From the moment they had ridden together in the early morning, she had known that when he was not there the world was empty and her whole being was crying out for him.
The Duke’s kiss was at first very soft and gentle, as if he was afraid of frightening her.
Then, as the softness and innocence of her lips excited him, his became more possessive, more insistent, more demanding.
He kissed her until Nerissa felt as if he carried her into the sky and they were no longer human but one with the stars.
They were a part of each other so that they were indivisible and it would be impossible for them to ever be separated.
Then, as the Duke tightened his arms about her and went on kissing her, she felt a rapture within herself that was something that she had never known and was not even aware ex
