took her down that path of fulfillment until he felt her shiver deep inside and her muscles tightened against him. She called out to him, and he released his seed deep inside her.
Heavenly bliss descended upon him He kissed her fingertips and held her small hand against his. As the passion ebbed and he could think again he became very serious for a moment. “Did I hurt ye, sweetheart?” His grip tightened on her hand.
Melissa’s cheeks flamed with embarrassment. “It was a surprise more than anything else.”
He understood why she looked so fragile. “My sweet lady,” he soothed. “I’m never going tae let ye go.” His mind wandered for a while consumed with guilt at what they had just done. He experienced another emotion that was foreign to him. He was content with the feel of her body next to him.
“Melissa,” he said softly. “Ye’re not lost any more.”
Chapter Seven
Melissa gently touched her hand to his cheek. “I’m so happy it was you who found me.”
He gently kissed her shoulder.
“Aye, lass, I am happy it was me who found ye.” His hands lazily stroked her hair, not wanting to break the enchantment that had surrounded them.
“What happens now?” She was truly mystified by his gentle voice. Her hands slid down his back and felt smooth and warm to the touch.
“Beautiful, wonderful things happen now.”
“You are amazing. Is it this exciting every time?”
“It gets better,” he assured her. “The next time we make love there won’t be any painful surprises for you.” He kissed her face again. “Ye’re not going tae leave me, ever.” He made the statement with absolute fact.
She was bewildered by his strong words at such a tender moment. “I had to make the choice to surrender to this passion or regret it forever. Alex, no matter what happens next, we have this moment together.” And if I can stay beside you, I will love you all the days of my life , whispered in her mind.
Alex kissed her temple and thought silently, you’d rip my heart out if you left me now . He rolled to his side and took her with him. Perhaps if they hadn’t made love he could have watched her walk away, but he too would have regretted it forever. They had both made a choice, and he could not bear to go through the pain of her departure when he had just come back to life again.
“I’m afraid once you get to know me, you’ll hand me over to the Prince.” In one short day her world had turned upside down. Melissa didn’t want to leave him, ever! She could barely remember her name, let alone where she lived and any other pertinent details of her life. It all seemed so inconsequential compared to the way that she felt when she looked into his eyes. The world fell away, and it was the two of them alone.
“I can be very stubborn,” she warned.
He was certain he had proved she was most amiable. “I don’t have any intention of handing ye over tae anyone. Ye are mine, and I am yours.” He reached over the side of the bed, pulled out a strip of tartan, and wrapped it around her hand that held on to his. “There ye go, lass. We belong tae each other.”
“That’s all it takes to be officially yours?”
“ Aye . I know I want ye, and ye want me, too. I’m no’ the sharing type of mon.” Alex was already deep in thought about the future and what he would have to accomplish to keep her beside him.
“What is this called?”
“Handfasting,” he said between kisses. “Ye are mine now, forever.”
“That makes me very happy.” Melissa was getting sleepy. He was so warm and his hand gently caressing her back had her dozing off in minutes.
Alex walked across the room to pick is plaid off the floor where he had dropped it. Their clothing was strewn around the room. He had only minutes to come up with a plan of action before he faced his brothers. He knew he would never give her up. He would have walked through the fires of hell for her, and that fact rattled him
Heavenly bliss descended upon him He kissed her fingertips and held her small hand against his. As the passion ebbed and he could think again he became very serious for a moment. “Did I hurt ye, sweetheart?” His grip tightened on her hand.
Melissa’s cheeks flamed with embarrassment. “It was a surprise more than anything else.”
He understood why she looked so fragile. “My sweet lady,” he soothed. “I’m never going tae let ye go.” His mind wandered for a while consumed with guilt at what they had just done. He experienced another emotion that was foreign to him. He was content with the feel of her body next to him.
“Melissa,” he said softly. “Ye’re not lost any more.”
Chapter Seven
Melissa gently touched her hand to his cheek. “I’m so happy it was you who found me.”
He gently kissed her shoulder.
“Aye, lass, I am happy it was me who found ye.” His hands lazily stroked her hair, not wanting to break the enchantment that had surrounded them.
“What happens now?” She was truly mystified by his gentle voice. Her hands slid down his back and felt smooth and warm to the touch.
“Beautiful, wonderful things happen now.”
“You are amazing. Is it this exciting every time?”
“It gets better,” he assured her. “The next time we make love there won’t be any painful surprises for you.” He kissed her face again. “Ye’re not going tae leave me, ever.” He made the statement with absolute fact.
She was bewildered by his strong words at such a tender moment. “I had to make the choice to surrender to this passion or regret it forever. Alex, no matter what happens next, we have this moment together.” And if I can stay beside you, I will love you all the days of my life , whispered in her mind.
Alex kissed her temple and thought silently, you’d rip my heart out if you left me now . He rolled to his side and took her with him. Perhaps if they hadn’t made love he could have watched her walk away, but he too would have regretted it forever. They had both made a choice, and he could not bear to go through the pain of her departure when he had just come back to life again.
“I’m afraid once you get to know me, you’ll hand me over to the Prince.” In one short day her world had turned upside down. Melissa didn’t want to leave him, ever! She could barely remember her name, let alone where she lived and any other pertinent details of her life. It all seemed so inconsequential compared to the way that she felt when she looked into his eyes. The world fell away, and it was the two of them alone.
“I can be very stubborn,” she warned.
He was certain he had proved she was most amiable. “I don’t have any intention of handing ye over tae anyone. Ye are mine, and I am yours.” He reached over the side of the bed, pulled out a strip of tartan, and wrapped it around her hand that held on to his. “There ye go, lass. We belong tae each other.”
“That’s all it takes to be officially yours?”
“ Aye . I know I want ye, and ye want me, too. I’m no’ the sharing type of mon.” Alex was already deep in thought about the future and what he would have to accomplish to keep her beside him.
“What is this called?”
“Handfasting,” he said between kisses. “Ye are mine now, forever.”
“That makes me very happy.” Melissa was getting sleepy. He was so warm and his hand gently caressing her back had her dozing off in minutes.
Alex walked across the room to pick is plaid off the floor where he had dropped it. Their clothing was strewn around the room. He had only minutes to come up with a plan of action before he faced his brothers. He knew he would never give her up. He would have walked through the fires of hell for her, and that fact rattled him
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