SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
Hours after getting thrown by her new horse and escaping with mere scrapes, she wants to ride again, over her husband's frantic objections.
Guy knows better than to argue: he'll try instead to distract her with better sport. His arms enclose her from behind.
"Stay," he breathes huskily, his mouth at her ear. Marian shivers as his hand grazes her breast.
When she is naked beneath him, he pulls up her legs and thrusts deep inside her while she arches and moans, his kisses almost brutal; as if, by claiming possession, he can protect her from the dangers she courts.