Lord Greyton's Fall From Grace (Lords of Avalon Novella Series) (18 page)

“Owen!” Grace’s fingers grasped the sheet as she
lifted her head
.
She
met his gaze as he
continued to
pleasure her with his tongue, his lips
.
Grace
closed her eyes and
gave in to the powerful sensations
.
She writhed, arched and moaned
.
W
hen her abdomen tightened
, she gave in, let go. P
leasure rushed through her
in crashing waves
.

Owen slid upward, he kissed her deeply
.
“Grace, you are not too tender after our lovemaking this morni
ng, are you?”

“No, Owen I am not tender, I want you
.
”

He slowly entered her
.
“Did I
bring you any discomfort
, Grace?”
he asked through gritted teeth
.
The feeling of being embedded in her hot, wet sheath was incredible
.

“No,” Grace answered breathlessly as she wrapped her legs about him. She wanted to feel him deep
er
inside her.

Owen began his rhythm. Grace was with him
, moving her hips to match his thrusts
. She caressed the muscles on his chest, his arms, his back, his buttocks
.
Everywhere she t
ouched him he burned
.
His
rhythm increased
.
Owen thrust
faster, deeper, watching Grace’s every expression as he gave her pleasure
.

Grace found being joined with Owen quite the most wonderful experience
.
She felt they were one
.
She liked being skin to skin with him,
savored
the feel of the coarse hairs of his chest
teasing
her breasts
.
She moaned softly as he began to th
rust deeper
.
She
clung to him
as the
familiar tightening began, as the need for release
built
inside her
like a raging inferno
. S
he
cried o
ut as she reached the crescendo. T
ime seem
ed
to stand still as she hovered on the
precipice
of pure ecstasy
.
Pleasure, hot and molten, rushed throughout her body
with a fury, leaving her
boneless and
trembling
.
She felt his lips against her ear, heard hi
s gutt
u
ral
groan
as he continued to thrust into her
.
She
felt him tense and shudder as warmth
flooded
her
.
They lay there, entwined, gasping for breath for long moments
.

Owen gathered her in his arms and held her close
.
He kissed her temple
.
“Grace, my love
,
I cannot wait for us to m
arry, to be with you every night
like this
.
”
He kissed her temple tenderly
.
“I love you, Grace.”

“I love you to
o
, Owen,
” Grace whispered as she snuggled against him, tucking her head beneath his chin
.
She listened to the steady beat of his heart until she drifted off to sleep.

They woke several hours later and loved one another gently
.
They slept a
nd woke in the hour before dawn.
K
nowing Owen would have to return to his chamber before the household stirred, they made passionate, frenzied love to one another and drove each other to the heights of ecstasy
yet again
.
They were both left gasping for breath and boneless in the euphoria of their powerful joining.

Owen kissed her tenderly before he slid from her bed
.
“Since we have visitors, Grace, do you suppose your father would allow you to remain another night?”
Owen posed hopefully
.
He had just spent the most incredible night wit
h the woman he loved, he wanted -
no he
needed
one more night
.

“I think he will,
” Grace answered
.
Her father had been very accommodating
.
She surmised he must approve of Owen as her suitor, though he had never said a word to her
.

“I’ll have father send a letter requesting that y
ou remain with us another night,
”
Owen
smiled
as he caressed her
cheek with his hand
.

Grace beamed
.
“I would love to stay another night
providing you join me in my bed
.”
She caressed Owen’s cheek
in return
and
bestowed a kiss filled with passion upon him
before he left her alone in the bed.

“I will join you in your bed, my love
.
I’ll see
you at breakfast in a few hours,
”
he grinned.

Grace yawned as the door closed
.
S
he fell asleep with a
smile upon her face.

After breakfast, Owen invited Grace for a morning ride
.
Lord Wincanton and Lady Elizabeth were
planning to
rid
e
also
.
After Grace changed and returned downstairs, she found Owen awaiting her
.

“Where are
Libby
and Lord Wincanton?”

“They chose to ride along the Quay
.
I told them we were headed for the wood.” Owen’s eyes gleamed mischievously
.
“So we shall be alone.”
He grinned
devilishly
.

Once they made it to the pool and waterfall
,
Owen laid down the quilt he
brought along
.
He pulled his lady to him and kissed her quite passionately
.
He eased her down onto the quilt and slid his hand up her skirts
.
Grace pushed his coat over his broad shoulders and worked at unfastening his waistcoat and shirt
.
Before long they lay entwined and
naked
.
They
made love to
one
another
.
After they rested, Owen carried her into the pool
.

“
Wrap your legs around me, Grace,
”
h
e whispered huskily.

Grace squealed as he waded
slowly
into the pool
.
He stopped when
they were submerged in cold water up to their ribs
.
“It’s cold, Owen!” She snuggled closer against his warm body
.

She heard the rumble of Owen’s chuckle deep in his chest as she leaned against him
.

“But I’m warm,” Owen whispered against her ear
.
Grace felt the warm tip of him at her opening
.
She shuddered with pleasure as he slid into her,
“and you are very warm, my love,
h
ot, even.”

His voice was deep and thick with
husk
iness
as he whispered words of love into her ear
.
She felt
him
nip at the skin at the top of her shoulder
with his teeth
.
She shivered with delight
.
She was cold and warm
at the same time
.
E
xcite
ment grew within her as
Owens hips moved
beneath
her and his hard length
pushed upward
deep inside
her
.
She felt him so acutely this way. She moaned as she began to feel the delightful shivers of ecstasy ripple through her
.
She tilted her face upward
.
Owen kissed her deeply as his hands splayed across her buttocks and he lifted her up and arched to plant himself deep within her
every time he pushed her back down
.

Grace
’s fingernails were dug into his shoulders
.
He knew she
was
about to come, the way she panted and moaned each time he thrust into her hot core
.
Realizing her legs were trembling h
e moved to shallower water
that lapped below her waist when he
set her down
on her feet
.
He turned her so he was behind her and instructed her to bend slightly
.
His hands caressed her breasts
.
H
e
placed soft kisses
between her shoulder blades
and
across
her shoulders
.
H
e entered her from behind
.

Grace cried out, her hands moving to clutch his arms as his hands squeezed and caressed her breasts
.
She arched her back as she pushed herself against him, taking him deeper
.
Owen thrust into her hard and fast, the water churning around them
as he surged onward taking them both over the edge
.

They cried out together as they
soared and flew, the white flames of ecstasy consuming them
.
They floated back to reality in a dreamy haze
.
Owen pulled out and turned her
to face him
.
He bent and scooped her into his arms and carried her back to the quilt where they lay, boneless, their breathing labored
.
After they recovered, they lay there talking, kissing and caressing one another until they were dry. They dressed and left the magical clearing behind them to return to Roseland
.

They
changed out of their riding clothes and now sat in the drawing room
and joined the others playing at cards
.
It was
becoming
an
increasingly
difficult
task
for Owen to keep his hands to himself
when in company with Grace
.
He longed to take
her
hand
or
to caress her cheek
as he did so often when they were alone
.
Grace sat in the chair
across from
him
.
They gazed lovingly at one another often
.

The party playing cards was boisterous. Lyon
was
caught cheating by Micah and Libby
.
Everyone knew Harry was cheating but could not prove it
.
Charlie and Matthias merely played to win.
Owen and Grace played very poorly for they were too busy looking into
one
other’s eyes. Jack
watched Lady Tuesday very closely to try and best her
.
As it happened,
Lady Tuesday and Lady Wednesday came out victorious and were the winners of the day.

The
group
adjourned to the garden for
a
stroll before changing for dinner
.
The next morning, the gentlemen would leave
to begin the first leg of their journey over land
to Plymouth where
they
would
set sail for Italy
.

All afternoon, Owen battled his uneasiness. He truly felt
that he shouldn’t go to Italy
.
Yet he knew he must
.
He committed to the excavation and though he would miss Grace terribly, he was excited to uncover the secrets of the buried city. Working hard as they would be, the three months would go by quickly and he would return to make Grace his wife
soon enough
.