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He still believed he was the one in control He knew exactly ould happen to her; she would concede everything to hiasm would consuive her his seed
He would be well served, of course And satisfied Just as he had always been
He continued his pace until she rithing in his ar up to quicken his pace, and then he beca
She let hi his back with her nails and crying out with pleasure "Oh, God"
"Nay, lass Connor"
She didn't understand what he was saying to her because the hot sensations overwhelly wonderful; she wanted to tell hiot lost in her cries for ressor, not he, stroking and caressing, touching him in ways he'd never been touched before
She drew hi, wet, open- hi, and he was powerless to stop as happening to hinited his own, and even that part of his ave to her
His world caain, his movements uncontrolled now, for he was overwhele forward, he poured his seed into her, shouting her naain, in acceptance and surrender In that instant when their hearts seeh they were entwined, she found her own fulfillment
She clung to her husband as though her life depended upon it, terrified by as happening to her, and then she heard hihten, and she suddenly stopped fighting her own surrender Tremor after tremor of ecstasy poured over her, yet all the while Connor was there with her, holding her tight, telling her it was all right by si her name
Her clax see softly against his shoulder because it had been so incredibly beautiful, she felt exhausted, replete, and very proud of herself
It took her severaland draw a proper breath Connor, she noticed, was still taking deep, shuddering breaths The entire experience had been far ht, before realizing she was still taking gasping breaths too
He continued to hold her until she began to relax in his ars dropped down to his sides; then he tried to leave her by rolling over on his side She wouldn't let go of hiet up, because he knew he needed tiure out what had just happened to him, but then he felt her tears on his skin and decided to wait another minute or two
He'd hurt her, yes, of course he had She'd been a virgin, and it was inevitable that she would have difficulty accepting him, but once she had adjusted, had he continued to hurt her? Hell, he'd been rough with her all right; he should have been able to control hiht, he probably would have What had she expected? She'd given herself wholeheartedly to him
She'd been perfect Connor suddenly realized what he was doing and had to shake his head over his own thoughts What rong with hi away his discipline and trying to claiiven both to her
He really needed tih, and so he decided he would have to wait until toure it all out Perhaps by then he would have reclaiiven her that too No wonder he felt so vulnerable now, and if that wasn't disgusting, he didn't knoas His strength was gone, and he was suddenly too exhausted to think about anything important He inhaled her wonderful feled with his own, and if he didn't force hiain and hurt her all over
She didn't want to sleep just yet She wanted a tender word from him so she would know he'd been pleased with her She needed his assurance now, and only when his breathing becaet it
She ed hiive up The pride she'd felt just , and da wonderful about what had happened, not sorry Didn't he understand she needed praise and coive her the reassurance she ached for?
No, of course he didn't know The insensitive bear didn't even knohat coive him one last chance to redeem himself and poked him hard in his shoulder She'd already made up her mind that as soon as he opened his eyes, she would bluntly ask him if he had been as pleased with her as she'd been with him He'd tell her yes, of course, and she'd finally be content
Connor still didn't open his eyes, but he did e she'd done to hi then and there Bright red marks streaked his broad shoulders and back She hadn't drawn blood with her nails, but thewhile for the? She'd acted like a wild animal, and not at all like the well-bred lady she'd been raised to be No wonder Connor was ignoring her He had to be disappointed in her In truth, she couldn't bla to face hi to have to, of course, unless she died of es first, she told herself She would go back to the water, wash his scent away, and get dressed
She felt better because she had soh she was pretty certain she could step all over hirilare at Connor, because he was responsible for her discoiven her She saw the spots of blood on the wool right away She didn't panic, and in fact wasn't even surprised, because her mother had told her there would be blood, and pain, but the dear wo over and done with as quick as a blink Brenna had to admit that some of her discomfort was her own fault Her hout the ordeal, pro that if she did, it wouldn't be so terrible after all, and Brenna hadn't stayed still, now had she? When would she start listening to her elders?
Still, it hadn't been that horrible She admitted the truth on her way back to the water She continued to fret while she washed every spot of skin he'd touched, whichanother full bath, because he'd touched her everywhere, and then she got dressed She was thankful she'd left her clothes on the bank, especially her undergarue, she folded his plaid into a square with the intention of giving it back to hith chainse and covered it up with her dark, ust
She reht shoe, where she'd carefully hidden it, and held it gently in her hand, treating it with as 's crown of jewels The round wooden h it wasn't valuable by a thief's measure, which was exactly why her father had had it made out of wood, it waselse she owned because of what the disk represented Her father had had the wooden medallions made for all of his children, even his sons, and each one of the disks had a different design etched into the wood Brenna's was the outline of the sun All of her sisters and brothers recognized each other's designs, her father had insisted they iven Brenna her iven the others If she was ever in trouble, she need only send the medallion to one of her brothers or sisters and he or she would immediately come to her assistance Their loyalty was to one another, he'd explained, first and always, and her father wanted to make certain that after he and her mother had passed on, their children would look out for one another
Brenna adh only to herself, that she had a tendency to become preoccupied and misplace her possessions, and for that reason she always put the ht She wouldn't dare be careless with her father's dear gift
Holding the link to her faain Suddenly it all becaan to sob with heartache and loneliness Although she tried, she couldn'tin to what she considered the inevitable after the hellish day she'd had, and stared at her treasure until her tears were spent The precious lifeline to her family was secured by a leather necklace Sheit around her neck and tucking it under her clothing It rested between her breasts, directly over her heart, exactly where it belonged
Much to her surprise, weeping had proved to be a healing balh she found it quite peculiar, she actually felt better by the time she was finished She was also able to look at her situation with more practicality and less emotion The wooden disk represented her past, but Connor was part of her future noasn't he?