Part 3 (2/2)

”I told you why.” The answer was obvious to Valdemar.

His total faith was amazing. ”Yeah but it has to be more than just some strange woman calling your name.”

Valdemar shrugged his shoulders. ”Why? Can't it be something as simple as love?”

Could she love this man? Oh yes. ”What if I'm not the one? What if you have it wrong? What if I wake up and-”

”And I'm gone?” he added.

”Yes.” The proverb about it being better to ”have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” was a load of c.r.a.p in Aureliann's mind. It did not fit the real world.

”That will never happen. I am not a man who makes decisions lightly, Aureliann. I am ruled by instinct and fact. The fact is we are meant to be together.” Valdemar took her hands and placed them on his chest. Her nightdress slithered to the floor. ”I feel it in my heart.”

His heart was beating at the same pace as hers. When Aureliann looked into his eyes she wanted to believe him and she rarely felt that way about anyone.

”If you really feel that this is wrong for you then tell me to walk away and I will, Aureliann. I would never ask anything of you that you did not wish to give freely.”

And that was the thing. She could not tell him that. Those words would be impossible to speak. ”I can't say that.”

”Then let me love you as you should be loved. That's all I ask.”

There was only one possible answer to his request. ”Yes.” She gathered up her courage and stood on her toes and pressed her lips to his. Kissing Valdemar was such a sensual treat, as he made her mouth feel like it was the most delicious thing he had ever tasted as he devoured, sucked and licked. ”You have too many clothes on,” she mumbled breathlessly as they parted. If she was going to do this, Aureliann wanted it done properly.

Valdemar did not need to be told twice. He undressed so quickly that he stumbled against her in his haste.

Once naked, his c.o.c.k jabbed at her stomach, bringing back memories of the first moment she held him within her. ”Turn around. I want to see your royal a.s.s, your highness.”

Valdemar grinned and turned at her request. He jumped when Aureliann stroked the tattoo.

”Very nice.” The dark blue ink etched the intricate ankh perfectly into his flesh. It was even better than she had imagined it would be. His b.u.t.t muscles flexed under the caress of her hand.

”It's all for you, lovely.”

”You say the nicest things.”

He turned and moved toward her. ”You make me want to be nice.” Before she could speak his arm curved around her waist and his mouth was on her nipple, sucking hard.

Aureliann's hands moved to his hair and tugged at the leather tie. She wanted to see the beautiful hair flowing free over his shoulders. On any other man it would not have looked s.e.xy but on him it was so hot that she felt a rush of moisture between her legs. ”Oh Val, you are gorgeous.” And he is mine.

Valdemar's head jerked up and his eyes met hers. ”You called me Val.”

”You don't like it?” Aureliann was not big on nicknames herself but the name just seemed to come naturally to her. His response was to kiss her so hard that she staggered against him.

”I love it.” His head once more went to her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, lapping at her soft flesh.

Valdemar's hands were on her a.s.s and Aureliann knew that his control was shot just like hers. Her legs. .h.i.t the sofa. ”Condom.” She was on fire with need.

”Of course.” He let go of her and rifled through his pockets, retrieving several. Valdemar's eyes glowed with hunger. ”On the sofa on your hands and knees, lovely.”

”Um...”

”a.s.s up.”

”Oh...” Aureliann had a flabby a.s.s and it was not something she wanted on display.

Valdemar shook his head. ”Stop agonizing about unimportant things.” He ripped the condom from its packaging.

His c.o.c.k was pointing skyward and any thoughts of her fat a.s.s melted. He was right. It wasn't important, only their being together was. Aureliann climbed on the sofa on her hands and knees. She looked down. ”Oh look, a two-dollar coin and my red hair clip. I have been looking everywhere for that.” s.e.x was indeed a good thing. Valdemar laughed at her words. ”No one is like you, Aureliann.” He moved behind her on the sofa.

She heard the intake of his breath as his hands went to her a.s.s. The heat of them meeting her bare flesh was exquisite.

”I want to come just looking at your a.s.s, lovely.”

”Really?” Aureliann usually wanted to puke when she saw it. She had spent most of her life covering her b.u.t.t. She could feel his c.o.c.k prodding at the crack. Now he was going to cover her a.s.s and that was better than any fabric. She spread her legs wider to receive him. Aureliann sighed when he leaned over her body and his hair fell down to brush against her skin. ”You are so s.e.xy.”

”But only for you.” Valdemar thrust inside her in one long stroke then pulled out completely and did it again.

Aureliann cried out each time as he filled her fast and left just as quickly. It was an exciting rush of feeling that made her want more. As he impaled her once more, she said, ”Stay.” His growl of satisfaction made her push her a.s.s back for more. Aureliann dropped her face down against the cus.h.i.+ons and enjoyed the man who rode her with such a furious pa.s.sion. When he slipped his finger into her a.n.u.s and moved it back and forward in time with his c.o.c.k, she gasped. It was such an unusual and not unwelcome feeling. When a second finger pushed through the muscle, she moaned incoherently against the padding below.

”What?” Valdemar asked as he stopped momentarily and kissed under her ear.

”I said you are f.u.c.king fantastic,” she told him, neglecting to add the bit she mumbled about loving him.

That had come as a surprise to her and Aureliann wanted to sit on that feeling for a while.

Valdemar laughed at her words and spanked her b.u.t.t with his free hand. ”Want me to stop?” he teased.

”I will kill you if you do.” Aureliann never wanted this feeling to stop. It was all about heat and pa.s.sion and a need so urgent that it was beyond rational explanation.

”I can't have that, lovely. We have much to enjoy in our lives.” He started pumping in and out of her once more.

Aureliann yelled into the cus.h.i.+oning as the o.r.g.a.s.m tore through her body. His c.o.c.k and his fingers drove on relentlessly, making her shake as waves of intense pleasure exploded throughout her body. ”You are so good at this,” she panted as she gripped the sofa and tried to give back what Valdemar had given her. The man was a human pile driver as he pistoned on within her. When she felt him shake and shudder, Aureliann smiled. She was not the only one out of control here.

Valdemar fell forward over her body, squas.h.i.+ng her down against the cus.h.i.+ons. ”You exhaust me, woman, but I like it.” He pulled out from her body and rolled them around so she lay at his side. ”And I love you, Aureliann.”

She was not ready to say those words back, instead she kissed his lips and snuggled against him to enjoy the moment.

Valdemar smiled. This was the happiest he had been in a long time. His woman was wrapped in his arms and there was a peacefulness he felt with Aureliann that he felt with no other. I would give up the crown just to be with her. He sighed. Unfortunately it wasn't as simple as that. If he gave up and Victor won then his people would be under constant threat and he could not allow them to suffer because his cousin was jealous of him.

”You will like my home.” Valdemar knew the simple act of having Aureliann by his side would make a huge difference in his life. He wanted to share his days, his thoughts and his concerns with the woman he loved. He wanted to shake off the loneliness of immortality. He wanted those things that only true love could bring.

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