White lace and silk

"Did she forbid me from entering today, too?" I sighed when Peter didn't move from his spot.

"Not really, I think she sometimes forgets to mention it at all. But it's late. It's not proper to-"

"Get out of my way," I grunted, with my patience in the dust.

"Your Majesty." Peter was the clever one. He stepped aside and bowed as I reached for the doorknob.

There was still one handmaiden, dozing in the chair by the low table, ready to serve her lady through the night.

"You are no longer needed here. You might go to bed." I whispered, trying to make as little noise as possible. 

She rushed out and closed behind herself. I heard muffled voices behind the door and then her quick steps as she left. 

This was the first time I was in her chambers at night. I forced my heart to calm down as my fingers traced the soft fabric of the dress prepared for tomorrow morning.

I already knew this was a bad idea.

Yet I took the candelabrum from the table as my body moved forward to the door to her bedroom. They squeaked a bit and I saw how the duvet moved, before Valleria sat up in the bed, as I held the light higher before setting it aside.

"How did you get in here, Max?" she murmured sleepily and tried to fix the gown in which she slept.

*Gulp*

I loosened my neckline and took the shirt off in a single motion. Her eyes widened when my hands slid down to my abdomen to untie the laces holding my trousers in place.

"Maximilian -" her soft whisper resounded in my ears like thunder. I could sense the nervousness behind her voice. 

"Valleria." I replied quietly and stepped closer.

My trousers met the same destiny as my shirt and I was left with nothing but underwear, vowing that it would stay in its place this time.

"Let me join you," I demanded, already partly on the bed, waiting for her reply.

The move she made was almost unnoticeable. Her hands pulled the duvet a bit down and I lost my cool as she lifted the edge, inviting me under. 

I ripped the blanket from her figure and clung to her body. My fingers brushed across her soft lips before holding her behind her nape and breaking through her teeth with my tongue. 

"Valleria!" I groaned and clenched my fingers in her hair, forcing her to title her head a bit, so I would be able to kiss her deeper.

I felt her fingers clenching onto my shoulders, but nothing else. She didn't try to push me away and her lips returned my hungry kisses. 

"I can't - breathe." She whined as soon as I gave her a moment to gather herself up. 

"Me neither." I groaned and let my hands roam all around her body. She looked like a goddess in all this white lace and silk. 

"Take it off," I growled when the seam on her gown tore as I tried to pick it up. It was so thin and soft, that my rough hands just couldn't handle it safely. My gaze was fixed on her gentle fingers, loosening the lace under her neck, exposing more and more of her skin.