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She wasn’tquite sure whathe was doing, and almostsuspected it was some witch’s trick, her reactionwassoviolent;but she didn’t seem to be able to find thepresence of ood, shehardly noticed as his handsinched their way up over her ribs, to climb the mounds of her breasts
A secondmoan slipped froainst the cloth that bound theainst herflesh as she turned her head, her lipsunconsciously seeking his When his ue slid out totraceher lips, she opened instinctivelytohihher Her ears were actually ringing as if inreaction totheshot ofa pistol nearby, and she jolted inhis ar froa closereht by her shoulders, Valoree let Daniel press her back against the wall, his kneeslidingbetween herlegs andpushing forward and upwardHetuggedat the decolletage ofhergown, and shefelt thecool airon her nipples like a caress before his hands coveredthemHis lips left hers to travel down herthroatin search of the booty he hadjust uncovered Gaspingand h stone, archingher breasts out as he pluckedat theers and licked at the bare flesh hehad revealed
It was like some sort of madness Daniel wasn’t what she wanted or needed, and yet she wanted and needed him with a violence that would have terrified her had she seen it coed hisit iht pain she her still-da her head backas far as itwouldgo Thenhegave her the kiss she wanted, devouring hermouth with a passion that stole all her breath and left her panting and gasping and shuddering He tugged herskirt ih, and she felt herselffurther inflaone Valoreewasleftblinking in aasps asshe saw Daniel had backed awayto several feet in frontofher, hands clenched at hissides as he struggled for a return of control
Valoree gapedathim in amazement for aleof a carriage came to herfromover the wall, and sherealized why he had stopped
Henry and Meg e to fetch her GoodLord, hadsoher headin an effort to try to clear it, she turned to face the wall Leaning her forehead against it briefly, she was brought back to herself soainst her skin Then she straightened, took a deterat the topof the ith her hands
Danielwas behindherat once, his hands grasping her waist, then suddenly sliding upward again to her breasts Valoree gave a startledcry, herfingers releasing theirholdon the wallso that she dropped to the ground infront of hiwith a sort of joyasit felt hisnearness and touch again, and really, at that point, he probably could have thrown her on theground and taken her rightthere, carriage on the other side of the wall or no But then that joy dissipated as she glanced down to see that he was fue back in place, to cover the breasts hehad bared
Beforeshe could move his handsout of the way and take over the taskherself, itwas doneand his handshad movedback to her waist once moreBut ratherthanlift her upthen, he turned herin hisarkiss that left theain, "he murmured near her ear; then heturned her and liftedher upward until she could graspthe wall and help to pullherself to rest across the top ofit on her stoe a little down the lane
"There sheis Up alittle farther, "sheheard Henry calljust as shefelt a coolbreeze driftover her naked legs and behind - a naked legs and behind that would have been clad in breeches had Megnot dragged the around in surprise, she saw Daniel’s head disappear beneath her skirt, thenfelthislips graze the inside of one thigh, then theother A moment later, heducked back out froain, " he repeated silkily, clasping her bottoh herskirts Then he levered her upwardoncethe wall or findingherself tu off the other side of it Once she was astride the stone, she glanced back down, but Daniel had disappeared, and she could hear the sound of his footsteps receding through the trees
"Well, areyou comin’ down, or shall I comeup there and fetch ye? " A hand on her ankle drew Valoree’s head aroundOne-Eye gazed up at her inamusementHis hatwas pushed back on his head, hiscoatundone andpushed to either sideofhis waist, and he held a glaring lantern that stung hereyes with its light She ht aglimpse of her, but she didn’t miss his concerned comment
"Lord love us You did reactnasty tothatstuff, didn’t ye? " She could see hieyes as he released a lohistle "Your face is all red and flushedand even your lipsareswollen Damn, ye’re a her other leg over the wall, but careful of her skirts in the process Then, holding thehe on her feet in front ofhiet the hell out of here"
Chapter Seven
"Lord Thurborne is avery handso’sministrations and openedher eyesto peer atthe woreen ardenhad assured her it would help with the burningand itching, which was the only reason that Valoree had agreed to her slathering yet another concoction onher face And actually, despiteeffecton her skin Exactlythe opposite effect thatMeg’s words were having on her mind
Valoree needednohelp tosee Thurborne’s attractiveness She had noticed that upon first enerally impressed with the prettiness of a her He was a no-nonsense sort, who did not enslave himself to thepresent trend towardfrilly, fluffyfashions; his waistcoats hadalmost a militarycut to them, and there were noridiculous ribbons onhisknee breechesShe liked that She thought the rest of the , obviously aShe would notbe at all surprised to learn that hehad been chipping in physicallyto correct thingsat hisfamily estate, whichhe claiood senseof huht Then, too, what other lord was likely to direct awoman tohis fountainto have her wash off, then help her cliuests? He was a sharp thinker, too, and co - -traits she possessed herself and could appreciate And damned ifhe wasn’t the finest kisser
Of course, she remindedherself soleood Lord, her lips were still nuhs where he hadpressed those finalkisses good-bye
Aye, she’dlike tosee ’s ransoentirely, and sheknew darned wellthat was the reasonMeg wasbringinghim up It hat all of her creanted - for hertotheman was inthe same position as herself, they would look to hiree with the sort Just look howhe had not gone away and left her_alonetonight! How hehadnotaccepted her refusal to danceNay, he liked things his oay Like her And aship just couldnot have two captains
’Tell opened herher ly, and Valoree asked, "Who are you? "
The wo wary, and Valoree s to Lady Thurbornethat you know quite a bit about Port Royale You’ve been there"
"Nay, I’ve just listened well, " Meg answered quickly"Sailors willtalk whileintheir cups"