Page 23 of The Veiled Wish of a Highland Bride

“Ye are a quick learner,” he said, smiling against her mouth. “That is surely a great way to please a man. But a man can also derive pleasure from pleasuring his woman. And now I’m craving to pleasure ye, Mia. Will ye let me taste ye?”

He lay her down gently on the ground and pressed slow kisses all over her body. He settled himself between her legs, and she tingled in excitement and fear.

Archibald’s hands wandered down her sides, her waist, and then up to her bosom. Mia felt as though she had forgotten how to breathe as he gently touched her hardened nipples and trailed kisses down her inner thighs. Her eyes rolled back in ecstasy, as she tilted her hips to give him room to do as he pleased.

Archibald lowered his head to her core and slowly ran his tongue over her, licking her heat.

“Archibald, what-what are ye doing?” she stuttered.

“It’s my turn to taste ye. Lay back, sweet Mia.”

She nodded, and he dipped his head again.

Mia felt like screaming from the pleasure she was experiencing. Archie caressed her entrance with his fingers as he gently kissed her most sacred place. Mia couldn't take it any longer, feeling her body pulsate with a need she didn't fully comprehend.

"I want ye, Archibald. Now,please," she gasped, unable to contain herself.

She could not believe she had waited a lifetime for this.

At this point, she despised Bram for taking this simple yet exquisite pleasure away from her, but she chose not to think of him at this moment.

Archibald slowly lowered himself atop her, looking into her eyes, erasing every thought from her mind.

“Are ye sure, Mia? There is nae going back if we do this.”

Mia looked right back at him, smiling, thrusting her hips teasingly upwards.

He didn’t need more than that.

“It might be painful at first, but ye will enjoy it later on, I promise ye. I will never hurt ye.”

With one slow and careful thrust, he made the whole world dissolve around them. Mia inhaled sharply. The initial pain caused her to wince, but Archibald moved into her slowly, groaning as she took him.

“Tell me if it hurts ye too much and I will stop. I promised I would nae hurt ye, and I meant it.”

He looked into her eyes, thrusting gently as she moaned.

In just a few minutes, her pain subsided, and she felt her eyes roll to the back of her head, electricity firing through every nerve in her body as her moans became even louder. She was lost in a world of pleasure unknown to her thus far—a realm of sensations he was immersing her into. Feeling him fill her, feeling his thrusts awakened her body, shattered her into a pool of ecstasy. Archibald gave one last thrust, his groan drawn out as he pulled out from her. He spilled into his hand as she watched and cleaned himself off.

Exhausted, he lay by her side quietly.

"Ye are the single most wonderful woman I have ever known."

Mia smiled and blushed, not able to gather enough energy for more. She hadneverexperienced anything so beautiful.

"Do ye feel sorry about doing this?" Archie whispered against her mouth once their breathing had calmed.

"Nae," Mia hushed, caressing his chest. "Naething I have ever done has ever felt so right." She paused, holding him closely. “But we both ken what will happen if someone finds out. We ought nae to see each other again. We both ken it. I do nae want to imagine what Bram will do to us if he ever finds out about this."

Mia wanted Archibald to say something, perhaps to ask her not to leave. She wanted him to grab her again in yet another embrace, but all he did was remain silent.

She closed her eyes, not sure what to feel.

After a moment more, Mia sat up and dressed herself.

Perhaps he felt nothing for her, and she was just another notch in his belt. He dressed himself wordlessly, unable to look at her.

CHAPTERNINE

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