Elizabeth put her finger to his lips. The past and Nigel were dead, and she resented even one more moment of their future spent on thinking of him. “Now is the time for us, Raynor. No more can he harm us. Hyla will wait until morn.”
“Aye, you are right.” He rolled her on her back and kissed her then, long and hard. And deep inside her, Elizabeth felt a stirring of warm desire. She sighed against his mouth, her hands disappearing in his hair as their embrace grew steadily more heated. In this ancient, most intimate way would they celebrate their love and life together, leaving the past behind them.
Insistently she placed her hands on his shoulders and urged him onto his back. With sweet deliberation, she knelt to cover his chest with hot kisses. His fingers tangled in her hair as he whispered in the darkness, “Elizabeth, I love you. I love you. My heart is yours, now and for always.”
At long last, she knew it was true.
His heart belonged to her.
Her own heart thrummed with joy.
And as she explored his body with her lips and hands and tongue, she resolved to be worthy of that care. In the years to come, she would show him all the love and devotion he deserved.
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ISBN: 978-1-4592-8343-5
Velvet Bond
Copyright © 1995 by Catherine J. Archibald
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
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