Taken by Him
Page 10
Oh, yeah, he’d heard. The excitement in her voice. The love. And now he wanted to make her say it. The little bubbles in his chest demanded it, were popping like crazy at the mere prospect.
“I just wanted them to stop asking about my mysterious new man,” Peyton said with a sigh.
He chuckled at that. “No, Pey. What you wanted was to hang up quickly so you could come in my face. Yet you missed telling them the best part. That you’re in love with this lucky dude.” Slowly his thumb tortured her nipple through the fabric of her silk blouse.
“Maybe,” she breathed, her eyes sparkling.
“You’re so in love with me, Peyton, I can feel it all around me like a halo,” he said, watching her cheeks go pink and getting hard instantly.
He reached between her legs and under her skirt, and he could see Peyton could barely speak as his finger slipped into her panty, then eased into her wet sex.
“You? With a halo, Luke?” She panted, sinking all five fingers of one hand into his hair.
“You’ve fallen hard for me, baby,” he continued, mercilessly stroking inside her channel.
She stared at him, her lovely cheeks heated with desire and an endearing shyness. “And if I admit it?” She caught her lower lip as if to keep from moaning. “What…will you do?”
“I’ll marry you,” he conceded as he lowered his face and brushed his lips to hers. “So I can call you Mrs. Preston and carry you around like another limb. So legally I can demand you to be here every night…so I can blow your sweet kitty anytime I want, fuck you anywhere I want…”
“Oh, God,” she gasped as his fingers continued their assault.
“Say it, baby,” he whispered. “I know you want to. You know I feel the same.”
She groaned as she fought it. “It’ll go to your head. You’re too cocky for your own good,” she gasped, but her body said otherwise, and she melted back against the mattress.
“I’m not going to let you come until you say it,” he purred, retrieving his fingers. She groaned in protest, then glanced straight into his eyes with her dark ones.
“I love you,” she whispered.
He smiled in satisfaction and slipped his finger inside her pussy again. “That’s better.”
She groaned. “I never thought I could love anyone so much. Every second I’m not with you is painful…”
“I know, baby, it hurts me, too.” He locked his lips with hers and drew her taste into his body, his chest full of emotion like it had never been in his life. “Show me how much you love me, Pey. I promise you I’ll spend my life showing you how crazy I am about you.”
And he showed her when he slowly, lovingly possessed her, promising her that he would soon make her his, completely and utterly, and that every day he would remind her that she was treasured, and when she forgot then he would remind her again.
So she could call her friends up any day soon and tell them she was now Mrs. Luke Preston—and that Luke Preston was totally taken with her.
Red Garnier loves a good book and a great romance. Nothing brings a smile to her face faster than a happily-ever-after, especially one she gets to pen down. Red is living her deepest, most cherished dream today, thanks to a bit of luck, a lot of work, and a lot of support. She is a happy wife, a cherished mother, and a full-time writer. You can visit her website at www.redgarnier.com to find out more about her and her upcoming books.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
“Taken by Him” copyright © 2013 by Red Garnier.
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eISBN: 978-1-4668-3345-6
First eBook Edition: May 2013