“Indra! Listen to me. It’s true that my original intention was to force you to leave by whatever means I could.”
She put her hands on her hips. “At last we’re getting to the truth.”
“But that’s changed.” He reached out again because he couldn’t not, and this time she didn’t push him away. “It changed when I knew I didn’t want you to leave.”
She blinked back more tears, and her beautiful face contorted.
“I went to London to find out exactly what we were up against. Your father’s enemies are no longer in business, Indra. That’s what I went to find out. It took a while, but overnight my sources confirmed that the people responsible for the death of your brother and father are no longer living. And there isnoevidence that anyone is seeking you out.”
“But they said to my mother—”
“People say a lot of things to scare people. It’s the opinion of my sources that you’ve nothing further to worry about. I didn’t tell you where I was going or what I was going to do because I wasn’t sure what I was going to find out, and I didn’t want to frighten you.”
“I’ve nothing to worry about?” she repeated, stunned.
He shook his head. “Nothing.”
She looked shocked. “And you really don’t want me to walk away from this marriage?”
“No,” he said, pulling her to him. “I really don’t. I want to make this marriage real. I don’t want this to be a sham of a marriage anymore. I want it confirmed with the entire world watching this time. And what I want is for you to not live in fear any longer.”
She shook her head as fresh tears sprung to her eyes. “You want me?” The words were faint, as if she hardly dared express them.
“Indra, I want you in so many ways I don’t know where to begin.”
She put her arms tight around him and pressed her wet cheek to his chest. “Here. Begin here, now.”
He lifted her chin. Tears still streaked her face, but her dark eyes were warm and aroused as he kissed her. Her mouth opened up for him immediately like a flower and he tasted her, wanting her, all of her, her warmth, her caring, and her beauty. He wanted to fill her with himself but, more than that, he wanted to fill himself with her and her goodness. To eradicate himself so totally that he could forget himself.
He pulled her to him hard, wanting her to know how much he wanted her. Her eyes flared open briefly, acknowledging her awareness of his arousal. He wondered if she would retreat. But not his Indra.
HisIndra, he thought to himself as he deepened the kiss. When had she becomehisIndra? He didn’t know, and he didn’t care as he lost himself in the kiss. Their tongues tangled and her breathing quickened against his mouth. Her hands ranged over him, down his back, his butt, caressing him feverishly before slipping under his shirt. Her fingers weren’t gentle as they stroked his skin but hard in their frenzied exploration, as if she wanted to press his body into hers.
He gasped as her hands slid beneath the top of his trousers, dipping to find the tip of his erection. He thrust his fingers through her hair and kissed her deeply, before placing his hands under her butt. She jumped up and curled her legs around his him, her sex against his as he walked her over to the desk. There was no time now for taking it slowly. They both knew what it was they wanted. Each other.
He set her down, and she wriggled out of her panties. She fumbled with his zip and he lifted her onto the desk, swiping away the papers and phones and laptop, not caring whether anything was broken. There was only one thing he needed, only one thing he wanted. And that was to lose himself in her. With one deep thrust, he did exactly that. The heat and warmth of her as she enveloped him took his breath away. She was so tight, so exactly right for him, that it scared him. The buttons of her dress had sprung apart and he pushed aside her bra to reveal her full breasts. He lowered his head and kissed her neck before withdrawing and plunging inside of her again. He pulled back so he could see her as he held her hips in position and continued to thrust inside of her.
With her eyes closed, her dark brows raised and her full lips parted as she gasped for air, as he took her closer to the edge of orgasm, she was the picture of eroticism. He’d been with many women, but none were as beautiful or as sexy as Indra. He knew how to play her, what she liked, and allowed his fingers to roam her body, touching, tasting, and caressing until she came suddenly, her eyes wide and faraway as if she’d glimpsed a place she hadn’t known to exist.
Then she returned to him. The distance left her eyes and an obliterating powerful surge of passion filled him. He felt, in that moment, that he wanted to do so many things to her, to show her the full extent of the pleasure he could give her.
She nuzzled against him as he stopped thrusting and pulled out of her. She held his face in her hands, looking puzzled. “But you haven’t had your pleasure yet.”
“Believe me, being with you like this gives me pleasure. But I want to show you things.” She raised an eyebrow in query and he let her slip to the ground. “Turn around,” he said in a low voice. She didn’t hesitate. Encouraged by his hands, she bent over the desk and he lifted her dress. With his fingers finding their target, he positioned her and thrust inside of her once more. She writhed against him and it was all he could do to hold off until she came again, calling out his name. Only then did he come inside her with a final thrust. Her flesh spasmed around him, massaging him, taking everything that he had deep inside of her.
He pulled out of her, lifted her down and kissed her, before muttering a few choice swear words under his breath. She frowned as, unsteadily, she found her feet.
“Is anything wrong?” she asked.
He gazed over her face as he swept back her hair, which was tumbled all around her shoulders and face. “How could there be anything wrong?”
She sighed and smiled at him, shaking her head. “I’m glad you think that because I need to tell you something, but am scared you won’t like it.”
“Indra, you can tell me all your secrets and I can assure you nothing can scare me. Absolutely nothing.”
“I love you, Sebastian.”
He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He felt as if she’d cast a spell over him and he couldn’t move.