Historical Romance: Regency Romance: The Heartless Rake (Sweet Regency Historical Romance Short Stories) Read online

  Forever? No, he didn’t want forever! His brain asked him to get done with her and then run away as far as possible. But his heart refused to obey. It wanted to savor each of these precious moments.

  “I am sorry Adam but I don’t know much about all this. I am a little scared”, she laughed nervously.

  Jesus! Was she really this innocent or was this just a pretense? He chose not to think about it and lowered his head to taste her full lips.

  ”Eleanor, my dear, you taste so sweet!” murmured Adam. He kissed her a little hard this time and as she sighed, he found the opportunity to thrust his tongue in her mouth. And he got his taste of Heaven.

  Eleanor didn’t know a simple kiss could arouse so many emotions in her. As Adam pulled her even closer and deepened the kiss, she started feeling dizzy with pleasure. She moved her hands along his hard chest and finally reached up to his neck. Her husband was every inch a male, hard and masculine. She could feel his muscles flex under her touch. He was enjoying this intimacy as much as she was.

  Adam finally scooped her in his arms and moved towards the door from where he came in.

  “Where are we going, Adam?”

  “Darling, your bed is too small to do the things that I’ve planned for the night”, he replied teasingly.

  Eleanor felt herself blush at his words.

  “And I assure you there is nothing to be scared of. I will be gentle, I promise” Adam said softly.

  He lowered her on to his huge bed and lay down beside her. After removing her flimsy nightdress, he kissed every inch of her body. Her body seemed to come alive beneath his touch. Adam hadn’t expected her to be so responsive and her sighs of pleasure aroused him even more.

  At last when he could take it no more, he thrust himself into her already wet womanhood. He felt her stiffen at once and heard a low cry of pain. He stopped immediately and said soothing words in her ears to calm her.

  “Try to relax, my dear. I promise to stop if it hurts you.”

  God, she was so tight. It took all his willpower to stop.

  Eleanor never knew that lovemaking could be so enjoyable. Adam was worshipping her body and that filled her heart with pleasure. The sensations of his kissing aroused a sweet ache between her legs. She wanted something more, but what, she couldn’t understand.

  At last when he pushed himself between her legs, she felt a stab of pain. But soon that pain was replaced with a pleasure so great that she seemed to be floating in the air. She never wanted this to stop. As he continued thrusting inside her, Eleanor felt a strange pressure build up. And when it reached its peak, she cried out his name and experienced the height of pleasure.

  When Adam saw Eleanor climax, he swore he hadn’t ever seen a more beautiful sight. With her face flushed and lips swollen from his kisses, she looked good enough to eat! After a few more moments, Adam reached his own climax.

  “Your job is now complete” shouted his brain. And this time around, he could not ignore the voice. He had consummated his marriage and most probably, given his seed to Eleanor. There was nothing else left to do. He looked at Eleanor sleeping peacefully and quietly slipped out of the bed. After getting dressed, he looked at her once more and then quietly moved out of the room to spend the rest of the night in his study.

  Chapter Nine

  Next morning, Eleanor woke up to a vacant bed. She tried recalling if Adam had slept with her but couldn’t remember anything. She covered herself in one of the blankets and moved back to her room. Maybe Adam had a pressing matter to attend. Yes, that could be a possibility. She tried to cheer herself up with the thought and started getting ready for the day.

  After an hour or so, Donna arrived with a tray of breakfast for her.

  “Where is Lord Sonhurst? Will he not join me for breakfast?”

  “My lady, Lord Sonhurst left early this morning. He said that he’d be gone for a week or two.”

  “But where did he go?”

  “My lady, I have no idea. He didn’t tell any of us and we are in no position to ask. We thought you might be knowing.”

  Eleanor felt her heart sink. Why would Adam suddenly leave like this without telling her anything? Especially after what they shared last night.

  Eleanor decided that he may have left due to some urgent matter and refused to give his absence much thought. This was her new home and she would devote most of her time in getting to know the manor and its inhabitants. That would keep her occupied in the coming days.

  Two weeks had passed and there was still no news of Lord Sonhurst. Meanwhile, Eleanor had got herself acquainted with almost everyone at the manor and had become quite popular among the staff too. Mrs. Hopkins adored her and often spent her evenings telling her stories of Adam’s childhood. Eleanor could make even the most poker faced man like Mr. Robert, laugh!

  One morning, while Eleanor was helping Tabetha bake a special cinnamon cake, Mr. Robert announced the arrival of Lady Elizabeth and Lord Collin. She immediately went to greet her guests.

  “How are you doing, my darling?” inquired Lady Elizabeth.

  “I am very well, thank you”, replied Eleanor but the sadness in her eyes said it all.

  “Do not lie to me, dear. I am just like your mother. I know what you have been through these past days. Robert and Mrs. Hopkins keep me updated on the happenings in this house. I know that Adam left you here all alone right the next day after your marriage. I do not know what this boy has in mind! Lord Collin and I have called him back immediately to discuss why he is behaving in such a strange manner. He should be here any moment now!”

  As if on cue, Adam entered the room. Eleanor couldn’t help the smile that spread across her face upon seeing him. But he barely acknowledged her presence.

  “Good morning, everyone. I see, there is a very important meeting going on here in my absence”, Adam said bitterly.

  “Watch your tone, young man. You have no right to speak to us this way”, warned Lady Elizabeth.

  ”Right, mother? To tell you the truth, I have every right to do anything I want in this house. This is MY house, if you don’t remember!” he spat.

  “Adam, I know that for some reason, you hate me. I do not know what I have done to earn your wrath but anyways, it is not about me this time. This woman here, she’s your wife! How can you subject her to such cruelty? Leaving her all alone in a strange house….”

  “Mother, you’ve rightly pointed out that she’s MY wife. But you forget that she is my wife because YOU wanted her to be my wife, not ME! For all I know, she could turn out to be exactly like you! Selfish, manipulative, unfaithful….”

  “Shut your filthy mouth, Adam” roared Lord Collin. “It is your mother you are talking about!”

  “I know very well that she’s my mother! And I also know that of late, she’s become the object of your affections, Lord Collin.”

  Lady Elizabeth’s face turned ashen.

  “Jesus! How bitter you’ve become, Adam! Elizabeth, I’ll not remain silent today. Can’t you see that your son is ruining his life because of the half-truths that he’s been subjected to?” cried Lord Collin.

  “Let me tell him the truth today”, he continued. “Adam, it is true that your father fell in love with your mother and married her despite her poor connections. But another truth is that your mother DID NOT love your father! In fact she was in love with her neighbor’s son, Phillip. But when your father saw her, he wanted her at all costs. He bribed her greedy father and forcefully married Elizabeth. And that is not all. When Elizabeth could not forget her first love, he got Phillip killed!”

  Adam could not believe his ears. “No, my father could not have done such a thing. He was a kind man.”

  “Yes, your father was a good man, God rest his soul. But this once, he got completely blinded with love. He loved Elizabeth madly but he could not force her to love him back. He realized his mistake later on, but it had been too late by then. That was the time when he isolated
himself from the world and repented for his mistakes.”

  It all started to make sense now. His mother’s indifference, her hatred towards his father, his father’s drowning himself in alcohol….. Good lord! It can’t be true!

  “But…but I myself saw Mother flirting with gentlemen on various occasions.”

  “Yes, you are right Adam. I am no saint. I did all that on purpose because I wanted your father to feel the pain I had been through. I swear to God that I had never been unfaithful towards him. I wanted to hurt him, that’s all!” cried Lady Elizabeth.

  Eleanor was listening to all of this, stunned. Now she knew that Adam didn’t want to marry her because Lady Elizabeth wanted her to be her daughter-in-law. And he hated his mother too much to get married to a girl of her choice.

  “I love you, Adam and I always want the best for you. I know that I have never been with you in your difficult times, but I always made sure that Mrs. Hopkins was there to attend you. I was in depression for a long time and often forgot to eat myself. How could I trust myself with taking care of a young child?” Lady Elizabeth said in a soft voice. There were tears rolling down her eyes.

  “Oh Mother! How badly I have treated you all these years and you never told me the truth! I am ashamed of myself, Mother, I am ashamed of myself,” cried Adam.

  “No, dear. It is not your fault. I didn’t tell you all this because you loved your father too much and looked up to him. I didn’t want to tarnish his image in your eyes. And yes, your father was a good man. He did realize his mistakes and even agreed to give me a divorce, but I had already forgiven him by then.”

  “Adam, your mother has given love a second chance. Yes, you were right about the both of us. We do intend to get married soon but before that, we want you to start a happy married life,” said Lord Collin.

  “Eleanor is a very good girl. In fact, I hear that she’s already won the hearts of everyone here,” Lady Elizabeth smiled at Eleanor.

  Adam looked at Eleanor and his heart skipped a beat. He had missed her too much.

  “I owe Eleanor an apology too. I have been nothing but a brute to her!”

  “Oh Adam, please don’t blame yourself. I completely understand. I would have done the same thing had I been in your place.” Eleanor said with a smile.

  “I love you, sweetheart. In fact, I fell in love with you that very night when I saw you standing in the moonlight on that terrace.”

  “I love you too, my heartless rake!”

  Lady Elizabeth and Lord Collin excused themselves from the room smiling as Adam and Eleanor shared a passionate kiss. Eleanor’s heartless rake’s heart had been at the right place all along. He had just rediscovered it now!

  THE END

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