The Frenchman's Revenge (40 page)

“Thank you, Jeng Ming.”

After Jeng Ming left, Elena worked for several moments
,
then
decided she had done what she could for the night. When she walked out to the courtyard, she was surprised
to see Bai outside the doorway, lounging against the wall, smoking a
cigarette
. His Stetson
was
pulled down low
over his eyes
. He
hadn
’
t bothered to tie back his hair.
He was wearing tight jeans and a plaid shirt
like the cowboys wore.
As
a
lways, his gorgeous
f
ace and
sexy
body took her breath away.

She smiled
at him
,
shaking her head at his obvious concern
.

“
Are you
hovering
about--
protecting me
?
Think I can’t take care of myself
, Warrior Man
?
”

He grinned
through half closed eyes
. Pushing his hat u
p
,
he
stepped next to her and
took hold
of her
arm.

“
That is the last thing I
th
ink
,
cherie
. Are you fi
ni
shed
getting
things ready for
the
girls?
”

“
Yes.
I’ve done as much as I can tonight.”

He nodded. “
Would you like to ride up to the canyon
and watch the sunset
?
We
can get back before it
gets
too
late
.
”

“
That is a lovely idea
, Bai
.
”

“
I hoped you would say that.
I saddled up Noire and Zhenqui.
They are waiting for us
in the
courtyard. .

It was dark when they returned to the
v
illa and
walked
back to their
chambers
.
Elena turned to him
, a slight frown marring her smooth forehead.

“
I’ve been thinkin
g
, Bai.
”

“
Mm
h
mm.
”

“
You know how you sa
id
that you would kill any man who touch
ed
me?
’

He responded with a
n
insolent
grin, “
I not only said it,
i
t
is what I will do
.
”

“
Hmm.
Well I don’t know if I would kill a woman who
tried to
touch you
,
but I am a
k
ung fu master and ten minutes with my
feet
on
her face would b
e
worse than
being killed.”

Bai threw back his head and laughed uproariously. After a moment
,
he wiped his eyes and
said, “
I think you are
right
about that
,
cherie
.
God help the man or the woman who
doesn’t
understand
the
intensity
of our love for one another.
”

He put his arms around her and pulled her close to him
. His voice was a
husky whisper
.
“
How
about
it
,
cherie
?
Do you want to celebrate your last night as a single woman by letting me fuck you
blind
?
”

“
I don’t know, Bai.
The twelve orgasms I had in the dojo t
his afternoon
may have taken the edge off for me.
”

He grinned at her
,
a wicked twinkle flashing in his eyes and slid his hand inside her pants and cupped her bare ass
adding a quick
squeeze
.

She smiled, “
On
second
thought
,
once you and I are married, twelve orgasms will be nothing, right
,
love?”

“An appetizer,
cherie
.
A mere appetizer.”

Chapter 1
8

It was dark when
Elena
awoke and
,
for once
,
Bai
still sle
pt
.
She
s
lipped
out from under his arm where he anchored her throughout the night
and looked with wonder at his sleeping body.
L
ike a splendid male animal,
even in repose he was powerful,
dangerous
.
S
tretched out on his stomach,
one arm arched over his head resting against the pillow
.
His
back,
shoulders and arms
and
the tight curve
s
of his ass
were
taut with defined muscle
.
She longed to touch him
,
run her hands over his golden
skin
,
but she didn’t want to wake
him. Does
he have any idea how gorgeous he is
, she wondered
?
In her
intensive
study of art and anatomy, Elena had never seen a more perfect replication of the male form than Bai.
His tight hard buttocks
alone
were a work of art
. They
put classic
al
male sculpture to shame.

One of his legs was
kicked
out to the side
,
accentuati
ng
his
firm muscular thighs
. H
is bent knee
offer
ed
a glimpse of his
darkened
scrotum
hanging heavy between his legs. His penis was partially hidden
,
wedged along the side of his thigh
,
but even in its relaxed state
was an impressive bulge
.
Elena licked her lips
,
relishing
the salty tangy taste
and musky smell
of his cum on her lips and ached to take him again in her mouth.

His black hair fell across his face
. E
lena longed to brush it aside and cove
r his face with hungry kisses. S
he turned to leave
when
a huge hand
grabbed her shoulder and
Bai growled
a low threatening sound.

“Where do you think you’re going,
cherie
?”

She jumped
,
startled
,
then smiled
when she saw
his quirked eyebrow and half smile at the corner of his mouth.

“Good
morning
,
d
arling
.
I’m sorry, love, I need to get to the infirmary.
A
ll fifty girls need to bathe, do their hair
,
and dress in time for the wedding.
”

“A
nd
you,
mon amour
,
are the chamber maid?”

Elena laughed in delight
.

“That is as a good a description as any.
L
et’s just say, I am the head chamber maid.
But yes, I am going to see that every
one of those girls looks and feels beautiful in time for the
wedding
.”

“Who is going to make sure that my bride doesn’t forget
that she also is expected at
our
wedding?”

Elena
’s eyes sparkled and she challenged him with a saucy grin.

“I’m hardly going to forget – although I might be a little late
,
but it’s not as though you can start without me, right?
”

Bai sat up in bed and pulled her across his body and held her in his arms.

“Elena,
have I told
you that I love you and w
ant
to marry you?”

“Yes, you
have
and in case you forgot, my answer is yes!”

“And
,
cherie
, did
I
tell you that one of the
reasons
I love you is because you might be late for our wedding in order to
ensure
that fifty
battered
girls attend our wedding in style
?
”

“Then I should tell you one of the reasons I agreed to marry you is because I don’t know another man who would have done what you did to rescue those girls.
Is it appropriate to be in awe of my husband to be?
”

Bai grinned
, his eyes twinkling.

“I
think awe is most
appropriate
. G
iven that at heart you are
a saucy little minx and
unlikely to
remain
in
an
awed
state
,
I will remember with delight your awe
on our wedding day
.
”

He pulled her
close
to him.

“Kiss me
,
ma
petite
fille.
I heard the servants gossiping yesterday
. T
here is a rumor that a married
woman is
likely to be in these chambers tonight
.”

“
Really? Then what I heard must be true.
”

“
What did you hear,
mon am
our
?
’

“
That a
handsome
war
rior
has been s
couring
the countryside looking for a bride
. I
f he finds a woman that meets his
exacting
specifications
,
he will
bring
her to this very
v
illa tonight.
”

“
Hmm,
I
hope for her
sake
he
is not the
warlord I heard
rumored
about.
It is said he has ravenous sexual appetites
,
some of which shall we say
veer to
the
‘
unconventional
?
’”

“
O
h
h.
In that case
,
I wonder if there is any way I can warn the
bride.
”

“
It’s best she not know.
If she
knew
what he has planned for her, what
delights
, what
fantasi
e
s
he has in mind
,
she
might
be
too
frightened to marry him
.”

“I
thought
fantasies
were wonderful
,
glorious
, like
fairy tales
.
”