A Captain's Order - A Duke's Command (Hot Regency Read) (Scandalous Series Book 2) by Tamara Gill

missed me then?”
    “You know I have.” Eloise squirmed off his lap, turned, and straddled his legs.
    Gabe lifted her skirts as she settled about his shaft now straining against his breeches, all but begging for release.
    When she reached down and rubbed his engorged cock, Gabe swallowed and tried to pull what was left of his self-control together. Her delicate fingers played to a tune his body knew and remembered well. “I want you, now and always,” he said on a gasp when her deft fingers opened his front falls and stroked flesh against flesh.
    “I know.” The seductive glint in her eyes only confirmed her words. The sex they had enjoyed on the boat was always wild and hot. Gabe could hardly name one place where they hadn't fucked hard and fast but always to the enjoyment of them both.
    It seemed nothing had changed. No matter where they were or what they did, pleasure and fulfilment was paramount. And love. Always love.
    Eloise rubbed her wet, heated core against his rod, and Gabe hissed in a breath. “Do that again.”
    She did, and he moaned. He pulled her close and, taking her eager lips, pushed his pants out of the way and released his cock, lifted Eloise, and slid into her heated depths.
    “Gabe…”
    He nipped her throat, wiggled down the seat, and allowed her to ride him. She was a goddess before him. Hair cascaded over her shoulders, barely hiding the breasts he had freed. The plump globes swayed with their lovemaking, tempting him like a child in a sweet shop.
    “I love making love with you.” She ran her hands against his chest, her fingers finding his nipple beneath his shirt and grazing it with her nails.
    With barely suppressed excitement, Gabe watched Eloise sit upright and lick two fingers, her eyes wicked with intent. His balls tightened, his cock expanded when she trailed her hand down her body to rest against her sex. A soft moan expelled from her parted lips when she touched herself, stroked the little nubbin he so loved to kiss. Lick. Savour.
    The sight of her touching herself was more than he could stand. With a swiftness that surprised him, Gabe flipped her over onto the squabs, lifted her legs about his waist, and took her. Fucked her. Pressed hard against her sex, and watched as her eyes glazed over with wonder and pleasure that ricocheted through them both.
    Their gasps and moans echoed throughout the carriage, heedless of the driver who could overhear. Her hot core pulled and contracted about him, draining him of every ounce of life.
    “Marry me,” he asked at length, leaning over her to watch the woman he loved come back from the exquisite state they always achieved together.
    “Why?” Eloise asked, a grin on her succulent lips.
    “Because I love you. Need you. Cannot possibly live without you.” He leaned down and brushed his lips against hers. “Besides, you saved my life, and now I owe you mine.”
    Eloise made an agreeable noise at his words and wrapped her arms about his neck. “How could I refuse the captain of my hearts' order?”
    “This is no captain's order, my love, but a duke's heartfelt wish.”
    “Oh, Gabe.” She pulled him against her and held him close. “I will marry you, captain, duke, whatever you wish to be. I'll be yours, for now and for always.”
    He grinned and pushed his now very erect rod against her heat. “I'm having a feeling you need to be mine, again.”
    Eloise's chuckle rumbled against his chest as she kissed his sweat-streaked skin. “Now would be perfect,” she purred, sliding her legs up against his hips, opening for him.
    Perfect indeed.
     
     

 
    Epilogue
     
    Eloise walked toward Gabe in the great library of his ancestral home and smiled at the man she would soon call husband. His attire fitted him like a glove, left little to her imagination to what delights sat beneath the superfine coat and breeches.
    Before the gathered guests, only the few they wished to share in their special day, they said their marriage vows. Promised