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Chapter 40 Memories
Her hair was drawn back from her face, exposing her high cheekbone. It must be the work of her lady's maid. Cole mused. Considering how short it was, it must have taken a lot of time, and pins to thrust it up in that updo. Cole frowned in the next second as something occurred to him.
Now that he thought of it, he had never seen Emily with any lady's maid. Not here, nor at Durham, when he had picked her up from her brothers' manor after their marriage.
If he was to recount back to that time, she hadn't travelled with any too. Which was strange? Women he knew wouldn't even think to do anything by themselves, let alone travel by themselves. What was even strange was how he was only noticing it now? He prided himself on being observant, but he had to admit this one had slipped past him. Of course, he could excuse his behaviour by saying he had been blinded by his anger at the time and had not given a fig or two about whom she travelled with
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Emily marvelled at how fast that had happened and stared at him in awe. He was looking at her equally and his breathing was intense over her. Raising a hand, Emily touched his thick black mane and felt him stiffen. His body held rigid over her. She thought she rather liked the sound of this.Outside their house, on these green grasses and below the crest of the moon. Cole leaned forward. His hazel eyes sensually caressing her soft lips before leaning down to do the business. He kissed her fiercely.Nibbling, biting, suckling, and then he was lifting her from the ground. Pressing their bodies together. Her pert breast arching on the velvety material of his waistcoat. Emily let out a moan at the contact. And he spread his legs wide and let her nestle in-between, hugging her lithe body. Emily could feel the heat of his body as it enveloped her and warmed her, bringing one arm wrapped around her left shoulder and the other cradling her head.
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