“He has been officially sentenced for his crimes, and evidence of what he did to Duncan has been discovered. Without you, I do not know if that would have been solved. I do not know what would have happened to me.” Luke met her eyes. “How can I repay you?”
Susanna smiled. “Just be good to my sister. That is all I need from you.”
Luke’s eyes softened, and he nodded. “You have my word, Susanna. Mary means the world to me, and I will do everything in my power to make her happy.”
Susanna’s heart warmed at his sincerity. “Thank you, Luke. That means a lot to me.”
As Luke backed out of the room, she quickly realized that she had yet another visitor. One who was always welcome.
“Martin!” she declared with a smile. “To what do I owe the pleasure?”
Luke slipped out of the room rapidly, leaving the two of them alone.
“I had the urge to come and check on you. To see how you are this evening.”
She nodded happily. “Well, I am doing much better these days, as I am sure you can tell.”
He perched on her bed beside her. “I most certainly can.”
Ooh, was that fire in his eyes? The flickering of a flame which of course set Susanna’s body alight?
She edged a little closer to him as her body began to burn with desire. Was there a meaning behind this late-night visit, now that she was improving?
They were content with one another now, safe in the knowledge that they were in love, so why not explore one another a little further? There was no harm to be done and a lot of fun that could be had…
“Come here,” she murmured as she grabbed hold of him. “Come closer.”
Luckily, Martin did not need to be asked twice. He rolled on top of her, the weight of his body pressing down on her as their lips collided once more. Thank goodness… Susanna had been craving this for far too long.
The sensation of Martin’s body pressed against her as she sank deeper into the sheets was everything. There was a lot of this broad, muscular man, so Susanna could feel every inch of him as their tongues invaded one another’s mouths.
But merely kissing did not last forever. It was not long until Martin’s eager fingers started to push her nightdress around her waist. She had felt his fingers sliding under her clothing before, but this time it almost caused a scream to escape her lips. Susanna had to bite her bottom lip hard to stop the noise from bursting free and waking up everyone. The last thing she needed was for this moment to be interrupted—it was utterly glorious.
Dizziness overcame her in heady lust as his lips started to kiss the exposed skin of her throat, and her trembling fingers tried to unbutton the shirt this gorgeous man was wearing. She had not yet seen all of his body, and she could not wait to know what he looked like.
As the material seemed to simply melt away, Susanna was lucky enough to be able to run her hands all over his abs and muscles. The feel of his wonderful body left her utterly breathless and blown away.
“Oh, Martin,” she moaned while touching him because Martin was not leaving her body untouched.
He had started to caress her core, massaging her most intimate place. Her toes curled instantly as she succumbed to the dizziness. How did this man always know just how to touch her? How to make her feel so many things all at once? He reallywas a phenomenal person, and the way her core tightened with desire… Susanna could feel herself slowly slipping away.
“Martin, do not stop.”
He plunged his fingers deeper inside her, holding on to her while he caressed her. Susanna arched her back and rolled her hips, grinding hungrily against his hand even more. She needed this intense pleasure, she craved more of this—every part of her ached for him.
Although Susanna was not quite sure how this happened, it was not long before Martin was completely nude too. Finally, she could reach out and run her hands all over his thick, throbbing erection. Susanna surprised even herself with this confidence as she curled her hand around him for the very first time, but there was something about Martin that made her feel free.
This made her head spin. She immediately knew that she wanted more, so much more.
“I need you,” she murmured, writhing underneath him, trying to pull him towards her. “I want you, Martin. I cannot take it any longer. I need to be with you, for real.”
He let out a deep, guttural groan that seemed to come from his most primal parts. Susanna loved that sound; she wanted to hear it endlessly. She crashed her lips to his, lacing her tongue around his as he finally rose onto his hands while he angled himself perfectly.
The dark, hooded desire dancing in his eyes caused a flush to spread through her entire body. It was almost as if her blood had started to bubble and boil within her, heating her innermost core. The unspoken loving words flowed like lava between them. Susanna wished that she could express everything aloud, but this man had stolen her breath in the same way that he had stolen her desire.
Eventually, just as Susanna was about to scream with frustration, Martin caved and gave her everything that she wanted. He thrust deep inside her, filling her up in the most phenomenal way possible. Susanna held on to Martin, clinging to his back, so he could not move for a moment while she adjusted to this beautiful brand new sensation. His heavy, ragged breaths fell into her ears, which allowed her to bask in his pleasure for a moment…
But then she was ready for more, so she released her grip on him and started to buck and writhe underneath him, connecting to him even deeper. Martin rested his forehead on hers in the way that Susanna loved the most. She adored looking into his eyes like this. It was so wonderful—the best thing that had ever happened to her.