Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed by Anna Campbell

Author:Anna Campbell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Adult, Historical
ISBN: 9781455512072
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2012-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Jonas released his breath and strove against identifying his reaction as knee-trembling relief. How he wished he could paint Sidonie now, kneeling in front of him, her lavish body draped in a whisper of silk. He wanted to keep her like this forever so he could relive this moment on cold, lonely nights.

What artist could recreate Sidonie’s sensuous beauty? No mere dauber could capture the feminine musk on the air. Or depict the soft, uneven pattern of her breathing. Her skin was flushed. A pulse fluttered in the hollow of her throat. Her lips were full and dark, although he’d hardly kissed her.

Over and over in the mirrors, she emerged from the loosened gown like a water lily from a lake. He loomed over her like a nightmare. Usually he derived twisted satisfaction from the contrast between a beautiful woman in his bed and his physical hideousness. He brushed aside one of the pink ribbons supporting the chemise. She jumped with nerves.

“Don’t be afraid, Sidonie,” he crooned, shaping his hand to her shoulder. She felt so fragile, yet she was stronger than the thick stone walls surrounding them.

“I’m not afraid.” Clearly a lie. He knew she was unsure, even afraid. The blindfold must strike her as strange and wicked. Her courage scoured his heart. She’d face down Satan himself with that arrogantly tilted chin.

“You’ve done this before, you know,” he said with a hint of teasing laughter.

“I could see you then,” she responded tartly.

Brava, bella. Don’t stop fighting. “Without sight, other senses take over.”

“You make me shy,” she said so quietly, he bent nearer to hear. He caught the haunting fragrance that was Sidonie’s alone. Shutting his eyes, he drew that essence into his lungs.

The need to be inside her crashed like rolling thunder. Still, he kept his touch light as he traced a path down one white breast to the lacy edge of her shift. If he kept her in his bed the next three days, if he drank her kisses until he was intoxicated, if he explored every mystery of her exquisite body, surely he’d be sated. Except he already knew his appetite would merely feed on its desire. He’d never have enough of her.

Gently he lowered the silk to reveal one hard pink nipple. Startled, she jerked back on her knees. When he cupped her breast, her breath escaped in a whimper. With unsteady fingers, he unlaced her corset and drew it away. Dear God, she was lovely. He could worship her body for a lifetime and still feel he hadn’t done her justice.

Careful not to dislodge the blindfold, he drew the red dress, then the shift, over her head. He extended her long legs, tugging her slippers off and rolling stockings over elegant ankles and feet. He dropped the scraps of silk to the floor and trailed his hands slowly up satiny skin, pausing just below her sex. “It’s a sin against nature to cover a woman so glorious. I decree you stay naked.”

Her laugh was husky as she leaned back on her hands for balance.

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