Page 84 of Her Dark Justice

“It’s such a mystery,” he murmured, lowering to kiss the side of my neck.“I’m just fucking glad that I did.”

“Me too.”I moaned as the ferocity of his caresses intensified, already knowing where the affection would lead.

There were dozens of small tasks still to be completed before our family arrived.Furniture to be polished and beds to be made, but somehow, Adam’s attention had a way of casting those concerns aside.

“Sir,” I panted as his head rose.“We shouldn’t.We still have so much to sort out, and—”

He stole the words from my lips with a kiss, the punishing caress scattering whatever coherent thought I’d been considering.By the time he drew away, I knew there was no hope for our list of jobs.The dark gleam in his eyes assured me those had been consigned to another day.

“I want you naked and on that table.”He signaled to the enormous wooden table we’d purchased for the kitchen.

“Here, Sir?”I glanced around as though I expected the residents of the nearby village to be in attendance, when in reality, our closest neighbors were the sheep and goats who lived in the fields next door.

“Right here, little girl.”Shrugging off his shirt, he grinned.“I’m hungry, and lunch is on you.”