light of their awkward couplings, Brenna had certainly never been enticed to offer him her lips, either.

But this… She could not begin to appreciate all the ways Gavin’s mouth made her senses sing. The heat of his body next to hers, pressing against hers, made her aware of womanly needs she thought had faded along with her girlish youth. This was the sort of kissing a young woman dreamed of late at night in her most secret imaginings. Indeed, in her fanciful youth, she had sometimes envisioned kissing Gavin in precisely this manner. But those innocent yearnings could not compare with the reality of his broad chest pressed against her breasts, or his large hands smoothing down her sides to cup her waist. Her hips.

A twitchy hunger awakened deep inside her at his touch, causing a small cry of need to manifest in her throat. The sound was only the barest of noises, but Gavin answered it with a dark, masculine growl, his hand cradling her scalp as he deepened his kiss.

The scent of warm man and fragrant pine needles filled her nostrils, while the sound of the gurgling stream drifted to her ears. Along with the shouts and laughter of her sons.

Children.

The reminder that her boys played nearby couldn’t have come at a better time. She couldn’t allow herself to become so carried away with them so close. And more importantly, she would never be able to help Gavin find the wife he needed if she became legally bound to him—a fate that would be accomplished the moment she allowed his honeyed kisses to overrun her common sense.

She pushed at his shoulders even while her blood rushed through her veins in heated waves. “I can’t.”

Gavin broke the kiss that held so much power over her, but he did not release her. “Ye surely can, lass. The weeks of convalescing have well agreed with ye.”

As if to prove the point, his hand smoothed over her hip which had filled out again in the past few weeks of renewed appetite and rest. Warmth radiated from his palm to tease and tempt her body, which already wanted more from this man.

Fortunately, her mind knew better. She just hoped she possessed enough strength of will to follow where her common sense led.

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