hers. There was no
gentleness in the assault, but an urgency brought to
head by Daniel's obsession for the young beauty. His tongue invaded past her
parted lips, tasting fully of her mouth and Elyssa moaned helplessly as,
cursing herself inwardly, she returned his fervor.
The stranger's kisses were completely
beguiling, Elyssa's vulnerability for his affections sending all rational
thought out with the wind. Heedless of Daniel's actions while his hungry kisses
continued, Elyssa barely felt him bring her finger up to his face, sliding a
fine line of the wet stickiness of her blood down his cheek, while his hand
likewise marked hers with his blood. His romantic onslaught was anything but
gentle or wooing. It was insistent. Dark and urgent. Forbidden. And Elyssa felt more alive than she ever had
before. traitorous wifeg">CHAPTER
Her knees threatened to buckle, but the
strong arms about Elyssa kept her steady and pulled tightly against the mysterious
man. Her mouth had never been so thoroughly plundered. His defeat over her
convictions was complete and absolute.
In the far recesses of her mind, Elyssa
could swear she heard her name being called in the distance. Her fingers
traitorously reached up and entwined in his dark locks. She knew it was a
dreadful mistake to allow the man to continue kissing her, for even now she
wanted more from him, longed to have much more ravaged than just her mouth. Her
skin shivered at the hard feel of his chest against the softness of her own.
She ached in want and need of the void that only he could fill.
Her faithless heart already looked
forward to meeting him later that night, though Elyssa knew she could never
allow such a thing when it came down to it. For as sure as
the sun and the moon, she would end up allowing his seduction. And she
would never be able to live with herself.
The voice calling her name was growing
closer and Elyssa's eyes flew open at the realization it was Percy. He must
have checked her room and found it to be empty. He was certain to be angry with
her by now. Elyssa knew she could not allow him to find her with this man, else he'd fly into a murderous rage and most likely
kill them both.
Forcing herself to pull away, a thing
most difficult, Elyssa softly cried, "I must go this very instant!"
Hearing his father's voice, Daniel understood her fear as an employee, but
could not let her go without knowing he would see her again. He was to leave
for London the very next morning. He had to see her that night.
Urgently, he rasped, "Meet me
tonight."
"I cannot see you again," she
said, turning to leave him so she could meet Percy before he stumbled upon the
scene of her in another man's arms.
"I must leave tomorrow for two
weeks. Please come tonight."
A muffled cry of frustration escaped her
lips as Elyssa's heart melted at the thought of never seeing him again.
Wordlessly, her eyes begged him to sense the danger involved should she meet
him, while inside her soul sang at the chance of seeing him later. A breathless yes escaped her lips as she fled the sight of him. emerald orbsm smile
A traitorous wife she had become in the
last hour, and Elyssa scorned herself a fool. For in such a short amount of
time, she feared her heart was already lost to the dark stranger.
CHAPTER 4
over the past year
"Where have you been?" Percy's
booming voice demanded as he flung open the door to Elyssa's bedroom. She'd
barely had a chance to catch her breath since rushing back to her room after
the disturbing meeting in the gardens. Trying her best to appear innocent of
any wrongdoing, Elyssa rose and crossed the room toward Percy, unconsciously
holding her wounded hand.
"What is this?" he questioned,
noting a drop of blood fall onto Elyssa's dress, then another.
Her face pale, Elyssa replied, "I
cut myself and fear I am need of stitches." Realizing his questions would
have to wait, Percy had Elyssa lay down on her
gentleness in the assault, but an urgency brought to
head by Daniel's obsession for the young beauty. His tongue invaded past her
parted lips, tasting fully of her mouth and Elyssa moaned helplessly as,
cursing herself inwardly, she returned his fervor.
The stranger's kisses were completely
beguiling, Elyssa's vulnerability for his affections sending all rational
thought out with the wind. Heedless of Daniel's actions while his hungry kisses
continued, Elyssa barely felt him bring her finger up to his face, sliding a
fine line of the wet stickiness of her blood down his cheek, while his hand
likewise marked hers with his blood. His romantic onslaught was anything but
gentle or wooing. It was insistent. Dark and urgent. Forbidden. And Elyssa felt more alive than she ever had
before. traitorous wifeg">CHAPTER
Her knees threatened to buckle, but the
strong arms about Elyssa kept her steady and pulled tightly against the mysterious
man. Her mouth had never been so thoroughly plundered. His defeat over her
convictions was complete and absolute.
In the far recesses of her mind, Elyssa
could swear she heard her name being called in the distance. Her fingers
traitorously reached up and entwined in his dark locks. She knew it was a
dreadful mistake to allow the man to continue kissing her, for even now she
wanted more from him, longed to have much more ravaged than just her mouth. Her
skin shivered at the hard feel of his chest against the softness of her own.
She ached in want and need of the void that only he could fill.
Her faithless heart already looked
forward to meeting him later that night, though Elyssa knew she could never
allow such a thing when it came down to it. For as sure as
the sun and the moon, she would end up allowing his seduction. And she
would never be able to live with herself.
The voice calling her name was growing
closer and Elyssa's eyes flew open at the realization it was Percy. He must
have checked her room and found it to be empty. He was certain to be angry with
her by now. Elyssa knew she could not allow him to find her with this man, else he'd fly into a murderous rage and most likely
kill them both.
Forcing herself to pull away, a thing
most difficult, Elyssa softly cried, "I must go this very instant!"
Hearing his father's voice, Daniel understood her fear as an employee, but
could not let her go without knowing he would see her again. He was to leave
for London the very next morning. He had to see her that night.
Urgently, he rasped, "Meet me
tonight."
"I cannot see you again," she
said, turning to leave him so she could meet Percy before he stumbled upon the
scene of her in another man's arms.
"I must leave tomorrow for two
weeks. Please come tonight."
A muffled cry of frustration escaped her
lips as Elyssa's heart melted at the thought of never seeing him again.
Wordlessly, her eyes begged him to sense the danger involved should she meet
him, while inside her soul sang at the chance of seeing him later. A breathless yes escaped her lips as she fled the sight of him. emerald orbsm smile
A traitorous wife she had become in the
last hour, and Elyssa scorned herself a fool. For in such a short amount of
time, she feared her heart was already lost to the dark stranger.
CHAPTER 4
over the past year
"Where have you been?" Percy's
booming voice demanded as he flung open the door to Elyssa's bedroom. She'd
barely had a chance to catch her breath since rushing back to her room after
the disturbing meeting in the gardens. Trying her best to appear innocent of
any wrongdoing, Elyssa rose and crossed the room toward Percy, unconsciously
holding her wounded hand.
"What is this?" he questioned,
noting a drop of blood fall onto Elyssa's dress, then another.
Her face pale, Elyssa replied, "I
cut myself and fear I am need of stitches." Realizing his questions would
have to wait, Percy had Elyssa lay down on her
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