Her face heated up, and he chuckled lowly.

He stroked himself with her hand, swallowing down a groan at the softness of her palm and how nice it felt against his skin.

“There you go… all you need to do is wrap your hand tighter around it and stroke up and down.”

Nora continued as he had when he let go, her face set in concentration. “Am I doing this right?”

He pulled her hand up to the head. “You could focus your attention here. Just hold it and explore as you wish.”

Nora smiled as she played with the bulbous head. She pinched it between her thumb and forefinger, giggling as it jerked in her hand. She did it again and looked up to see him watching her with an amused smile on his face.

Her hands wrapped tighter around his shaft and stroked up and down the length of it, smiling when he groaned and threw his head back, stiffening further in her hand. She had worried she wouldn’t be able to do it right, but now, seeing him with his headthrown back just as hers had been only moments ago filled her with relief and boldness.

She didn’t know why she was being so proactive, but this felt a lot more intense than their previous sessions ever were.

Maybe it’s because of your stepfather’s ultimatum.

She discarded that thought, paying attention to what she was doing.

“I want to… can I try something?” she asked.

She wrapped her other hand around the base of his shaft and pulled slightly as her other hand continued to move up and down.

She couldn’t claim to be an expert. However, his groans were like music to her ears.

His words came out as throaty gasps. “That was an understatement before… You’re so good, Nora… This is incredible.”".

Samuel’s hips jerked, thrusting his shaft into her hands over and over again. He wrapped his hands around hers, tightening them even further as another groan escaped his lips.

“Don’t stop, Nora,” he said, using her Christian name just as she had used his.

Her eyes widened, and she smiled just as warm liquid coated her hands.

She pulled them back, staring at it curiously. She had never seen it before, although she’d heard about it since becoming a wallflower.

Nora smiled in satisfaction, glad that she was able to bring him pleasure just as he had given her.

The Duke sat down beside her, his chest heaving. He pulled his pants up and frowned as he looked at her fingers coated in his essence.

“Come. Let’s get you cleaned up,” he said, helping her with her dress before leading her towards the washroom.bathroom.

She washed her hands and took the towel he offered her, wiping her hands on it. Her mind replayed what had just transpired between them. It was beyond anything she could ever have imagined.

The Duke had managed to help her forget her worries. She glanced surreptitiously at him. His face was one of calm, losing the harsh lines that had been present when she came into the room.

It seemed she had managed to help him forget about his worries too. She muffled her joyous laugh, unable to explain why she was so giddy with excitement. The Duke smiled at her as well, washing his hands too.

“Thanks for showing me what to do,” she said. “Did you really like what I did?”

What am I saying?

She bit her lip as she waited for his answer.

He nodded.

“Yes, I did. Just as much as I enjoyed bringing you pleasure.”

Nora nodded, looking down at her hands.