The Pirate's Jewel by Howe Cheryl

Author:Howe, Cheryl [Howe, Cheryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Cheryl Howe
Published: 2013-06-23T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Nolan lay with Jewel in the crook of his arm and stared at the beams forming the deck above them. Things between them couldn’t have taken a more treacherous bend. Had she said lay with me or stay with me?

It didn’t matter. Even if she had offered an invitation, he was still a fiend for taking it. How easily his resolve had fallen in shreds. It disgusted him. Of course, he could argue that she’d been more than willing, tempting him beyond endurance, in fact. And he might have allowed himself a moment’s reprieve if not for the fact that she’d been vulnerable, scared, and alone, and he was an animal, a rutting animal. He’d said he would be damned if he didn’t hold himself to not taking advantage of her, and damned he would be. Having a wife whom he lusted after but who hated him should do it.

There was no question he had to marry Jewel. If he’d doubted she was a virgin, the slight trace of blood on her thighs when he took her the second time proved it beyond a doubt. He cringed, remembering his desire the second time. She had been sleeping, for God’s sake!

He’d awoken after passing out like a drunk, a drunk besotted with lust. When he had rolled over and found her there, it all came flooding back to him—her incredible tightness as he pushed past her barriers to bury himself inside her. Not an ounce of shame or even regret could quell the carnal demands of his body. His ravenous hunger had taken control of the situation before his sleepy brain could protest. He had licked the smooth contours of her ear until she looked up at him with sleep-filled eyes, the most trusting eyes he had ever seen. She’d wrapped her arms around him and opened herself. He’d rolled onto her, was inside and moving before he fully realized what he was doing.

Why hadn’t he sent Parker here in his place? He’d had a raging erection before he even walked into the room. Though no doubt a part of him knew better—the part above his waist—he’d convinced himself he was the master of his baser instincts. There was no question now who was master. If only Jewel hadn’t been so willing, he might have escaped with both their honors intact. The way she had touched him...would she have touched Parker like that?

Nolan flexed his arm, instinctively pulling her flush with his body. The thought was unbearable. Not for a moment did he believe Jewel would be in Parker’s arms right now if the lieutenant had come in his place. Jewel had all too clearly revealed her romantic bent. She thought she loved him. And damn him for liking it. He’d used her misplaced devotion to his advantage better than Bellamy ever could have. But he would be punished for it.

Yet, he could atone. He could do the right thing by Jewel, get off this hedonistic path for the rest of his life.

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