Page 95 of My Highland Wedding
“Done.”Edwina picked up the phone and ordered their lunch, adding a fruit platter at the last minute.She wouldn’t get much delicious tropical fruit at home.
When their food and drinks arrived via canoe, Mikhail and Edwina lazed on their private sun terrace and cooled off in their plunge pool.As always, their conversation ranged over myriad topics and was easy and fun.Mikhail challenged her in the best way.Heck, even her grandmother had thawed enough to smile at him when they’d dropped around to say goodbye.Her father had privately thanked her for forcing her grandmother to forgive their loan, and she’d told him the truth of what his mother had done.
“I sort of wish I could hear the confrontation between my father and grandmother.My dad is easygoing and avoids arguments, but he was furious after I told him what had happened.”
Mikhail propped himself up on one elbow and leaned closer to steal a kiss.“But it worked for us in the end.”
“It did, although my grandmother—if she knows what is good for her—should never take credit.”
Mikhail’s rich chuckle made her smile, and she adjusted her bikini top and sat up.“How would you feel about an afternoon nap?”She waggled her eyebrows at her husband.“I want to be well-rested for wherever we’re going tonight.”
Mikhail stood, and before she could rise, he scooped her off the lounger and into his arms.He carried her into the cool bedroom with its carved wood panels on either side of the king-size bed.A plain white quilt covered the bed, but the central turquoise stripe added color and contrast while the multitude of pillows invited a weary traveler to rest awhile.
“I might take a quick shower,” Edwina said.“Care to join me?”
“Yes.”
“That was easy,” Edwina said.
“With you I am easy.”
She laughed, enjoying the effortless intimacy that had sprung up between them.She turned on the rain shower and rapidly stripped off her red bikini.Mikhail disrobed and stepped behind her, his warmth and protectiveness enveloping her like a cozy blanket.He cupped her breasts and teased her nipples until her breath caught, and she shivered with anticipation.
Mikhail grabbed a fluffy loofah and squirted a dollop of shower gel onto it.Then, he swirled it over her body, front and back, and ended this with a swat on the backside.“I think you’re clean now.”
Edwina turned to argue, but the sensual gleam in his blue eyes and the faint trace of gold that shone in them gave her a clue.Even if she had missed his erection, the hint of cat told her everything.She grabbed a fluffy white towel and rapidly dried herself before stepping into the adjoining bedroom.
Mikhail must’ve drawn the wooden shades before he’d come to the bathroom, and now the screened windows let in subdued lighting.Excitement prickled in her.They’d made love often since he’d come to collect her, and they knew each other’s bodies well.
Mikhail appeared in the doorway, splendidly naked and with that determined light in his eyes even more evident.
She cocked a hip.“See something you like?”
“I see someone I love,” he returned, and everything in her softened.She held out her arms to him, and he came to her before toppling them both on the bed.Sometimes, their loving was slow and dreamy, and at other times, fast and furious.It seemed like this time might be of the latter variety.Their mouths collided, tested for fit, and heads tilted as they pressed close to one another.Every kiss, every caress lured her in—seduced her.Mikhail kissed down her neck and across the top of her breasts.He corralled her with his bigger body, enticing and cajoling her with each touch.
When he finally entered her, she was trembling and drowning in his sensual assault.He filled the empty spaces in her.He was her everything.
“I don’t know what I did to deserve you, and I keep thanking fate for throwing us together,” she whispered.
“It was fate.I almost chickened out at the last moment, but then I saw this bold and sassy woman in a slinky red dress who dared to challenge me.That was the second when our fates joined.”
Edwina snickered.“Chickened out?You?That word isn’t in your vocab.”
“Ask Ivan and Gregory.They had to talk sense into me.”He kissed her and did a lazy thrust of his hips that filled her to the hilt.
She seized his shoulders and held tight as he quickened his strokes and moaned when he hit the perfect spot.His lips went to her throat, and his rough tongue flitted over the base of her neck.Her pulse jumped when he repeated the action.He rocked his hips, pushing his cock deep, and then she felt the scrape of his teeth.Edwina’s heart skipped a beat when he repeated the action, and she swallowed hard, pleasure fizzing through her body in all directions.
Mikhail teased her with the flicker of his tongue, followed by the scrape of his teeth again.Then, before she could say anything, he bit down, drawing blood.Pain spurted along her nerve endings, but the rock of his hips and the drag of his cock over her clit distracted her.The pain surged again, this time combining with pleasure.Feelings and emotions swelled inside her, sparking through her with each drag of Mikhail’s tongue.
The lazy strokes pushed pleasure higher, as did the massage of his tongue over the wound he’d inflicted.Without warning, she exploded, her gasp and the rapid spasms of her sex dragging her into intense bliss while a connection clicked into place, a moment of quiet joy.Mikhail lifted his head, and his eyes were golden.He increased the pace of his thrusts while maintaining her gaze.His eyes closed momentarily, his muscular body shuddering in her arms.She held tight to her man, savoring his closeness and the intimacy that arced between them.
When Mikhail opened his eyes again, they were a normal, sexy blue.He smiled and studied the mark he’d made at the juncture of her shoulder and neck.“I love you, Edwina.My mate.”His voice rang with a satisfaction that echoed in her, and when he stroked the raised welt, she felt it everywhere.She returned the favor, caressing the mating mark she’d left on him months earlier.
“That drives me crazy,” he murmured, his voice deep.
“I know,” Edwina said in a soft voice.“Thank you for claiming me.”
“I wanted to give you time, but there was never a doubt in my mind.We’re a team.Mates.”
“Fated mates,” Edwina said before she kissed him again and surrendered to his love.
