Then, as he realised that she was not afraid and he felt they were joined spiritually as well as physically by a rapture that seeped through them both, his kisses became more demanding.
Time stood still and for Valora it was as if the stars had fallen from the sky to envelop them both in a light that was part of her heart and her mind.
“I love you! I love you!” she wanted to shout out over and over again, and she knew that all the knowledge she ever needed lay in the Duke’s arms, his lips and in him.
When he finally raised his head, she was trembling with the wonder of it and she felt that he was too.
“My wife! Mine!” he exclaimed as if they were the only words that could express his feelings.
A long time later, when they lay in the big four-poster bed, Valora realised that the Duke h
