His Heart's Desire (26 page)

Braden worked a hand underneath her and lifted her up a little higher so he could penetrate just a little deeper. Together they found the tempo that both their bodies craved. They both
gave and took in equal measure.

Cat’s breathy little sighs mixed with Braden’s deep groans. They were fused from mouth to hip, neither letting go even when they both began to feel the other’s orgasm
take over.

Braden continued to thrust against her, dragging his erection across her clitoris, and at the same time he fed on her mouth, pushing both of them higher and higher. Before they knew it, they were both reaching for the stars again.

Cat savored the weight of Braden pushing her into the mattress. She was not yet ready to relinquish their connection, but Braden had other plans as he rolled to his side cradling her against him. Although he was no longer inside her, they were still touching and intimate, but in a different way.

“I love you, Catrìona. More than I’ve ever loved another person in my life. When I heard that the Ripper had you, my heart stopped beating.” Braden cleared his throat and continued in a hoarse voice. “I can’t lose you.”

Cat rolled over so she was facing him. She propped herself up on her elbow and then brushed his hair back off his face. “You haven’t lost me, Braden. I’m here with you now and forever.” She knew the words sounded corny but she meant every single one of them.

Braden grabbed her hand and placed a kiss in the middle of her palm and then held that palm against his heart. “This is not the way I planned this but
. . . will you marry me, Cat? Will you let me be your knight in shining armor, or if that’s not what you need, I’ll be your dashing pirate. Just please let me be your husband.”

Cat blinked back her tears. That was the most romantic proposal she had ever heard, and it was hers. She leaned over and placed a butterfly soft kiss against his lips and whispered, “Yes.” She then pulled back and smiled. “I love you, Braden. Always.”

Braden smiled and felt the knots in his stomach unwind. He pulled Catrìona back against him and held her while she slept. He kissed the top of her head and smiled, then he pulled a cotton chemise over her body. He didn’t want her catching a chill and he knew he’d have to leave and address his men before the night was over. Braden would get his wish, to love Catrìona as her husband. With that last thought, Braden fell asleep holding the love of his life.

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Cat slowly awakened to find Braden gazing at her with smoldering intent. The very air around them was electrified with the mutual desire they both felt. It was a tangible entity. Very slowly she rubbed her leg against his. She felt the coarse hair of his leg abrade the silky softness of her own. With gentle intent she caressed his chest and then down lower across his tight stomach. Slowly she circled his navel and then dropped her hand down even lower to slow
ly caress his growing erection.

Before Braden realized her intent, she lowered her mouth and followed the same tantalizing path that her hand had just followed. She placed nibbling kisses along his stomach and she slowly dragged her tongue from his navel down to his straining erection.

Braden arched his neck and fisted his hands into the sheets. It was sheer torture, the feel of her mouth on him. She was so giving. He didn’t think she would go any further and half-hoped she wouldn’t. He didn’t think he would be able to hold himself back if she took him into her mouth.

Cat was enjoying Braden very much. His response to her was everything she wanted and more. She wanted him to lose his control. She wanted him to feel as she did when he made love to her. Cat marveled at the feel of his velvet and steel erection. It was so hard but at the same time so silky soft. She wondered what he would taste like, and so, with just the tip of her tongue, she gently lapped at the head of his penis. She was surprised yet pleased at the salty, musky taste of him. This was Braden.

Braden released a low groan. “God, please . . . take me all into your mouth, darlin’. Please.”

Cat looked up the naked length of him and met his eyes. They were filled with tenderness and an equal amount of lust. He was so handsome at that very moment with his hair lying out on the pillow, eyes so dark and completely at her mercy; he took her breath away.
Without losing eye contact, she engulfed him in the warm, wet cavern of her mouth. Slowly she tasted him, enjoying his response.

Braden let go of the sheet with one hand and buried it in Cat’s soft hair, guiding her mouth in the rhythm that he wanted her to use. It was sheer agony and at the same time, unbelievable pleasure for him. She was giving him the most intimate of kisses and he was rapidly losing control.
With the last shred of sanity he possessed, he dragged Cat up his body and then rolled so she was on the bottom and he was on top.

“Why did you stop me?”

“Because tonight, I want to come while I’m buried deep inside you and can feel your heartbeat.” Gently Braden then brushed her hair back, lowered his head, and took her lips in a gentle kiss. It was a kiss and more. In this kiss he said all that he had not yet verbalized. He showed her that he loved her, needed her, and desired only her.

Cat arched her back and rubbed her sensitive breasts against Braden’s chest. Everywhere they touched she felt like she was on fire. The cotton material of her chemise abraded her already sensitive nipples and she longed to feel Braden skin to skin. Gently pushing him away from her she sat up and pulled the material over her head, only to toss it onto the floor. She then turned back to him, pulling him again
st her as she sought his mouth.

The kiss that Braden was currently involved in was both demanding and possessive.
He lifted his head and stared down on Catrìona. With a voice made hoarse by his passion, Braden said, “I love you.” He lowered his head and gave her another sweet kiss on her swollen lips, and then whispered.

Cat drank in the sweetness of both his kiss and his announcement. This wonderful, sexy, brave man loved her. She wondered if she’d ever get used to hearing him say the words. She’d defied time and place to come back to him. Cat tore her mouth away from his with no small amount of effort on her part. She wanted to be consumed by him, but first she had to let him know that his feelings were returned. She looked deeply into his eyes, she could clearly see right into not only his soul, but also his heart, and saw his love for her. Gently she brushed back a strand of his hair that had fallen forward and then softly she whispered, “I love you too, Braden.”

He groaned to hear his words turned back to him. With one smooth thrust he entered Catrìona. Not taking his eyes off of her, he rocked back and forth, deeply thrusting, trying to get as deep as he could. Every once in awhile he would bend down and kiss her with all of his pent-up desire. He could feel the walls of her channel gripping him. She was so tight, but at the same time so ready for him; it took all of his self-control not to rush to the finish line.

Cat dug her hands into Braden’s buttocks in order to pull him closer, as all the while he whispered words of love. As he ground himself against her clitoris, her climax crashed over her in throbbing waves. She moaned his name and held on tight, and he watched her ri
de a roller coaster of ecstasy.

Braden felt Catrìona’s climax grip his cock and it took less than two contractions to send him right over the edge. He continued thrusting and grinding his cock, wringing from her all she had to give. When he heard her breathy, sexy moans it stirred his desire even higher and he wrung another orgasm from her. She took al
l that he had to give and more.

Moments later, as they both lay entwined, slick with perspiration and still a part of each other, Braden lifted up and rested on his arms and looked down on Cat.

“I mean it, darlin’. I love you. You’re everything to me.” Braden placed a gentle kiss on her forehead and rolled off to the side but brought her with him. He wasn’t going to let her go. Never.

“I love you too, Braden. Always.” Then Cat cuddled up close and closed her eyes.
In a sleepy voice she whispered, “You’re mine. Always.”

Braden fell asleep with a smile on his face, not giving any thought to what had to be done the next day. He was only thinking of the wonderful, sexy woman he was holding, a
nd the fact that she loved him.

They hadn’t come to this place easily and maybe it was because of this that their love was all the more exceptional, and special. Whatever the reason, they were about to begin their new life together. He vowed that she would never have cause to regret leaving al
l that she knew to be with him.

Their new beginning was off to a wonderful and promising start and he vowed that their romance would be the thing of legends. After all, it wasn’t every day that people defied the boundaries of time to be with their heart’s desire. He looked at the woman in his arms. She was indeed his heart’s desire, always had been and always would be. His life was now fulfilled. They were proof that true love would always win out against jealously and evil. They
were their very own fairytale.

ABOUT KRISTI AHLERS

Kristi Ahlers is a California girl! She grew up in Northern California in a small city called Yuba City. Since then she's lived in Brussels, Belgium, and England along with a myriad of other locations. A former flight attendant, Kristi was able to continue to feed her love of travel. This has greatly influenced her writing, allowing her to pen stories ab
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