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He chose to speak of his livelihood and the dangerous work he had done for the Crown of England He shared how he’d traveled the length and breadth of the Continent, never having a true hon and was instead eue

"That is why I attempted to maintain my distance from you," he said "I did not want to taint your life with my mistakes"

"Is that how your face was scarred?" she asked, her fingertips lightly following the edge of the id "Beg your pardon?"

Instantly contrite for having distressed him, Amelia rushed to say, "I can understand your fear, but your disfigurement will not alter my affection for you"

"Amelia" He seemed at a loss for words

The conversation had died then, and they had si to each other as Montoya fell asleep She rehts She planned what to say to Ware and Maria and mentally rehearsed how she would ask St John for his assistance She catalogued the various aches and pains that heralded her neareness as a woman and speculated on how her relationship with Montoya would proceed once they were freed froued theeous behavior of the last week and what it meant

Only Maria truly understood what a h Amelia’s veins made her ill at times Externally, she was clearly his issue Was she also like her father in ways she could not see? It was terrifying to realize that everything she had done these last few days had been selfishly s and concerns of those who cared for her--Ware, Maria, and St John--in favor of her desire to be with Montoya Was she truly her father’s daughter?

Aht of the e to peek beneath the guise was pressing She tried to excuse the action with the reasoning that it was the oaded her to act so rashly, not a defect in her character

But what if Montoya was a light sleeper? What if he caught her and beca furious words

Perhaps she could test the depth of his slumber in some way?

Her hand lifted frohtly along his thigh The muscle twitched, but hehim with deeper pressure This time, he moved not at all

She beca and well, and extended journeys were known toher head, her gaze roaly over the sculpted beauty of his chest The scar on his shoulder was htened considerably by the fire Montoya had stoked into a hearty blaze to banish the pervasive chill She studied the bullet hole with sy lines that it had been a nasty wound

She kissed the evidence of injury, her lips brushing featherlight over the daed, and his nipples tightened while she watched in awe

How fascinating the huht she had learned so e to know everything about his

With thein her ue and licked across the tiny bead of darkened flesh His skin was salty, the texture fir to love all of hi his earlier ministrations to her breasts, Aently He stirred, but not in the way she had anticipated

Her thigh was draped over his, her knee bent and leg raised As his cock swelled, she felt it, and she turned her head to see the thickening outline of his erection beneath the bedclothes Her blood heated and began toyet, her lanced at his face beneath lowered lashes In the shadows of the eyeholes he appeared to be sleeping, with no telltale shinizance

Did she dare to explore further?

Her curiosity raging, she did not debate the question long She slid doard, pulling the counterpane with her, eventually exposing his glorious cock to her avid gaze

"You play with fire, love"

Montoya’s voice startled her She looked up at hi eyes

"How long have you been awake?" she asked

"I’ve yet to fall asleep" His wickedhis dimple

"Why did you keep your silence?"

"I wanted to see how far you would go" His hand lifted, his fingertips catching and caressing a stray curl of her hair "Curious kitten," he murmured

"Do you mind?"

"Never Your touch is vital tothat permission to proceed, she returned her attention to his erection Aertip from tip to root and smiled when it jerked at her touch

"I find it astonishing that you fit inthe rapturous feel of her cunt around his cock, Colin could not find the voice to reply He was ferociously aroused and leashing hiun to touch hiht it by chance Then she’d lifted her head and branded him forever with the feel of her lips upon the wound that had nearly killed hio The shot he’d taken while trying to save her

Aroin and leaving a trail of ht of his body was enough to arouse her to slicknessa perfect bead of ses seized as she eyed it hungrily Would she be so bold?

A heartbeat later the question was answered as her tongue darted out and licked the droplet away

Colin exhaled harshly at the whiplash of pleasure

She studied him with narrowed eyes, a look he had colance, one she gave when considering how to tackle a challenge he presented He sht to best him, only to equal him and be his match

"You never answeredthe base of his cock with her thuer "Does a woman’s mouth feel so different from her quim?"

"Yes"

"In ay?"

"In s every inch of a cock It expands and contracts in ripples, and it is as soft as the finest silk In contrast, a won The pad of the tongue is textured and the er, which stimulates the sensitive spot"--he pointed to the place on the underside of his cockhead--"here"

"Which do you prefer?" Her grip slid upward, then down again,his teeth clench

"Both have unique pleasures"