Lahat ng Kabanata ng A LADY FOR A DUKE : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

She closed her eyes and breathed in the scent of spicy cologne and male heat, felt bands of lean muscle flex under her hands. She rubbed her cheek against the silky fabric of his shirt, heard the steady thump of his heart, and suddenly every cell in her body ached to be touched. Her lips begged to be kissed. And oh, what the man could do with his mouth.Bone-melting, toe-curling, out-of-this-world kisses. It was all coming back to her now. Not that she’d ever completely forgotten. She’d just blocked out a few crucial details. Like the way he’d been demanding yet achingly tender when he’d touched her. The way he’d given back twofold whatever he took. The way he was more interested in satisfying her needs than his own. In fact, she’d lost count of how many times he’d satisfied her when they made love. The truth is, it had been so perfect, so amazingly wonderful, and despite everything that had happened, despite her intentions, she knew she'd fallen for him all over again. “Anna,” Cedr

She put on some music, and an instant later the bluesy hum of a saxophone filled the room. Yeah. This would do the trick. Making the volume as low as possible, Anna walked over to the fireplace sipping her juice. She wiggled her toes into the soft fur rug, wondering if it was real animal fur. Probably. She closed her eyes and let the heat from the fire warm her, the earthy sounds surround her. She swayed to the music, felt her body relaxing, her mind settling. She swept all thoughts away and concentrated on the music, let it carry her away to a place that was peaceful and uncomplicated. She closed her eyes and let the music wrap around her. She spun in a circle, letting the thrill of movement wash over her. Her robe swirled around her legs, the orange light from the fire dancing across the silky fabric. She felt dizzy and silly and freer than she had in a while. The song ended and she heard applause. For a second she thought it was part of the music, then realized it was coming from

He was giving her that drowsy-eyed, hungry look again that made her feel warm and tingly all over. Looks like they were going to work on getting sick of each other right now.She pulled him down for a kiss and their bodies settled together. Even with her tummy in the way, they were a perfect fit. Though she knew that soon enough she would be even bigger, lying this close in this position would be impossible. They would just have to find more imaginative ways to get close. It was at that exact second that it happened. She felt a jolt dead center in her stomach. The baby was kicking again.She gasped and looked up at Cedric. “Did you feel that?”He’d felt it. She knew the instant she saw his face. She wasn’t sure what she’d been expecting, but for some reason he looked like he might be sick. And suddenly, she felt exactly the same way.It sucked every bit of joy out of the moment. Her arms dropped from around his neck and he rolled away, sitting up on the rug, his back to her. All she

“I’m sure,” Anna said, and the next thing she knew, she was flat on her back, thighs pressed wide and Cedric was burying himself deep inside her, just as hard and fast as she asked him to. She went from being aroused to…well, something she’d never felt before. Something bigger than herself, bigger than both of them together. It overwhelmed her body and when her skin could no longer contain all that sensation it radiated out, expanding and flexing and growing. She knew she was making noise, moaning and thrashing and digging her fingernails into his backside, raking them down his arms. Someone could have heard, but she was too far gone to care.Cedric hooked both of his arms behind her knees, easing them as far back as they would go and, eyes locked on her face, sank deep inside her. And with no warning at all, everything peaked and something inside her exploded. It filled her with a feeling, a sensation she couldn’t even describe, something along the lines of ecstasy. Or nirvana.As sh

Cedric stared at the five enormous cases she'd brought with her. His Aunt tended to overpack, but this was ridiculous. “Um, how long were you planning on staying?”“Well, until the baby is born, of course! Did you think I would miss the birth of your first child?”Cedric cringed, and Anna couldn't stop herself from smiling as she watched him lead his Aunt to her room. ___________The following day, Anna walked slowly through the garden, stopping here and there to inhale a bloom, the sun warming her skin. She tried to convince herself she was just out there enjoying the weather when the truth was, she was hiding. She didn’t want to run into Cedric’s Aunt, and she had no idea why. The woman didn't seem mean at all. In fact she was extremely nice, but the truth was that she didn’t have a clue what to say to the woman. “Anna!”Anna turned to see Diana Mortimer gliding toward her down the path, arm waving wildly. Anna cursed under her breath. She couldn’t exactly outrun her. She had no c