Timestruck by Speer Flora

Author:Speer, Flora
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance historical
Publisher: Flora Speer

“As far as I’ve been able to learn,” Gina said later that night, “Charles is not aware of Father Guntram’s visit to Regensburg. The priest wasn’t in the great hall this evening, and no one has mentioned him, so I am assuming that no one but Fastrada, and possibly a servant or two, knows he has been here. I’m guessing that Father Guntram will arrive with Pepin as if he hasn’t seen Regensburg since the last time he came to court.”

“Very likely,” Dominick said, sounding distracted, as if something else was on his mind.

They were in his bedchamber. Gina had gone there to speak with him when he did not come to her room after they returned from the palace. She judged it was a couple of hours before midnight, and though the rest of Dominick’s household had retired, she wasn’t the least bit sleepy.

“What’s your opinion of the offer Lady Adalhaid made to me?” Gina asked.

“Interesting,” Dominick said as though he wasn’t thinking about Lady Adalhaid. “Not entirely unexpected.”

After the enforced celibacy of the trip from Feldbruck, followed by Dominick’s advances toward her on the previous night and his teasing promise of that afternoon, Gina had assumed that he was planning at least a few passionate hours once they were back in his house. Now that they were alone together, she couldn’t understand his preoccupation.

“What’s wrong? Why are you shutting me out?” As so often happened, the words that came out of her mouth in well-spoken Frankish were somewhat different from what she intended to say. Still, the message was clear. “Have you learned something that you think is important? Talk to me, Dominick. Tell me what’s going on.”

“What is going on,” he said, “is my amazement when I realize how long it has been since I’ve held you close.”

“Well, you did try last night. That was my fault, not yours,” she said ruefully. “I have promised to stay awake tonight, and I will.”

“Gina.” His lips touched hers lightly. “Beautiful Gina. You drive me mad with longing.”

“You don’t act as if I do,” she said.

“No? Shall I prove to you how much I want you, how I have ached to hold you close, night after uncomfortable night?” Hands still on her shoulders, he drew her nearer, wrapping his arms around her. “There are hours when you are all I can think of, moments when I believe I will die if I cannot bury myself deep inside you until I hear you cry out in delight.”

“Oh, Dominick, don’t you know I want you, too?” In newfound hope and trust she raised her face to him. His mouth came down on hers boldly, with no tentative, preliminary testing. Gina melted into him, freely giving what he demanded of her. His arms were tight around her, offering no chance of escape from his mounting passion. But then, escape from Dominick was the last thing on her mind. She welcomed him, kissing him back, matching passion for passion.

He tugged at the sash of

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