Ruin Me Please (58 page)

She curled her hands around his nape and pulled him to her
,
crushing his mouth to hers in a hot open-mouthed kiss.

He c
aressed her curves
h
is hands
slid
ing
down her back to cup
her luscious bottom in the palms of his large hands. 
He lowered
his hands
to behind her knees and lifted her
,
cr
a
dling
her in his arms without breaking their kiss. 

He strode
across the drawbridge
over the fanciful moat
. 
Ducking
as he carried her through the thick wooden door
i
nto a
cozy room with a shuttered window.  A small rock fir
e
place
s
at
in the corner
ready
to heat the room on cool nights.  A small table sat under the wi
n
dow with a bucket holding a chilled bottle of champagne and two crystal flutes as well as a large vase of daisies.

Poppy’s
eyes widened in surprise,
star
ing
at the secluded love nest Declan had prepared for them. 

Laying
her down
he pr
essed her into the wide cushioned bench covered in rose pet
als. 
The air infused with the heady scent of the crushed petals
surrounded them
.

Declan
nipped
lightly
at her neck
. 

Poppy whispered, “What are you up to
,
husband?”

With a crooked grin,
he pressed his lips softly to hers
and answered
, “Rescuing a damsel in distress
,
of course
.
”

Nichole Matthews resides in Te
nnessee with her husband,
their two dogs, two parakeets,
two turtles,
and a
fish.  A devoted reader of romance novels since she was a teenager,
she is ha
p
py to
share her passion for romance with you
.
 

You can contact Nichole Matthews at
[email protected]

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