Page 19 of Dangerous Temptation

He spread her legs wider and she flushed from head to toe when he removed his hand to look at her. His concentration was so intense, the flames in the fireplace might as well have jumped onto her.

‘Easy,’ he murmured. His fingertips were gentle as he petted her, spreading her folds. ‘You waxed.’

She had. She didn’t know why. She hadn’t planned for this to happen ever again with him.

Or had she?

‘I shouldn’t …’ she panted. ‘It’s too …’

‘It’s just right,’ he said as he leaned in for an intimate kiss.

Her body stiffened when his tongue dragged over her core in a long lick. Nerve endings fired and muscles contracted. He settled in deeper and she let out a cry when he prodded the sensitive bundle of nerves at her apex.

Shyness and self-consciousness left her as pleasure consumed her.

More than pleasure – need. With his hands, his mouth, and that raspy beard, he went down on her.

Fully and enthusiastically. Her body undulated on the sofa.

With the fire and her rising body temperature, the leather had warmed.

Beads of sweat rose on her skin as he pushed her body harder and higher.

‘Ah!’ she cried when she felt penetration.

He pushed a finger deep as he sucked on her, his tugging tight and insistent.

Propped up on the cushions as she was, she could see everything he was doing.

She cupped his head, threading her fingers through his hair as he buried his face against her.

The sight was carnal enough, until she caught their reflection in the windows.

The golden glow from the fireplace lit them, caressing them both as it moved and shifted.

There was no doubt as to what he was doing to her, and the darkness of the world outside pressed against the windows, looking on.

The wind howled and trees clacked as it was held at bay.

‘More,’ he growled.

He was voracious as he demanded her pleasure. He was firmly in control, but this was a different kind of control. His emotions were on the surface. He could no more push them away than she could.

Elena let out a soft cry when he pulled his fingers out of her, but then he was sliding both hands under her bottom and tilting her hips upwards. The position couldn’t have been more submissive. She was splayed out for anything he wanted to do, anything he wanted to see.

His head dipped again, and he replaced his fingers with his tongue. The thickness was startling, and she flew into a fast orgasm that rocked her entire body. Ecstasy clashed with need and she pushed her hips at him, wanting more, begging for more.

He continued going at her until she sagged back onto the slippery white leather.

With gentle hands he lowered her hips. His grey eyes were stormy as he stroked her body.

He cupped her breasts and pushed himself up onto his haunches.

She felt weighted down as he crawled up over her, his gaze never wavering from hers.

‘Need me now?’ he asked, his voice like sandpaper.

Oh, dear God.

‘Yes,’ she panted, her breaths ragged and uneven.

‘Good,’ he said in that same rough voice. ‘Because I need you.’

He lifted her legs until her calves were braced against his shoulders.

It was only then that Elena saw that she was still wearing her black high heels.

The picture made her belly contract. He was right.

They were much better for this than for walking down that hill.

The sight was even sexier when he left her legs where they were and undid his pants.

Their gazes connected as the rasp drew out across the room.

When he leaned over her again, she felt the stretch in the backs of her thighs and the pressure at her entrance. His erection was stiff and thick. Heavy, but he’d made her slick and hot.

He pushed harder and her entrance surrendered. She let out a choked gasp when he moved up inside her. She was small compared to him, and the position made him seem huge.

‘Relax,’ he crooned. ‘Your body is ready.’

She had to stretch to take him. His hands tightened around her shins as he held her legs where they were, pressed against his chest. In instinct or in panic she pushed back, but his shoulders just dug deeper into her calves.

And her hips tilted up, greedy for more.

‘Ohhh,’ she moaned.

He gave her what she wanted, burrowing into her steadily until she’d taken all of him. Her nipples peaked and tendrils of lighting shot out from her sensitive nub when he ground against her.

‘So good,’ he breathed.

She caught at him, at the cushions behind her head, anything she could latch onto.

But then he started moving, and she had no sense of time or place.

All she knew was him and the perfect way their bodies came together.

He pumped into her, slowly at first and then with more insistence.

Harder. Faster. His hips swung in a wide arc, pulling back to almost leave her before plunging in deep yet again.

Her toes pointed straight up in the air, her heels close to his ears.

It was overwhelming. Primal. Undeniable.

And then she was coming again, over and over. One big wave came at her after another. She cried out in completion and he thrust hard, driving home. His head snapped back and a masculine groan filled the air. His fingers bit into her hips, and then one last wave took her under.

When her senses righted, Elena opened her eyes. Alex was braced over her, his weight on his arms as he tried to catch his breath. His muscled chest was working and his eyes were bright and clear. Firelight flickered over them, making shadows dance on the wall.

She pulled her legs down, and they both grunted as their connection shifted. His erection had softened, but he was still buried inside her.

A bead of sweat dropped from his forehead and splattered against her chest. He wiped it up with his fingertips, but then cupped her breast possessively.

‘No running away this time,’ he said, his voice quiet but fierce. He moved in for one last kiss. ‘Stay with me.’