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His teeth flashed white as he grinned “How do you feel?”

“Ethereal”

“Hel”

He began to kiss her, deep kisses that ht bodice of her dress restricted her, confined her, and her breasts were aching, longing for his touch When he began to unfasten the back of her dress she al her, his ainst her soft flesh, and the pleasure was so great that she almost reached her peak then and there

His hands were beneath her petticoats, and she felt thehs as he lifted himself over her and slid inside her

The sunlight through thecaught in his hair, on his naked chest and shoulders—when had he undressed; she didn’t remember it Suddenly he was more than a man She couldn’t look away from him It was as if he had cast a spell on her, and with each thrust of his body into hers, that spell bound her tighter

“Darling,” he groaned “My darling girl”

Intense pleasure spiraled through her,her cry out more loudly than she meant to, but she couldn’t help it She felt him deep, deep inside, as if he wanted to lose himself in her as much as she wanted to lose herself in hi himself inside her, his face pressed to her shoulder

He was heavy, and hot, but she didn’t tell him to move Francesca realized, with surprise, that she felt quite tender She wanted to cuddle him close and kiss him She

reached for the truant lock of hair that had fallen over his face, tucking it back where it belonged He opened one eye and looked at her, and the wicked gleahts

“Francesca,” he rumbled, “you are the woman of my dreams”

“Am I?”

“Oh yes, there’s no doubt about it”

“Even though ht?”

He shifted slightly, releasing her froently “I wouldn’t have a straight nose for any aold This is the nose for me”