Page 62 of A Duke, a Virgin and a Baby
Anna’s heart trembled at his question and she slowly shook her head.
To be fair, during moments like this when all they were focused on was pleasure, Julian had always left her feeling satisfied. She trusted that this would be no different, even though it was likely to be more than their usual sessions together.
But trusting him meant giving him more of herself than she could afford to part with. The man had her heart already. She couldn’t imagine what more he desired to collect from her.
“All right,” she told him anyway, eager for things to begin already.
Julian seemed to sense her impatience, but instead of pointing it out as he usually did, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her again, this one only a little heavier than the first. But it was still lighter than most of the kisses they had shared in the past. Nonetheless, it shook Anna to her core.
His hands were gentle, easing her dressing gown off her shoulders before he held her by the waist, his grip just enoughto keep her flush against him as he deepened their kiss. As their tongues melded together, he guided her towards the bed, lifting her off her feet for a moment to lower her onto the sheets gingerly.
Anna lay there, breathless as the itch of need began to spread beneath her skin. Julian was there once more, kissing and touching her, running his hand up her thigh beneath her nightgown.
It was quite peculiar, how she could never seem to get used to his touch. It always burned her skin and made her shiver in ways she liked and it went long before she began to pull Julian to her, each time he strayed too far for too long.
Unlike the last time when he had bound her hands to keep her from touching him, this time, it seemed she was allowed to do whatever she wanted. She ran her hands up and down his chest, fascinated to see how his muscles twitched beneath her fingertips.
He latched his lips to the underside of her jaw, mumbling awestruck compliments as he pulled her even closer to himself.
“You are… so incredibly beautiful,” he whispered at some point when he leaned back, pushing her nightgown off her body. “I cannot believe that you have let me have this – that you have let me have you like this. You are an exceptional dream, my dear.”
Julian’s gaze was incredibly warm, as though he had never seen her bare before and it made something churn uncomfortably in Anna’s stomach.
All of his mannerisms seemed different than usual tonight, and perhaps she might have wanted to revel in it before. However now, knowing the life ahead of her; the lonely days and nights that awaited her once this was over, made her frightened.
She recalled what he had made her say last time, and in a fit of desperation, she told him quietly,
“I am yours, Julian. Only yours, however, you wish to have me. I’ve been yours from the start.”
Julian stared at her in surprise, then he smiled, big and dangerous, spreading her legs apart, tutting when Anna tried to cover up herself.
“Don’t hide from me, pretty,” he scolded without any heat, pushing her hands away gently. “How am I supposed to worship you properly otherwise?”
“Perhaps by getting on with it already,” she whined, feeling more scared by the moment.
They hadn’t done anything yet, but she could feel her senses slipping so fast, threatening to lose her in pleasure already.
What if it ends and she can’t let go? What if she clings to him, pathetically begging him to stay, when she knows deep down that he has no intention of changing for her sake?
“I’m not in a hurry, so I see no reason you should be, either,” Julian replied.
Then he bent down and licked at her folds.
Anna let out a whine, her hands coming down to push at his head instinctively, only for her fingers to tangle in his locks as his tongue continued to explore her depths. Julian’s hands were braced beneath her buttocks, holding her hips up slightly so he conveniently lap at her like a man starved.
Perhaps it was because there was an intention that guided tonight’s meeting. Perhaps it was the feeling that Anna had rattling in her chest that threatened to smother her, but his actions felt more intense than usual, making her breaths shallow and her body pulled as taut as a bow.
Anna cried out when she found her release like that, with his tongue in her, shaking with little gasps as he lowered her back down. When his hands left her, she tried to reach for him but he was already leaning towards her, placing his lips over her sweetly.
“Are you ready?” he questioned quietly, lightly sinking his teeth into her lower lip.
Anna nodded, holding his face in her hands.
“Please. I need you now.”
Julian kissed her again, licking into her mouth hungrily.
“What my princess wants, she will have,” he promised, taking off his breeches.
