Chapter 173

Emmeline heard his harsh sigh of desire rumbling from deep within his chest as his lips brushed along her flushed skin without quite kissing her.

“I haven’t told you how lovely you look tonight,” Zavian rasped with barely restrained want. “Your very presence in my field of vision makes me struggle to resist the urges that invade me, so as not to spoil this pleasant moment.” His mouth found her earlobe, sucking on the tender flesh in a way that made Emmeline’s femininity throb with need.

He licked and nipped at her with his teeth, muttering between his increasingly troubled breaths in a muffled voice roughened with longing to be inside her. “I don’t know how long I’ll be able to remain patient with the pleasure that awaits me under that dress. The way it clings to your perfect curves and flows over your body is tormenting me, making me want to unwrap you without mercy.” Zavian groaned, sucking her flesh hard enough to leave marks as he groped her body shamelessly with his