I turn around from the window and for the first time I see him... It is Richard, smiling at my surprise. I run to him, without thinking what I am doing. I run to the first friendly face that I have seen since Christmas, and in a moment I am in his arms and he is holding me tightly and kissing my face, my closed eyes, my smiling mouth, kissing me till I am breathless and have to pull away from him.
Philippa GregoryBut young hearts mend easily, and hearts that own half of England have something better to do than to beat faster for love.
Philippa GregoryI want to take you for pleasure, and hold you in my arms for desire. I want you to know that it is your kiss that I want, not another heir to the throne. You can know that I love you, quite for yourself, when I come to your bed, and not as the Yorkโs broodmare.โ I tilt back my head and look at him under my eyelashes. โYou think to bed me for love and not for children? Isnโt that sin?โ His arm comes around my waist and his palm cups my breast. โI shall make sure that it feels richly sinful,โ - Edward IV to Elizabeth Woodville -
Philippa Gregory