Kathryn's smile was tender as her arms encircled him, holding him close against her body as he softened inside of her.
It was, apparently, something they both had needed...
The Duchess pressed her cheek against her lover's shoulder, breathing in the scent of him. It was so familiar, and, yet, something she had once forgotten in her anger and her pain... She should have known he would not have left her willingly...
But, willing or not, even if she had known, his departure would have hurt...
For now, however, she was happy enough to just cuddle up against him and soak in the afterglow of some fantastic sex...