Cinderella and the Lady
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“Mother thinks you should get away before the trial starts,” she said softly.
“But don’t I have to stay in case I’m questioned?” Ellie asked, grabbing Kristina’s wrist and giving it a squeeze.
“The trial won’t start right away. It may be a good six months or more.” She stroked Ellie’s cheek slowly. “Father and Simon will stay in the area. Mina will stay to support her mother. I want you to have a full recovery and be strong enough to take the stand and tell the world how you were wronged by your witch of a stepmother and that horrid woman who almost stole you from me.”
“I have recovered, for the most part. It’s only at night in my bed when I’m frightened. I feel…so alone,” Ellie whispered and turned her face away.
Kristina curved her arm around Ellie and hid her face in the crook of her neck. Ellie tilted her head down. Her nose brushed over the side of Kristina’s face. She tightened her embrace and joined Ellie, who lay back.
Moving to her side, she held Ellie close while Ellie brushed over her hair. She sighed and pressed her mouth against Ellie’s throat. “You aren’t alone. You have August and Jack. I’m here to keep you safe from harm.”
Ellie’s warm breath ran over her hair like an embrace. She glanced up and licked her lips. The need to kiss the woman lying next to her had become overwhelming.
Their eyes met and Ellie dipped her face down while Kristina lifted hers up. Before their lips met, Ellie ran her fingers over Kristina’s cheek. “I don’t want to be alone anymore. I’m sick of it. A cat and a mouse can’t give me what I want.”
“And what is it you want, Eleanor?” Kristina said her full name on a breathless whisper.
“You. I don’t care if I’m not the right person for you or what we have is considered an abom—”
She took Ellie’s mouth with her own, and from her ardent kiss, showed how much love she had for her. Soon enough Ellie kissed her back, and a near-lethargic peacefulness came over her. She clasped Ellie tighter and flicked her tongue out to tangle with Ellie’s searching one.
Their kissing led to them touching and moaning until Kristina had her hand under Ellie’s skirt and was cupping her slick heat. Ellie molded Kristina’s breasts in her hands. Their breaths mingled and the scent of their arousal filled the room.
Finally she broke off the kiss and stilled her hands even as Ellie arched up. She had to share a few more things before they moved on to more enjoyable pursuits that would leave them naked and quivering in pleasure.
“I was afraid you wouldn’t want to be with me again so soon.”
“Why would you think that?”
She lifted away a ribbon stuck to Ellie’s dress and circled it across her bodice. I want her wearing these ribbons and nothing else. She smiled over that visual and placed a kiss in the middle of Ellie’s throat where she could taste the salt of her skin. “You’ve endured such horrors with that beastly—”
“Shh, she doesn’t belong here with us. Honestly, I can barely remember what happened after I drank the drugged wine. I guess it’s a good thing. She didn’t accomplish what she set out to do. She didn’t steal my innocence or make me fearful of intimacy.” Ellie’s eyes twinkled and she lifted Kristina’s face and kissed her gently on the mouth. “And she certainly didn’t deserve my love. That’s only for you. From that moment you volunteered to be my tutor, I fell in love with you.”
She sighed and kept her eyes on Ellie’s face, sliding her hand inside Ellie’s bodice and cupped her breast. Her heartbeat vibrated against her palm and she gently squeezed. “I have your heart?”
Ellie moved her hand in between and dipped inside Kristina’s dress and found her breast. “Do I have yours?”
“Yes, a thousand times yes. You have that and more. You’re my one true love and always will be. No one will ever separate us,” Kristina said, her tone sharp.
Ellie didn’t look aghast by her announcement. She seemed to melt under her possessive words, her radiant smile making her heart skip a beat.
She inched her face up toward Ellie’s with the intent to kiss her for hours. Ellie twisted away and stared at August and Jack, who slept on top of the table. “Am I allowed to take our boys with us?”
“Wherever we go, they’ll come. It should be interesting to see how they react on a ship,” she mused and began unbuttoning the front of Ellie’s dress.
Ellie unlaced the ties of Kristina’s bodice. “Let’s hope they don’t experience any seasickness. I’ve never been on a ship before, so I may end up hanging my head over the side.”
Kristina moaned in bliss when she finally bared Ellie’s breasts to her gaze. She circled Ellie’s nipple, enjoying how Ellie’s breath grew deeper and a red flush rose up her chest and higher. “If you do get ill, I’ll be there to pat your brow and whisper words of encouragement. You’ll never have to worry about taking care of yourself again. I’ll be by your side the entire time.”
“You promise?”
She kissed the tip of Ellie’s nipple, drifting her mouth up higher until Ellie’s mouth was under her exploring one. “It’s one I plan on keeping until my last breath.”
“I’ll hold you to that,” Ellie said, her voice strong and clear.
“You can count on it,” Kristina replied and concentrated on showing Ellie how much her promise entailed.
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Table of Contents
Content
Dedication
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
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
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