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Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-ONE
And she reacted to his kiss like a hungry woman. She couldn’t stop kissing him, tasting him, especially as her kisses seemed to make his eyes more feverish with lust. He growled at one point and pushed her on her back to the mattress, and she had to let the Baron have his way with her, reveling in every bit of kisses and nips and flicks of his wet tongue on every nook and cranny of her body. He took her hands and held them over her head as his knees commanded her thighs to open wide for him. When he drove inside of her, it was in one smooth motion. She was already soaking in her own juices. Ahh... so thick, she could feel all of him. Her inner muscles rejoiced at something to clutch. She was so hot for him that a few hard thrusts threw her on the edge of her first climax. She writhed violently under him, her velvety flesh powerfully vibrating around his cock until the giant waves of ecstasy passed. And her cries of passion filled the stone room. After that, Fabian’s thrusts became
Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-TWO
ODETTE AND OLIVIE helped her get dressed. She was ready when the Baron entered her bedchamber to collect her. He was in casual finery this evening except for the luxurious surcoat that bore the cote of arms of their province. He went to her and kissed her, even with Odette and Olivie still there. The two women quickly disappeared. “I missed you last night,” Fabian said. His voice was gentle, but the look in his eyes was alert. She smiled up at him. “Didn’t you have a good time with the other lords?” “Some of them are close friends, yes. But I still missed you.” She sighed. “How could you miss me? I am not your betrothed or your wife. I am not important.” As soon as she’d said that, she wanted to take them back. But then he was kissing her again... hungrily and passionately, and she was instantly so consumed by it that when he stopped, she had melted into him and was as breathless as he was. “You are important, Adalene. You must know.” Only in his bed, she thought. She knew thi
Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-THREE
HE GAVE HER TIME to clean up and get back to looking presentable before they went down to the grounds to be with his men. Heads and headdresses bumped again. The Baron told her to do everything she was told to do, and that’s what she did, not minding any of them at all. She did not believe the books he had gifted her with had been coincidences, since the characters were royals and the setting was in the palace court. She believed he carefully chose them so she could learn from them while he was away with the duke and the knights. She gained a few lessons from it about courtly manners and had even practiced the curtsies and memorized titles and what to address each one, asking Odette for guidance if she looked like she was doing it the right way. But using them when the person wasn’t there as opposed to them standing right in front of her, she found, was very different, for she was so fearful of making a mistake when faced with the Titled. So, she listened and observed others before ve
Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-FOUR
THAT NIGHT was almost like the night before. As soon as they began mingling with the others, Lady Veronique arrived like a vulture, and again, Fabian and the other men were summoned by the Duke. She tried to hide her dismay as he commanded his men to look after Adalene again before he left. She did not understand why she had to go down, anyway. She had no one she trusted enough to talk to, and she could not very well talk to the knights. I wish I had Odette by my side, she thought as she dismally walked out to the balcony to stare out into the night with a drink in her hand. But Odette and Olivie stayed on the outskirts of the feast with the other maids, so she was with no one. “Not enjoying the evening, my dear?” She turned to find an old, robust lady in a beautiful gown beside her, smiling at her kindly, but with eyes most curious and alive. Adalene smiled at her, grateful that at least there was someone to talk to while she spent a few more minutes before she asked for Sir Thi
Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-FIVE
ADALENE FELT tears filled her eyes and rapidly spilled over. This was the reason why she wanted to be alone. She knew she was about to cry. She did not expect it would hurt this much. She had only known the Baron for a few days, and yet he had become so important. She shouldn’t have fallen in love with him. How stupid could she be? But when he said he would give her groom a lesson on how to treat a man’s woman right, he also taught it to her. And now she would never, ever forget him. She would always be grateful for the little glimpses of heaven afforded her during the short time they were together. But it was too short a time! Her heart was breaking into what felt like tiny little pieces. She did not want to go. But Lady Veronique would never allow Fabian to keep her, while she didn’t know she could survive not being the only woman in his life, knowing there would be nights he would be in his wife’s bed – or bear the trouble Lady Veronique’s vengeance would bring her family. I had
Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-SIX
A SOB ESCAPED from Adalene as she turned to look for that familiar voice, the one who’d always been saving her. It was Fabian! He was standing very near another tree in the dark that he was almost part of it if not for the soft light from the moon that gave away the outline of his build.“My Lord! You’re here,” she said in a voice she tried to sound strong even though she felt weak with relief. She restrained herself from running to him like a child. She was wary to stand up as the knight with the foul smell and mouth was still there and could still go for her. But, oh, how she wanted his arms around her!Fabian moved and stepped nearer, and even Adalene flinched at the cold fury simmering in his face that looked granite. She was suddenly so grateful she was on his side and not with anyone who opposed him. She had never seen him looking so dangerous. She now felt afraid of the drunk knight.From the shadows, Fabian’s other knights appeared. And then there was the pale Olivie. How long
Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-SEVEN
HE HELPED her climb up the small steps to get inside the smaller carriage when they got there. He said he was going to ride with the others on the horses on the first leg of the ride. Odette came in after her with a box of accoutrements she could use to check and clean the cut near her temple.Adalene asked for Olivie right away.Odette looked a little sad as she tended the cut. “She is on the other coach with our luggage. She confessed to talking with the ladies-in-waiting here about you, my lady. She is the reason why they knew things about you and your relationship with the Baron.”“Why did she do that?” she asked, surprised but calmer now. At least, the woman was not hurt as she first thought.“I think she is jealous of you,” Odette replied after a moment, her voice heavy with disapproval and a hint of shame.“Because I am with the Baron?” she asked sadly. “Yes, if I wasn’t me I would get jealous of myself, too.”Odette looked a little stunned at her words, then smiled, and her sh
Claimed by the Baron THIRTY-EIGHT
DEEP IN the night, as she slept in her cushioned seat, the carriage stopped and Odette got out. She was aware and smelled her Fabian when he got in and sat beside her to pull her towards him.She buried her face towards where his neck and shoulder met, where she usually would in this position, or when they were sleeping in bed. She minded he seemed to have discarded some of the rough parts of his garb, so it was easier to place her arms around him to hug him. To get closer to him.“Hmm... are we close? Why are you here?”“We’re close, and I am here because I am missing you terribly, and I needed you beside me.”She smiled against the skin of his neck. “Thank you.”“For what?” He sounded puzzled.“For everything you did tonight, saving me again, missing me, and being here because I missed you so, so much, too!” She tightened her hold on him. He felt so real and so complete. If that wicked man hadn’t been drunk and a coward and had hurt him tonight because of her, she wouldn’t know what
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