Kinsey's Defiance by Madeline Martin

Author:Madeline Martin [Martin, Madeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Madeline Martin

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William had difficulty sleeping through the night. Not because he was uncomfortable, but quite the opposite.

Kinsey slept soundly in his arms, her face relaxed in peace, beautiful and still with only the steady rise and fall of her lovely bosom. Her hair splashed over the pillow like silken fire, and she was warm where she fit perfectly against him, their bodies cradled together.

He seldom fell asleep with women and never like this, never with her nestled against him. It gave him a sense of vulnerability. Not only him, but both of them.

She trusted him.

Mayhap that trust was part of the reason he kept sleep at bay. He wanted to ensure he woke early enough that no one would see him leave her room. He would have no one thinking ill of her for their time together, not when the night had been so poignant.

It was with great reluctance that he finally pulled his arm free from where it curled against her. He rose carefully from the bed, so as not to disturb her. Kinsey pouted in her sleep, giving a little whimper of protest as she reached for him.

God, how he wanted to kiss the softness of her sleep-warm skin, to hold her in his arms and stay with her all morning. Memories of her coming undone as he brought her to climax echoed in his mind. It had been exquisite to see her pleasure, to drink it in as his own. How he longed to hear such sounds again soon, to give her such enjoyment.

But not now.

He glanced at her on the bed one final time and slipped regretfully from her room. The dim light of the hall was dove gray with the dawn of a new day. The chill in the air was a startling contrast from the warmth of the bed they’d shared.

A figure moved down the hall.

William tensed, immediately on high alert.

Reid stepped from the shadows. Damn him for always getting up too bloody early.

He glanced at Kinsey’s door and lifted a brow.

William frowned at his friend and shook his head to indicate he hadn’t lain with Kinsey, as least, not in the way obviously expected.

Reid’s other brow raised as well, so they both were flexed upward in surprise.

William smirked and returned to his own room to make ready for the day ahead. There would be many preparations to get underway before leaving the following morning for Newcastle upon Tyne, where the king intended to lay siege. At least William’s army wouldn’t be involved in the raids leading up to it.

A shiver of apprehension wound down his spine.

That apprehension was only further exacerbated when William met with his father that morning and was informed that they would be leaving for Newcastle immediately with the overeager king and several other trusted men.

There was only time to pack and give final orders to Reid quickly. William summoned his friend to his room while he assembled his belongings.

“I’ll ensure we arrive posthaste,” Reid said sincerely.

“I dinna doubt it.” William

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