Loving the Wild Card (Kingdom Book 5)

The truth was, he’d been playing with her before, but now he had very little strength left. His ploy had become a reality. He was going to have to rely on her help for a while longer if he didn’t want to keep smelling like a desert bog rat.

When she finally dropped the sodden bathrobe, nothing could stop him from devouring her semi-nakedness. The white underwear set she wore was also soaked and he wondered if she would remove it. His mind screamed yes, but he was uncertain if she would.

He had his answer. Her hands moved to her back and unhooked the clasp that held her bra in place. The material sagged for a moment before she bent her body at the waist and performed some form of roll that had the garment falling down her arms to join the robe.

His temperature rose another level and even if his life depended on it, he couldn’t stop his gaze from dropping to her panties, he wanted them off. As though reading his mind, she obliged, as she rolled them down her toned dancer legs. When she stepped out of them, Josh found he was a little short of breath and it had nothing to do with his illness.

“Don’t you worry, my darling,” she told him. “I’m going to take care of you.” Reaching both hands behind her back, Lux gathered up her long braids. With each movement of her body, her muscles elongated and glistened as the water continued to cascade down her brown skin. By the time she finished coiling the braids on the top of her head, the evidence of his arousal almost touched his belly.

Josh’s eyes traveled over her body and missed nothing. It had been too long since he’d seen his wife naked. When she turned around and reached for the soap, he got a full view of the backside he loved; hence his nickname for her, Peaches.

By the time she was facing him, he didn’t care that she was on to him. In fact, now she was finally naked and about to wash his body, Josh knew he couldn’t, nor did he want to hide his erection that strained for her touch.

Feeling his strength ebbing, he managed to turn his back to Lux and brace his hands against the wall of the shower.

“Lux, you need to leave.”

“Why?”

“Because I’m about to turn this shower onto its coldest setting,” he hissed through tight lips.

“Haven’t I been taking care of you?” Came the calm voice. “Don’t worry, baby, all you have to do is brace yourself, I’ll take care of everything else.”

Josh whipped his head around so fast a spasm ran up his neck. The sight of her was so sexy he wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms, but he didn’t have the strength.

Her first contact was a touch of her lips on his back. That was all it took for his breath to deepen and his heart to begin to pound as though it wanted to explode from his chest.

Then she washed him with tender care. Her hands traveled all over his back, the cheeks of his backside, his thighs, and calves, and for a while, Josh forgot about his need for release. This was what it meant to have a wife. Having someone to care about his needs when his size and strength no longer defined him.

When she was done with his back, she slipped under his upraised arms. When the sponge she used passed over his chest, Josh hissed at the abrasive pull as it made contact with his nipples. She looked up at him, but didn’t stop her ministrations. Without hesitation, she moved down his chest and along his abdomen.

“I’m so glad to see you’ve kept yourself in shape.”

“All for you, my love.”

Lux snorted at his comment and hesitated just above the place he wanted her touch the most.

“Really Joshua, are you about to tell me no other woman has touched this body since me?”

About to respond with something glib, he again sucked in his breath when instead of the sponge, he felt the rasp of her nails against his belly. Josh snapped his mouth shut before he got himself into any more trouble. She already knew the truth and was just toying with him.

“That’s right, it’s best you say nothing.” Lux reprimanded.

Josh thought he detected a note of jealousy and he wanted it confirmed. “You left–”

“I said, say nothing!”

He complied, knowing full well she took full advantage as his strength wasn’t up to par.

When she dropped to her knees, Josh held his breath and closed his eyes in anticipation. The only thing he received was a bypass of his cock as she cleansed his legs. She even got him to lift his feet as she washed between his toes.

Josh knew he was on shaky ground and no matter how his body cried out for her to take him in her mouth, he held back the plea. Lux wasn’t finished with making him suffer.

“So... Joshua... how many women have you made love to since I’ve been gone?”

“None.”

“Boy, that’s a dirty lie!” She exclaimed, which came out sounding like dutty.

“None, Lux. I haven’t made love to one single woman since you left me.” He knew what she was asking, but until she voiced the right question, he would continue to give the same answer.

Standing up, she stood facing him, her chest rising and falling with vexation. “How many women have you slept with in the last seven years?”

“None.”

Lux narrowed her eyes as she eyed him.

“How many women have you had sex with?”

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