“Are you going to help or stand there looking perplexed all afternoon?”
“I’ll help.” She picked flowers until both their baskets overflowed. As they cut a path back to the castle she asked, “Has there been any word on the chief?”
“Nay, but Fergus will find him.” Mary tugged on their linked arms, changed their course toward the dust cloud. “Pick up your pace, otherwise Alan will see us and bring our next adventure to a close.”
“We’re going to watch the warriors?”
“Aye, all that braw muscle needs appreciation, and at four and forty, I’m no’ too old to enjoy the display.”
Her heart lightened at Mary’s words. “I would like to see Alex training.”
“Oh, my Alex is very lucky to have found you.”
“Hardly found, more like foisted upon.”
She swatted her hand. “Shush, I shall hear no more talk of that.”
They rounded the corner of the stables. Before the waters of the glistening loch, a hundred shirtless warriors wielded claymores in a battle of strength against one another.
She searched through the half-naked men and found the very one she was after. Alex’s body was hard and packed with muscle, his shoulders and arms thick and strong. His chest held the finest smattering of hair, the same blond of his head. Below the plains of his glorious chest, his abs rippled, layer upon tight layer and all covered with a healthy sheen of sweat.
“He’s by far the tallest.” And Anne wanted every inch of that body back against hers.
“Aye, my son could never be missed in a battle.”
His powerful form was magnificent, and his command of the warriors he fought against a sight to behold.
Alex thrust his enormous sword against his opponent’s as if it were an extension of his arm and not a monstrous piece of steel. Now, this was exactly how he’d come about every one of those bulging muscles.
“I have to get closer.” She passed Mary her basket.
“I’ll hold Alan off.”
“Thank you. You make a wonderful friend.” Stepping forward, she focused on the man who’d made love to her so intensely throughout the night. He moved deftly, growing stronger with each strike of his claymore upon his opponent’s blade.
The two men circled each other, as if waiting to pounce for the next attack. Alex raised his weapon and—
“Lass, get back here now.” Alan tried to pass Mary who zigzagged in front of him.
“Damn,” Alex swore, barely missing his challenger’s blow. His gaze speared toward her. “What are you doing out here?”
She stared at his wide chest. Even the veins on his arms stood rigid and firm. “Sorry, the view was rather distracting.”
“You could get hurt.” He marched toward her, caught her arm then led her to the rear of the stables where all was quiet. “Lass, you cannae look at me like that.”
“Like what?” She touched his chest with her finger then swirled down over his wicked abs.
“Like that.” He picked her up, kicked open the door of a side room, set her down and slammed the door shut. His eyes burned a molten hue even in the dark confines of the cramped room. “Up with your skirts.”
“What?”
“Up. With. Your.” His plaid rose at the front, and all of its own accord.
“Oh, like that?”
He backed her against the wall. “Aye, like that.”
“That’s very clever.” She grinned and finished lifting the soft tartan. Since he’d removed his trews to train, his legs were bare underneath. His cock was hard and held a glistening drop on the end. “Do you ever tire?”
“It appears, no’ with you.”
“I think I can help.” She knelt and encircled her hand around his heavy shaft.
“If you’re about to—”
“Oh, I am.” She licked the head then swirled her tongue around it. Perfect. She opened her mouth and took as much of him in as she could. He tasted divine, salty and strong, and as she sucked, he groaned and rocked his hips.
Alex couldn’t speak. She settled her soft lips around him then pulled him in as deep as she could take. She’d unman him if he permitted much more. “Mercy.”
“I don’t think so.” She sucked even harder.
“Nay, I want inside of you, no’ to come in your pretty mouth.” He pulled out. Hell, that had been the hardest thing he’d ever done. Yet harder still was his cock. He tumbled her to the floor, flipped her skirts then pulled her on top of him. “Ride me, and dinnae stop.”
“Yes, sir.” She gasped as she moved up and down. “Ohh, yesss, sir.”
“I’m going to lose my mind.”
“I want you to lose more than that.” She arched her back as she picked up speed.
The intensity of the moment shook him. Grasping her hips, he rocked them harder until her tight channel hugged him all the way to his balls.
“Alex, I’m—”
“Let go. I’m right here with you.”
“Oh, oh yes.” She cried out as she pulsed around him.
With no choice, he came hard, shattering right along with her.