pte

y on the edge of the guestroom bed, her robe tied tightly around her. The soft hum of distan

this unfamiliar place. A

ic

eath c

bothering to knock. His dark eyes swept over th

heart thudding.

dn't

clicking into place felt like a sentence being passed. H

ly, taking a step forward. "An

ood ra

ispered, takin

at first. He just looked at her - eyes trailing down her face, her body, wit

d shakily. "This isn't what

te a smile. "You didn't marry for love. You ma

out and pinned he

ying to twist away, but he

me

dropped, dangerously low. "Where was that when you

ars we

d the silk fell apart in his fist. Her nightgown was torn next, seams giving way with the

her body be

his chest with her fists, but he didn't stop. And then... she stopped fighting. Her body melted

shirt unbuttoned and tossed aside. Her hair fanned out on the pillow,

f rain covered the sharp, breathless gasps and soft moans that filled the room. Her tears hadn't

.. it st

athe. Her body was sore, her heart aching. Lucien's chest r

eason, he didn

sta

to him, with the sound of rain whispe

ext M

Aurora noticed

ight filtered through the

, hand reaching o

as e

n was

his scent lingering on the pillow, and the ache

ht still scattered across the floor like a battlefield. She looked around, ho

door w

ad l

ve her - the kiss, the touch, the h

r and stared at the door for a long tim

't comi

t not f