though she’d made the decision to sleep with Dane, that didn’t mean she couldn’t still maintain control.
But wasn’t that the point? Losing control.
Lifting onto her toes, she cut off that line of thought by kissing him. Hard.
And he let her. Let her work her lips against his, let her slip her tongue into his mouth to flick against his.
And damn, he tasted good. Hot, erotic, and she wanted more.
Her hands came up to cup his head, turning it so she could kiss him more deeply.
Beneath hers, his lips curved. A warning. As was the hand he pressed against her lower back, making sure she was completely aligned with him.
With his erection digging into her lower stomach, her sex clenched and an ache she hadn’t had to deal with in months roared to life.
God, why hadn’t she realized how horny she’d been? Or was it simply him?
Moaning into his mouth, she shivered and buried those thoughts deep, chalking her reaction up to the fact that the man could kiss.
He’d taken over now, and she was more than happy to let him because, holy crap, the man had magic lips.
He kissed her with such indulgence and single-minded determination, as if he wanted to make her come simply with his mouth on hers, his tongue playing along hers.
Talia felt her reins slipping. Part of her wanted to grab them tighter and take back control.
Then there was the part that wanted to submit. That part gained a little bit of ground every time he clutched her closer and shifted his mouth to kiss her at a different angle.
When he released her mouth, she gasped at the sudden shock of it but moaned as he laid a straight line of kisses along her jaw to her earlobe. Which he bit.
Pleasure radiated through her body. Her nipples peaked into tight points and she wanted him to put his mouth on her breasts and bite her there. Then lick her as his hands moved farther south.
She’d beg if she had to.
“I’m going to take your shirt off, sweetheart. I promise I won’t let you get cold.”
She had no doubt he’d live up to his word. But she wasn’t ready to surrender completely. It simply wasn’t in her nature.
“Then I get to take yours off, too.”
Staring up at him, she saw his gorgeous mouth curved in a grin and her heart actually skipped a beat.
His dark eyes practically glittered in the room’s low light, mesmerizing her. She’d never looked at another man like this and felt an overwhelming need to
have
him. Now.
“Go right ahead.” He bent and kissed her again, quick and hard. “I can’t wait to feel your skin against mine.”
Her panties would be soaked through if he kept talking. And she
so
wanted him to keep talking. She’d never had another man’s voice affect her like his did.
Drifting her hands from his shoulders down his back to his waistband, she tugged on the tucked-in tails of his shirt until they came free.
She wanted to stick her hands up the shirt to reach bare skin but restrained herself. Barely.
Despite her claim earlier, she didn’t want this to be over too soon. She wanted to explore every inch of his beautiful body.
And right now, she wanted to see his chest.
Leaning away from him far enough to unbutton his shirt made her lower body fit even more tightly against his. His cock throbbed, which she felt through his jeans and hers, and she had the almost overwhelming urge to rub against it.
Patience.
Her gaze, which she’d lowered to watch as she pushed his shirt off, shot back to his.
“Don’t stop now. We’re just getting to the good part.”
The drawl in his tone made her smile and his answering grin was a revelation. The man was just too damn sexy for her sanity. Every time he smiled, she wanted him to kiss her and show her exactly how he planned to make her lose control.
That should scare the hell out of her.
The fact that it didn’t, well . . . Something to think about later, because right now, she wanted to strip him naked and run her hands all over him.
Smiling, she ran her fingertips