Page 46 of Craved By a Highland Beast

Bonnie had never felt more bare in her life, but the more Evan looked at her, the more she realized she didn’t mind. Once the initial embarrassment subsided, she even found that she enjoyed it. Never before in her life had she felt so desired, so wanted by someone else.

“Yer the bonniest lass I’ve ever seen,” Evan said as he leaned closer once more, pressing kisses over her chest. His hands circled her waist, thumbs tracing gentle circles over her skin, and Bonnie couldn’t help but melt into the touch.

How had she gone so long without experiencing something like this? She couldn’t imagine spending another day without Evan. She couldn’t imagine a future anymore in which she couldn’t be close like this to him, the two of them clinging onto each other as though they wanted to become one.

A soft moan escaped Bonnie as Evan’s lips found her breast, kissing the soft swell of her flesh. When those lips wrapped tightly around her nipple, teeth grazing just barely over the hardened nub, that moan deepened, turning loud and unabashed. Bonnie buried her fingers in Evan’s hair, tugging at the soft strands, and Evan responded with a moan of his own, the rumble in his chest reverberating through her entire body.

Evan tore himself away from Bonnie with what seemed to her like great difficulty, though he didn’t go too far. He only hovered over her, watching her intently, and pressed a soft kiss to her forehead.

“Dae ye wish me tae touch ye?” he asked and before Bonnie could respond, he added, “I’ll make ye feel good. I promise.”

Drawing her bottom lip between her teeth, Bonnie nodded slowly. “Please,” she breathed, shuddering at the promise.

“I willnae take ye,” Evan said, mumbling against Bonnie’s throat as he scattered kisses there once again. “But there are more ways in which I can bring ye pleasure.”

He doesnae wish tae ruin me afore marriage.

On the one hand, she was grateful for his understanding. She knew as well as he did that a woman of her standing could not enjoy sexual relations outside of marriage. On the other hand, it was a painful reminder of the fact that she was still meant to marry someone else.

As he spoke, his hand reached between them, sneaking over her stomach and mound. Shivering at the touch, Bonnie held her breath for a moment that seemed to stretch forever—the anticipation of that first touch, the endless wait for it to finally happen. She didn’t know what to expect. She had nothing in her past to which to compare it.

And then Evan finally brushed his fingers over her, the touch barely more than a tease. Still, it had Bonnie’s toes curling in pleasure, her hips jerking first in surprise and then in an attempt to repeat that sensation, to feel him once more against her.

When she looked at him, Evan gave her a cocky smile, one that looked infuriatingly handsome on him. His other hand reached for her thigh, fingers caressing the ample flesh before pushing her leg aside gently, baring her core for him.

“Keep them open fer me,” he whispered as he pressed a kiss to that knee, settling between her legs on the mattress. It was easier said than done, though, when a new wave of embarrassment flowed through her, the urge to hide away from him warring against the desire for more. “I told ye . . . dinnae hide.”

Bonnie wanted to point out that it was easier said than done, as she didn’t have the same experience as he did, but her words were cut short before she could even utter them at the first tender touch of Evan’s tongue over her folds. Once again, her hips jerked, her body uncertain of what to do at the sudden pleasure. Evan’s hands were there, though, holding onto her thighs and keeping her still as he began to feast on her, his tongue pressing in firm strokes over her opening again and again before it circled a spot just above that tore a wailing moan out of Bonnie. Even far gone as she was, she had the presence of mind, at least to slap a hand over her mouth, muffling the sounds in case someone walked by her chambers and heard her, knowing just how precarious their position was.

One mistake and everyone would find out about her and Evan.

Pleasure coursed through Bonnie’s entire body as she surrendered to the sensations. Her hips moved again on their own accord, rocking against Evan, chasing maddening feeling of every soft stroke of his tongue and lips, the warmth of him as helicked over sensitive flesh. Her other hand found his hair again, holding onto him, fingers carding through the strands. It pulled another moan from him, its rumble passing through her and making her shiver, amplifying each sensation.

Tentatively, she craned her neck to look at Evan and found him already staring up at her through dark lashes, taking in the flush of her cheeks, the lust-drunk look in her eyes. Instantly, she was captivated by the sight: Evan between her thighs, his hair mussed by her fingers, his own cheeks a faint red. As she watched, one of his hands let go of her thigh and instead reached under his own body, disappearing under his stomach. His gaze never left hers as his hips began to roll in a languid rhythm, matching that of his tongue.

With a sigh, Bonnie fell back against the mattress, back arching as she pressed herself closer, hungry for more. Evan was happy to oblige, it seemed to her, tongue flicking repeatedly over that sensitive nub until pressure began to coil deep inside her, her body instinctively searching for some form of release.

When Evan’s tongue dipped inside her, just past her entrance, Bonnie’s body felt like a taut string on the verge of breaking apart. Her entire body shook with pleasure, which was only amplified by the slight burn of Evan’s beard on her thighs as his face rubbed against her delicate skin. It only took a few more flicks of his tongue over her sensitive spot, coupled with a gentle suction as his lips closed around her, for Bonnie to come apart.

She had to bite down on her hand to keep herself from screaming out his name, her climax washing over her likewave after wave. It seemed to last forever, that lingering pleasure as her body twitched and shivered, Evan continuing his ministrations until Bonnie had to pull him up, pushed over the edge of oversensitivity.

Evan went easily, draping himself over her. He rested his head on Bonnie’s chest, lips finding her nipple again as he continued to work himself over, his hand buried under his tunic. Soft moans fell from his lips and Bonnie couldn’t help but watch him, shifting so that she could pull his head towards her and kiss him.

Evan’s movements quickened, his hand moving eagerly over his length as they kissed. Hesitantly, Bonnie reached between them, hoping that she could give back at least a fraction of the pleasure that he had given her, twining her hand with his around his shaft.

That first touch had Evan curling in on himself, hips stuttering as he pushed into their joined hands. Their lips met again in a searing kiss, and Bonnie held onto him with an arm wrapped tightly around his shoulders, her thighs bracketing his hips as they rocked together to bring him to completion.

It didn’t take long for Evan to spill over their fingers with a groan muffled in the crook of Bonnie’s neck. For a few moments, he stayed there, motionless against her as he tried to catch his breath, before he finally rolled off her and settled on his side, watching her with a small smile on his face.

This one was neither teasing nor smug. It was simply fond, giving her a glimpse of the love, he had confessed to her when hefirst kissed her. Bonnie scooted closer to him, burying her face in his shoulder as Evan held her close, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.

“Did ye mean it?” she asked, her voice barely audible where it was muffled against him.

“What?” Evan asked, pulling back just enough to look at her.

Bonnie, though, couldn’t meet his gaze as she said, “That ye love me.”

Evan’s smile widened as he nodded once, firmly. “O’ course I meant it,” he said. Slowly, he disentangled himself from Bonnie, standing from the bed and smoothing down his clothes. “But I must leave now,mo ghraidh, afore someone finds me here. We shall discuss this later.”

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