Anything to stop from rushing up the stairs like a boy eager for his first woman. While the ceremony at the jail joined Beth to him in law, it could still be annulled. Once he joined with her flesh to complete the bond, she’d be his forever. Every soft, precious, cantankerous inch of her.He could touch her whenever he wanted, do anything he chose to her and not even God would have the right to say no. He’d never force Beth, but he would seduce and encourage her into doing things she’d never known existed. Starting now.Sophie gave a saucy wink as she passed him on the stairs. Damn, he was hard, but Beth was a virgin. He’d have to make her first time so good she’d want more. Much more.He counted the slow steps, wincing as his thighs brushed against his groin with every movement. He knocked quietly before opening the door. She had her back to him. The soft glow of a lamp in the window lit the spun gold hair cascading over her shoulders. It covered everything but her rounded bottom and long legs.
