The Beastly Earl by Burns Monica

Author:Burns, Monica
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Historical Romance
Publisher: Maroli SP Imprints
Published: 2019-12-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Ewan's muscles were knotted and hard as Louisa's rapid breathing slowly returned to normal. He was a fool for having come to her room to ask if she'd experienced the an dara sealladh at dinner. The question could have waited until the morning. Despite the warning bells ringing in his head, the instant she'd confessed her desire for him, he'd been lost.

Every rational thought he'd ever possessed had flown out the window as his willpower failed to let him walk away from temptation. And God help him, when her blue silk nightgown had fallen away, every bit of air in his lungs had been sucked out of him. The moment the delicious curves he'd committed to memory were revealed in all their sweet glory, he knew he'd crossed the point of no return.

Watching her come apart in his arms just now had him hard as iron. While his body ached for satisfaction, he allowed himself to revel in the way his touch had made her shudder with abandon in his arms. A soft glow of satiation warmed her lovely features as her eyelids fluttered open and she stared up at him. Her gaze locked with his, she slowly reached up to touch his disfigured scars on his face. Immediately his head snapped backward.

"Please don't," she whispered as she pressed herself deeper into him. "I want to be with you—all of you."

The soft plea held him frozen in place as a knot lodged in his throat. It choked him as he fought the urge to thrust her away and struggled to breathe. The moment her fingers touched the eye patch again, his entire body twitched, but he didn't pull away from her. It was best for her to see the beast she'd invited into her room.

Deep inside, he knew it wasn't the real reason he didn't stop her. The moment he saw her reaction he would have no one to blame but himself. Her touch was gentle as she removed the soft, leather patch from his head. Muscles tight with tension, he waited for revulsion and pity to flash across her face. Instead her eyes began to glisten with unshed tears.

Stunned by the look of anguish on her face, he didn't move as her fingers lightly traced a path across the scarred tissue where his eye had once been. It was a venerating touch, and he saw her swallow hard as she cupped his face and went up on her toes to kiss him. The sweet tenderness in the way her mouth brushed across his lips left him reeling.

God help him, what was this woman doing to him? In the dark recesses of his soul, her caress stirred a piece of him to life he'd thought long dead and buried. Slowly, her fingers caressed the top of his shoulder to slip the other half of his shirt off the maimed side of his body. There was a sweet tenderness to her light touch as the material fell off his shoulder. A shudder crashed through him as she gently eased his artificial arm out of the shirt sleeve.

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