Chapter 24

It was such a relief to be back at home after the horrible ordeal that she had been through.

Yet Violet could not stop herself from feeling incredibly overwhelmed.

"We must take a seat in the parlor," William murmured, more to himself than Violet, but she listened carefully to his words anyway. "I need to check you all over, Violet. I must make sure that you are not hurt."

"I… I have told you that I am alright…" Violet stammered, but to no avail.

"I need to be sure. I want to be certain. I do not trust those men at all."

All she could do was take a seat as he ran his eyes all over her body. She did not really start to feel the intensity of his touch until he slightly lifted up her skirts.

As his fingers grazed along her legs, her pulse began to race once more, but this time it was a pleasant sensation. She was burning hot, rather than terrified and cold.

After everything that she had been through tonight, she wanted to lean in to this feeling, to embrace every moment of it.

"I should be the one checking you," she insisted as her mind began to clear. "Since you were the one fighting."

"You do not need to worry about me," William mumbled. He hardly seemed able to look her in the eye because he was so worried about checking her skin. "I am absolutely fine. Just grateful that you are alright."

The moment he finally met her gaze, Violet took full advantage of that and she tucked her thumb underneath his chin to bring him closer to her.

"Thank you so much," she whispered as his lips edged closer to hers. "For saving me like that. You have no idea how much I appreciate you."

His hard outer shell thawed a little.

He lost himself in her gaze.

Violet knew that she might be over stepping boundaries once more, but she could not resist. She could not wait to feel the warmth of his lips once more.

"Of course I rescued you. You are my wife."

Violet"s eyes hooded closed and she finally took what she had been craving.

She pressed her lips to William"s, gently at first. But very quickly the softness gave way to desire and passion.

Her tongue massaged his and the heat between them bloomed. Violet parted her thighs as William pressed himself between her legs, letting her feel just how fired up he was.

It was electrifying for Violet to know that she could not be accused of crossing any lines here, because it was very clear that he wanted the same as her. He was throbbing with need, just as much as she was.

"I am so glad you are alright," Violet murmured in between kisses. "I would be terribly upset if you were hurt over me."

His fingers gripped her waist even harder and more possessively as he responded. "I would get hurt over you a million times."

Violet moaned with delight.

Finally, it felt like she was getting the truth out of William when it came to his feelings, for the very first time.

She hooked her hands tighter around his neck to make sure that he could not go anywhere while she leaned back a little, silently letting him know how badly she craved him.

William"s hands slid up the legs that he had been closely examining only moments before. Only now, he was finally edging towards where she was absolutely aching to be touched again.

She could still recall the beautiful sensations of pleasure absolutely crashing through her the last time that they were together, and she could not wait to feel that once more.

But it seemed like she was not about to experience the same pleasure as before. William had a different idea for tonight. Instead of his fingers grazing her underwear and stroking her core, he pressed his lips against her there instead.

Violet did not even recognize the squeal coming out of her mouth as he pinched the material between his teeth, and he dragged her underwear down.

She could not believe that this was happening.

A dizziness of desire threatened to consume her whole.

Once her underwear was gone, William"s lips began to brush over her legs. As his mouth grazed against her hyper sensitive upper thighs, she could hardly remain still. It was all too much for her, but Violet did not want this to end. It was phenomenal.

Eventually, hot streams of his breath tickled her core, but before she could let out even the smallest scream, William"s tongue silenced her. It flickered over her clit, shooting lightning bolts of desire flowing through her body.

William had stripped all the air right out of her lungs.

She could not breathe however hard she tried.

But she was far too lost in the way that this man was making her feel to care.

All she could do was lose herself as her husband claimed her with his mouth. He seemed eager to taste every damn inch of her. She could not keep track of his tongue because he was all over her, everywhere.

Violet could barely contain herself as she writhed desperately at the tip of his tongue. This was very different to what she had experienced before, it was so intense, the fizzing warmth took control of all of her.

She was vibrating with need, flooding with desire, absolutely overwhelmed with the toe curling bliss…

Then the volcano of heat blooming inside of her erupted and she felt herself shatter. As the orgasm absolutely ricocheted through her body, William edged closer to her once more, bringing his lips to hers.

The last of her danced on his mouth, but somehow that was even more intoxicating to Violet. She kissed William hard, allowing him to swallow up her screams of sheer pleasure. He held her tight, embracing her as if she were the most precious woman on the planet to him.

But William was not done with her yet.

Thank goodness, because Violet was not done with him either. He might have just sated her, but she was hungry for more. Desperate for more. She did not think that she could ever get enough of this man.

As he kissed her, William worked tantalizingly slowly to peel off her clothing. Every graze of his fingers was seductive and delicious. It was not long before Violet was breathless and struggling to keep her thoughts steady.

The only thing she was able to do was undress him too, because she was absolutely desperate to see his gorgeous naked form.

His muscles, his abs, the strength radiating through his body… it was too much for Violet.

She gasped and arched her back as William drew closer to her. She could feel him, all of his, teasing her. Not quite giving her what she wanted just yet, but giving her a taste for it.

Excitedly, Violet nibbled playfully on his bottom lip, enjoying the moans of desire rolling right though him.

"I want you," she whispered seductively. "I need you, William."

At least now, she hoped that she did not have to worry that he would push her away afterwards. She hoped this would bring them ever closer.

"Oh, you have no idea how badly I want you too, Violet."

His words surged through her just as he did with his very first thrust deep inside of her. It was a strange and unexpected sensation that tore the air out of Violet"s lungs, but that she also could not get enough of.

She already wanted so much more.

With the next thrust, Violet wrapped her legs around William"s back so she could have some of the power. Some of the control over the speed and the depth of the way he plunged deep inside of her.

It did not take long before the toe curling pleasure had started to creep up Violet"s spine once more. Every time their bodies clapped together, filling the room with the sounds of their passion, Violet could feel herself slipping in to burning hot bliss all over again.

Only this time, she was not alone.

The sensation of William"s body stiffening as the pleasure started to claim him was intoxicating. She could not get enough of touching him all over, trying to feel every part of him as they reached the peak of pleasure…

They cried out in unison as the tsunami of pleasure swept through her once more. Feeling William vibrating with desire only amplified the heat rushing through Violet.

Violet felt like she was soaring, floating higher than air, drowning in a glorious sensation that she never wanted to end. Clinging to William, and feeling the intense safety that only he could give her, only made everything so much better.

Sinking in to the afterglow, and keeping her hands wrapped around William the whole time, everything felt right.

There was still a lot of drama surrounding them, Violet knew that, but just for a moment it was lovely to just be.

To feel what it was like to be husband and wife, until everything kicked off all over again.