Fashioned for Power by Kathleen Brooks Read Free Book Online Page B

sexy.
    The doors to the elevator slid quietly open, and she stepped out hesitantly. She eyed him as if she thought he’d bolt. Didn’t she know that no power in this world would drag him away from her tonight?
    “Here.” Finn took the keys from her hand and unlocked the door.
    This was the first time he’d been in the Simpsons’ New York condo. He glanced around at the living room surrounded on three sides by floor-to-ceiling windows. He saw a bit of the state-of-the-art kitchen and the hall leading to the bedrooms. No matter how much this penthouse cost, it made him feel comfortable. There were family pictures on the walls, not priceless works of art. Comfortable couches filled the living room. A pair of bunny slippers sat under a coffee table full of magazines.
    Allegra set her purse down and moved to the large windows overlooking the city. They didn’t need to turn on a light; the glow of the city lit the room like a million candles. Finn shrugged out of his suit coat and tossed it over a chair. He slowly walked to where she stood nervously. He had every intention of showing Allegra just how sexy he found her.
    He stopped behind her and gently laid his hand at the base of her neck. His thumb moved slowly up and down her soft skin; Allegra automatically tilted her head forward, enjoying his sensual neck massage. Finn had to concentrate on breathing. It would be so easy to forget. But as he took a step closer to her and felt the curve of her bottom brush against his thighs, he decided breathing was overrated.
    Finn looked out the window at the luminous city below. Thousands of red and white car lights twinkled like stars below them. The soft curve of her neck drew his attention away from the city. He bent his head and lowered his lips to the back of her neck. She pushed against him instinctually, and Finn dropped his hands to grip her hips. His fingers flexed as he pulled her tightly against him. His lips moved from one spot to the next as he kissed his way down her neck.
    Allegra moaned softly and Finn had to remind himself to take it slow. He reached for her sweater and slid his hands underneath it. His thumbs skimmed across her flat stomach, and Allegra pressed her bottom more firmly against his erection, causing it to jump in eager anticipation.
    As he sucked in the delicate skin at the base of her neck, Finn explored her rib cage until his thumbs brushed the underside of her lace-covered breasts. God, they were perfect. His hands covered them, and he lightly squeezed them before running his thumbs over her pebbled nipples. Allegra tossed her head back against his shoulder as Finn teased her. He watched her face in the reflection of the windows. She may not realize it, but her closed eyes and her mouth slightly open in pleasure were the sexiest images he’d ever seen.
    Reaching down, he pulled her sweater up and over her head. When she went to turn to face him, he held her in place. He wanted to see every reaction she had to him. He unclasped her bra and let it fall to the floor. In the windows, he saw the reflection of her breasts. He moved his hands to cover them, to explore them, and to love them. When Allegra writhed against him, Finn slid his hand to the waist of her jeans and unbuttoned them.
    It took both of them a minute to peel them off her, but when she bent against him he nearly exploded as she shook her hips as to shimmy out of them. As soon as she stepped free of the jeans, Finn pulled her against him again. He had to feel her. He cupped her breasts again and watched his hands play with her nipples in the reflection. As she moaned his name, he watched and moved one hand down her stomach. He’d never seen anything so erotic as when his hand disappeared beneath her matching lace panties.
     
    Allegra’s head was thrown back, and her eyes squeezed shut. Finn’s fingers slid into her; Allegra’s body flushed with heat, her stomach plummeted, and then she exploded.
    “Finn,” she gasped and clutched