“This is heavenly.”
Colin pulled a washcloth from a small collection beside the tub and dipped it into the sudsy water. He wrung most of the water free, then ran the cloth tenderly along her shoulder to wet the skin still above the water.
As he worked, Sabela leaned back against the pillow behind her head and enjoyed his touch. Colin took his time exploring and cleaning every nook and cranny of her body, dipping below the water’s surface to continue his exploration. The cloth found the sensitive core between her thighs, and Sabela moaned in pleasure as he passed over it.
“I was a little rough last night,” he said in a gruff tone.
“I didn’t mind.” It was the truth.
“I’ll have to take it more gently next time.”
She opened her eyes and looked at him. She spread her legs a little bit wider to give him better access. “Is that what you want?”
He slipped a finger along the length of her slit. “I want your pleasure even more than I want my own.”
She shivered. “Then be rough … or be gentle … as it pleases you.”
He dipped a finger into her folds, and she released a tiny sigh. “I never dared hope you’d be so … willing.”
Willing. Is that what she was? More like lusty and greedy and wanting this man like she’d never wanted anything else. So yeah, she was willing. Damned straight.
She wriggled her hips against his hand. The warm water was having the right effect. She didn’t hurt anymore. She smiled. “I think I’m all better now. Maybe you should try a second finger so I can make sure.”
He let out a low, sexy chuckle, and pushed a second finger inside her.
Again, she sighed. “How about you get in the bath with me?” she asked as a fresh wave of pleasure washed through her, making her toes curl.
Colin knew how to touch her to bring her the best kinds of pleasure.
He laughed. “Soon, soon.”
The teasing ended far too quickly, and his fingers left her. Sabela sighed and laid back against the tub, relaxed and aroused.
Colin had her wrapped around his little finger.
It wasn’t long before Colin found the washcloth in the tub and continued his exploration. Even though he wasn’t touching her there anymore, it still felt fantastic, like they were sharing something that meant far more than casual sex or temporary flirtation.
He took his time on every inch of her body. Sabela felt worshiped and cared for. It was as if they existed in a small bubble, and there was no one else in the world but the two of them.
It was as if, for even a short while, she didn’t have a life back home or a reality to come crashing back down to.
When Colin was satisfied with his exploration, he climbed into the bathtub with her and settled in behind her. There was more than enough room for the both of them.
He kissed her neck. Feeling heat simmer low inside of her, Sabela rose onto her knees and turned to straddle his lap. His cock twitched against her as she settled over it.
She mimicked his devilish grin from the night before.
“I don’t think I’m as sore as I thought,” she said against his lips.
“Thank God,” he said, grabbing her hips and settling himself against her opening.
She slid down on top of him and joined their bodies again.
There couldn’t be a better feeling in the world.
Chapter Thirty-One
AFTER THEIR LOVEMAKING, SABELA INSISTED on washing Colin the same way that he had washed her. He had been uncomfortable with the gesture at first, until a few gentle kisses eased his tension away.
He could be different with her. Calmer. It reminded him of a time before the challenges of building his empire set in and consumed him.
She brought out a side of him that had not been present for a long time, an echo of the boy he had been in his youth.
When the water cooled, they reluctantly left the bath. Still in the bathroom, they dried each other off with plush towels, and Colin enjoyed handling every part of her body again.
He didn’t think he would ever get tired of seeing Sabela naked.
Dried off and fired up again, he pulled her back into the bedroom and grabbed a robe for her off the back of the bathroom door.
“You’ll need this,” he told her. “I’m going to call Marie and have her bring us breakfast.”
Sabela looked from the robe in her hands and over to him, clearly embarrassed.
“We can get dressed and go to breakfast ourselves,” she said. “That’s another option.”
“And why would we do that? I’d much rather stay in bed.”
Sabela dropped her chin and sighed. “I’m so embarrassed. It’ll be obvious that I spent the night here in your room. What is she going to think?”
Colin curled his finger and set it beneath her chin to lift her face. He locked eyes with hers, making sure she knew he was sincere.
“Marie already thinks you’re my girlfriend. I haven’t ever brought a woman to the chalet before, so if she thinks anything is odd it’s probably that she hasn’t brought us breakfast in bed before today.”
“You’ve never brought a girl here?”
“No.”
“Then wouldn’t she think it strange that I’ve come out of nowhere?” she asked, lowering her eyelids and looking down at the floor.
Colin was surprised that he hadn’t stumbled over the use of the word girlfriend. It felt natural to reference her that way, even if it was only make-believe.
“She thinks I’m particular about my women. And she’s right,” he said with a shrug. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her against him. “Listen, Marie already thinks that you don’t eat enough. Make the woman happy and allow her to feed you another meal.”
“Okay,” Sabela said, even as she chewed on her lower lip.
To ease some of her worry, Colin leaned down and kissed her gently. “Marie would never judge you. It’s not in her job description. And she’s very good at her job. Discretion is high on her list of duties, duties she would never shirk.”
Sabela smiled slightly. “I’m not used to having servants. I guess I don’t know how to behave around them, or how any of it works, really.”
Again, her modest honesty struck him hard to the heart. “You’re doing just fine,” he said past the lump in his throat.
God, she was as emotionally tempting as she was physically arresting. These feelings were tempting fate. Nothing could come of it.
His plans for revenge would throw everything into turmoil.
Soon after he contacted her via the intercom, Marie arrived with their breakfast. Instead of entering the room as she usually did, she pushed the cart in through the door and kept her gaze downcast to protect their privacy.
Colin rose from the bed to meet her, and before she bowed and went on her way, he whispered his thanks for her discretion that morning.
Marie flashed a smile as she left, and then Colin was alone with Sabela once more. He knew that Marie was delighted to see him showing interest in anyone of the opposite sex, and she was going to give them as much time alone as possible in order to strengthen their bond.
Colin guided the cart to the bedside with one hand while he motioned for Sabela to join him with the other. They could have eaten at the table across the room under the window where he normally took breakfast, but he had something different in mind.
Both of them sat on the side of the bed, and Colin twisted around so one leg was tucked on the bed while the other dangled. He sat facing Sabela.
She took a survey of the food, then turned her head to look at him with a curious glint in her eyes. Colin grinned.
“Have you never seen a man appreciate a beautiful woman before?”
“I know something’s up with you, Colin Morgan. So tell me what it is.” She looked at him with an accusatory gaze, and Colin couldn’t help but laugh.
He skewered one of the cubes of fruit on the tray with a fork and lifted it through the space
between them until it reached Sabela’s lips. For a moment she looked suspicious, but then she opened her mouth and accepted his offering.
“See, not so bad, is it?” he asked.
Sabela didn’t say it aloud, but he knew she loved it. When she accepted the next cube of fruit he brought to her lips, he knew it for sure.
Before long, watching her lips work over the fruit was too much for him, and he had to kiss her instead. One passionate kiss turned into a series of them, and from there, Colin pressed her down onto the mattress as the kiss grew heated.
“We’re never going to get out of bed if we keep doing this,” she said between breaks in the kissing.