What a Pirate Desires by Michelle Beattie

Author:Michelle Beattie [BEATTIE, MICHELLE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781440654879
Publisher: PENGUIN group

Eleven

Sam stood in a haze of contentment and watched Luke gather their discarded clothes. He was dressed in nothing but low-riding trousers. He truly was beautiful. A shadow of stubble darkened his chin as he lifted her nightdress from the shiny sideboard. Muscles in his arms and shoulders bunched each time he tucked another garment under his left arm.

She had donned her robe and waited for Luke next to the cold hearth. He walked to her, arms laden with their clothes, a softness she’d never seen before on his face. If asked, Sam could have walked on water. Surely she felt light enough for it.

“Ready?” he asked, huskiness lingering in his voice.

They both inspected the room once more, lest Jacqueline find something she shouldn’t, come morning. Then, a little melancholy to leave the room where she’d known such wonder, Sam nodded.

“Right, then,” Luke said. He passed her their clothes, and before she could ask why, scooped her into his arms.

“Take the light, luv, I don’t know my sister’s house so well that I can find my way in the dark.”

He stepped close enough to the mantel that she was able to grasp the lamp he’d lit before going in search of their clothes.

The stairs creaked faintly with each step Luke took. Sam held her breath, hoping it wouldn’t wake Jacqueline. What they’d been up to would be only too obvious. It was one thing for the lady to assume they were on intimate terms, it was quite another to be caught nearly naked on her stairs.

Still, with Luke’s arms cradled around her, she couldn’t help thinking it was worth the gamble. Once he reached the top of the stairs, he didn’t turn at her bedchamber, but kept strolling down the hall.

“Luke,” she whispered fervently, “where are you going?”

He stopped and looked at her. His eyebrow made a perfect arch over a roguish gaze.

“To my bed, luv. The night’s barely begun.”

Her body warmed and tingled at the thought. He stepped through the open doorway, nudged the door closed with his hip, and proceeded to a four-poster bed that was as large and commanding as the one in her bedroom. He laid her softly on it and took the clothes from her arms, throwing them negligently over his shoulder once again.

His lips spread into a grin.

“Now,” he said, his eye gleaming with the knowledge that he was in full command, “you lie back this time, and I’ll be the one doing the tormenting.”

A soft breeze floated into the sultry room through the open window and cooled their naked, still entwined bodies. All was silent except for the whisper of palm branches that rubbed against one another. Subtle perfume from the lush flower gardens on the grounds drifted around the bed where Luke lay behind Samantha. Her breathing was even, but not indicative of sleep. Enjoying the companionable silence, he took advantage of the opportunity to run his fingers through her long tresses.

As he knew they would, they slid like silk in his hand.

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