Tricks & Treats: A Romance Anthology (5 page)

He spread her legs wide as he grazed the delicate skin of her neck with his teeth, making her writhe beneath him. He moved his head lower and sucked one hardened nipple. Julia’s body thrust forward and it was then her wet heat brushed the head of his cock. She could wait no longer and lifted her hips for more.

With achingly slow strokes, James pushed just the tip inside holding himself there until Julia was sure she would orgasm just from that small movement alone. “James please,” she said. “I need to feel all of you inside me, now! I want you to take me hard!” Her voice didn’t even sound like her own to her ears. She sounded guttural. Wanton. Desperate.

Releasing her hands, James then pulled her knees up so her legs would hook over his shoulders and then thrust hard inside her. Her breath caught in her throat at being filled so fully and completely. She knew one more hard thrust and she would climax. But James didn’t move. The first tingle of her climax was almost upon her and she needed him to fuck her hard.

“Please, oh please, James.”

“Open your eyes and keep them open,” he said.

As soon as she did and gazed into his crystal blue depths, he grabbed her ass and thrust in an out in a pounding rhythm. Watching him above her was mesmerizing as his body claimed hers. Her first orgasm was intense and just as it passed another built and crested. Her body shuddered and shook as her brought her to orgasm after orgasm to the point she could scarce draw breath. Finally, he stiffened above her and thickened inside her driving her over the edge once more, this time so explosive she gripped him as tight as she could and could not help but close her eyes.

Images of places and people flashed before her in an intense flood of memories filled with emotions and knowledge proving everything he had told her to be true. She opened her eyes again. “James I remember,” she whispered.

His body was still hardened above her and within her. Enough of her old memory had seeped through for her to realize that this was just the tip of the iceberg so to speak for the evening of pleasure ahead of them. They had truly been insatiable in their past life together and somehow over the time separating them, none of their passion had been lost or quelled.

“I had to watch your face to be sure you remembered,” he said with moist eyes.

Their bodies still connected, Julia reached up to brush away a tear from the corner of his eye. “I remember that I love you more than my own life and never wish to be parted from you again,” she said.

James moved within her again, much more slowly this time. He slipped his arms under her shoulders and stroked her cheeks with his thumbs as he kissed her softly. Before long, the heat built within her again. James pulled out and flipped her onto her stomach, lifting her hips just enough to bury himself inside her from behind. Julia loved the command he had over her body and in this position, he penetrated much deeper. Her body clenched around his cock as her climax peaked yet again. She gripped the pillow and pushed back as her body shuddered around his. Two, three more thrusts and he slammed into her body hard as he orgasmed with a growl. The sound stirred Julia to her very core.

Hours later as they lay depleted in one another’s arms and the first grey streaked across the sky, Julia brushed away a tear of her own.

“What do we do now?”

“You mean about Victor?”

“Yes. You said I am safe here right?”

“You are safe in this chamber and in the gown, but that’s the limit of it.”

“Who created the magic for the chamber?”

“We did, on our first night here. We have had many enemies over the years, though none as dangerous as Victor.”

“Can we not recreate it and expand it?”

“I’m afraid it doesn’t work that way,” he said and frowned. “The night we created the spell for this place was the same night we created life.”

Julia sat up. “April!”

“Yes, April is our daughter. It is a rare and glorious occurrence for us to conceive and we have only been able to do so once.”

“I remember that night,” she said and snuggled closer to him. “We both knew special forces were at work. Do you really think we cannot recreate it again?”

“I don’t know, my love. But I am willing to try anything to keep you safe and if that means we must live out eternity here, then so be it.”

“I want to see April.”

“You will. She will be here tomorrow.”

“Do you think Victor will harm her in order to get to me?”

“I think he is capable of anything and so April has been extra careful herself. She is also wearing something special for protection.”

Julia was pleased to hear it. She had often wondered why she had been so drawn to April when for the most part she had been a bit of a loner. But her friendship with April had been different from the beginning and now she knew why.

“James?”

“Yes, my love?”

“What do you do for food?” Julia was suddenly ravenous. Though they still had many hurdles to overcome, at least they had found one another again and that had to count for something. Surely the fates would not be so cruel as to separate them again.

“We have a cook who will bring us whatever we want, whenever we want. Would you like breakfast?”

“Yes, eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, and cheese, please.”

James gave her a curious look and then smiled. “All protein?”

“Yes I’m not usually that big on heavy food in the morning, but I feel like I could devour an entire pig this morning. Is that so bad?”

“No, it’s not bad at all,” he said. “In all our years together you were only this hungry in the morning once before.”

Julia thought hard to try to recall on which morning her referred and then it came to her. She sat up and turned toward him with wide eyes. “You don’t think?”

He shook his head as a grin spread across his face. “I don’t know, but it is a little too much of a coincidence.”

Julia touched her lower belly and rubbed back and forth. Could it be? Could she be blessed twice in an eternity?

The End

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Bestselling author of the award-winning Highland Chiefs series, Kate Robbins writes historical romance out of pure escapism and a love for all things Scottish. She thoroughly enjoys the research process and delving into secondary sources in order to blend authentic historical fact into her stories. Ranging six hundred years, Kate’s novels are filled with passion, adventure, and political intrigue.

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Also by Kate Robbins

Highland Chiefs Series Published by Tirgearr Publishing

Bound to the Highlander (Book 1)

Aileana Chattan suffers a devastating loss, then discovers she is to wed neighboring chief and baron, James MacIntosh -- a man she despises and whose loyalty deprived her of the father she loved. Despite him and his traitorous clan, Aileana will do her duty, but she doesn't have to like it or him. But when the MacIntosh awakens something inside her so absolute and consuming, she is forced to question everything.

James MacIntosh is a nobleman torn between tradition and progress. He must make a sacrifice if he is to help Scotland move forward as a unified country. Forced to sign a marriage contract years earlier binding Lady Aileana to him, James must find a way to break it, or risk losing all -- including his heart.

From the wild and rugged Highlands near Inverness to the dungeons of Edinburgh Castle, James and Aileana’s preconceptions of honor, duty and love are challenged at every adventurous turn.

Promised to the Highlander (Book 2)

Nessia Stephenson's world was safe until a threat from a neighbouring clan forces her to accept a betrothal to a man whose family can offer her the protection she needs. The real threat lies in her intense attraction to the man who arranged the match—the clan's chief and her intended’s brother, Fergus MacKay.

When powerful warlord Fergus MacKay arranges a marriage for his younger brother, William, he has no idea the price will be his own heart. Fergus is captivated by the wildly beautiful Nessia, a woman he can never have.

When the feud between the MacKay and Sutherland clans escalates, Nessia, William, and Fergus all must make sacrifices for their future. Longing and loss, honour and duty. How can love triumph under such desperate circumstances?

Enemy of the Highlander (Book 3)

Two years ago Freya MacKay walked away from the only man she would ever love, her family’s bitter enemy, knowing her clan would never accept their love. A fragile alliance has been forged and now he has returned to warn of a terrible threat. Freya MacKay is torn between the familiar surge of passion he evokes and her promise to wed another man.

Ronan Sutherland has lost everything to a cruel uncle who will lay the entire north Highlands to waste if he is not stopped. There is only one who can help—but seeking alliance with his former enemy, Fergus MacKay, means encountering the woman who left him two years ago, breaking his heart.

A bitter feud keeps their clans at one another’s throats and it seems nothing will stop one from destroying the other. Will Ronan ever forgive Freya for leaving him? Can he trust her again? Or will the decades of hatred and deceit between their families prevail?

Prisoner of the Highlander (Book 4)

Annabella Beaufort, cousin to the Queen Consort of Scotland, visits court in Edinburgh upon the queen’s urging. She has little interest in this wild and rugged land and is pleasantly surprised to find Linlithgow Palace and King James’ court quite refined. An attack on Edinburgh Castle by a savage Highlander results in her capture. This flaxen haired giant is like nothing she’s encountered before, but her fear of him quickly turns to lust and she prays he will not also claim her heart.

Son of the great Alexander MacDonald, beloved Lord of the Isles, Angus MacDonald refuses to bend to King James’ tyrannical rule. After his father is imprisoned, he becomes acting chief. Unlike his father and his schemes, Angus will attack and bring this king to his knees. His attempt to release his father is thwarted and instead he abducts the Queen’s cousin. His desire for her is intense and immediate, despite her flawed Sassenach ways. But he must keep her at arm’s length regardless of the raging passion she evokes in him. She is his pawn—his prisoner—and he must always remember that.

Though they fight on opposite sides of the battle for power over Scotland, Angus and Annabella discover a fire that will not be ignored or denied. Will their loyalties to their families tear them apart? If he sets her free, will she return to him? Or will she in turn imprison his heart for all eternity?

Highlander Bewitched—A Highland Chiefs Novella (Book 1)

Stripped of her title and wealth at a young age, Gwendolyn MacGregor was put into service for the chief of the Chattan Clan. Determined to embrace her new life, she shed her noble expectations and even her religion. As a pagan wise woman, she developed a gift for channelling nature’s energy and became a contented free spirit in every way—until she meets Calum MacIntosh.

Brother of the great MacIntosh chief, Calum MacIntosh believes virtue is the most important gift a husband and wife can bring to a marriage. He is prepared to join his name with another noble lady when the time is right, until his path crosses with the enchanting lady’s maid, Gwendolyn. Despite his efforts to forget her, he is drawn to her as though an invisible tether connects them.

Caught between longing and duty, Gwen and Calum discover a powerful bond that will not be defined by social expectations or status—and will not be denied.

Heart of the Highlander (Book 5) Coming Soon