Chapter 27

"Is… is that true?"

Violet could not keep the tremor from her voice.

She adored hearing those words, they made her feel so incredibly special, but she needed to be certain that he was being open and honest with her.

William sighed, but Violet could not ignore the small smile curling up on his lips. "However all of this started, you are my wife, so of course I want to protect you. It is my duty to do so."

Duty?

That certainly took the wind out of her sails.

So, he did not mean he cared about her in the way that she wanted. That hurt far more than she cared to admit.

"Well, you need not worry about duty," Violet bit back, a little harsher than she intended "I do not think that needs to be the top of your list."

"What do you mean?"

The way that William furrowed his eyebrows in confusion only wound Violet up more. Could he really not see what he was doing to her? He might have toyed with her before they got married, but things were different then.

They were simply strangers living in Eagleton Manor together, brought to that situation by her brother and his terrible behavior.

Now they were husband and wife, yet he had not grown at all.

"However difficult you make it, you will end up fulfilling your duty either way," Violet snapped, the rant far from over. "Even if you make sure I know how little you want to."

She turned away from him, unable to meet his eyes when she was this frustrated and upset.

"I laid down my boundaries, Violet, before we got married."

She scoffed and rolled her eyes. "I know this. We have had this conversation a number of times before. I do not need to have it again."

Every word was like an intense stab in her heart.

William was killing her, and he did not even seem to notice.

"I did not want things to be physical between us, because I did not want to fall for you."

That was a little strange.

Finally Violet span around to meet his gaze. "Why?"

Because she whispered, William edged closer to her so she could hear his response, which was just as quiet. "Because I am afraid of falling in love."

"But why?" Violet had never seen this side of him before, and it unnerved her to see his vulnerable side. But she could not deny that she was a little pleased that he was finally opening up to her.

"Because I am scared that if I am in love, I will not be able to truly protect you. Especially not with all of this going on. I already feel like I have not done a good enough job of caring for you. Those men already tried to attack you. I am not good enough."

Not good enough.

Those words were a true shock to the system.

Violet could hardly process them.

There was a lot that she could say in this moment, but she decided to express herself through actions instead.

She leaned in and lightly brushed her lips against his, enjoying the sizzle for just a moment, before she allowed the passion to get the best of her. As William hooked his hand around the back of her neck possessively, she allowed herself to lean in to him, to press up against him.

The feel of this man"s rock hard body really made her head spin. She lost the ability to remember that there was anything else in the world other than them.

The rowdy men downstairs vanished, as did the horrible pushy man who said some terrible things to her before William rescued her.

None of them mattered but him.

In that moment, Violet knew that she needed to show William just how important he was to her. Just how strongly she felt for him, so without thinking too much about it, she fell to her knees in front of him.

Looking up at him through her eye lashes, she watched his face falter with desire as she unbuckled his trousers. Violet was pleasantly surprised by the sensation of him bursting to be freed.

He was hard as steel and clearly very excited to be touched by her.

She could not wait to see how he reacted when she tasted him.

Once his erection sprung free, Violet could not help but let out a gasp of surprise. She might have experienced him before, but he looked so much bigger right in front of her eyes.

She could not stop herself from reaching out and running his fingers along him. His hard, smooth shaft, which made her heart race faster.

"Oh, Violet," William murmured as he threw his head back in desire. "You have no idea how good that feels."

She edged her mouth closer to him, inhaling the scent of him deeply.

His masculine, sweet and salty scent invaded her nostrils and set her alight. With that smell flooding her, she brought her lips to his tip and grazed against him.

His body bucked. The sound that flew out of William"s mouth was primal and animalistic. Violet had never heard anything like it before, but she certainly wanted to hear it again.

The next time she drew her mouth near to him, she parted her lips wide and tightly wrapped her mouth around him, soaking him in the wet heat. As William cried out again, Violet dragged her lips up and down his shaft, tasting every inch of him.

He seemed to like the sensation of her tongue swirling around him, so that was what she continued to do as she picked up the pace a little. Anything to make her husband feel as phenomenal as he did her.

"It is… it is too much," William finally stammered as he pulled himself away from Violet. She feared she might have over stepped once more until he continued. "You are too good at that, but I want to explore you. I want to feel every inch of your beautiful body."

Violet did not resist as William pulled her back to her feet so they could kiss once more. This time as their lips connected, William walked her backwards until she could not help but tumble on to the bed.

Giggling giddily, Violet did not take her eyes off her man while he peeled the rest of his clothing off, revealing that gorgeous body of his.

Staring at William made Violet feel like the luckiest woman alive.

Once the weight of William joined her on the bed, he climbed up her body like a predator coming to devour his prey.

Although Violet was very willing prey!

He stripped her down as he moved closer to her, flooding her with an unbearable excited energy. She could not wait to feel him, all of him, all over again.

"You really are a ravishingly beautiful woman," William hissed as he brought his lips down to hers once more. "You drive me crazy."

Eager to drive him crazier, Violet surprised William by pressing a hand to his chest and pushing him around until he was the one lying on his back.

He appeared shocked, but overwhelmingly excited. Especially as Violet straddled him, fully taking control of everything.

"Oh my."

William"s hands gripped her hips before they traveled up her body. The sensation of his touch electrified Violet. She truly felt like she was on top of the world.

With a seductive smile playing on her lips, Violet took hold of him and angled herself over him. Loving the way, he could not stop looking at her, Violet thrust down on to him, taking all of him inside.

A little squeal of pleasure came flying out of her mouth as she took all of him within her. She was more used to the feel of him now, but that did not make it any less thrilling. It was more exciting if anything.

This was starting to become a feeling that she could not get enough of.

Eventually, William pushed himself up in to a sitting position so they could kiss while Violet continued to rock back and forth, grinding against him.

"Oh, William," she murmured against his lips. "That feels…"

She could not express just how it felt.

It was an incredible, amazing sensation. One that nearly knocked her off her feet. The harder and faster she thrust against him, the more intense the feeling became. The more powerful the pleasure was.

By the time William tipped Violet over the edge, tumbling with her, Violet could not stop herself from screaming with ecstasy. She dug her nails deep in to William"s shoulders and tossed her head back in desire.

She wanted to express with words to William just how he made her feel, but Violet was drowning too deeply in the post orgasmic bliss. She was overwhelmed, but in the best way possible.

She could only hope that William was feeling the same way as her, because she truly did not want this to end.