The Brothers' Virgin Captive by Jenika Snow Read Free Book Online Page B

worried, Luca.”
    He stopped and looked down at her. She didn’t need to elaborate on what she meant. “I know, and although I can’t take that worry and fear from you, you have to trust me when I say there isn’t anything on this planet that I will let harm you. I should have done something a long time ago, but I can’t change the past.” He pulled her close, and her heart picked up speed.
    Since their kiss in the dining room Luca had been overly platonic with her. Maybe he feared that what they were doing was too fast and too soon? She certainly had thought that, but had pushed those thoughts away as fast as they had come. She wanted this, wanted him, and why should she deny herself any longer? Taking the initiative for once in her life, she rose on her toes and pressed her lips to his. He seemed taken aback at first by the way he tensed, but he then wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her body flush with his. His erection was thick and hard as it pressed against her belly, and the familiar tendrils of desire coursed through her veins. She wanted him, but didn’t know how to go about saying it. Of course blurting it out was always an option, but she hadn’t been brought up to be so forward. It was hard to break away from something that had been drilled into her mind from the time she had been old enough to talk, but she knew if she planned on starting a new life, one that she approved of, she needed to step outside of her comfort zone.
    Pulling back from their kiss had him groaning in disapproval. She looked into his eyes and noticed the way his breathing had subtly changed. He lowered his eyes to her mouth before lifting them back to her eyes.
    Licking her lips and taking a deep breath, she whispered, “I want you, Luca. Right here. Right now.”
    That was all she needed to say, because the deep rumble that left him told her he understood exactly what she meant. He crushed her to him once more and took her lips in a brutal kiss. He swept his tongue into her mouth, and she tangled hers with his. Their combined breathing sounded harsh and labored. Her body was on fire, and her heart felt like it would pound right through her chest. Anna wanted to give every part of herself to this man.
    Please say you want me. The words whispered in her mind, and even though his actions told her he wanted her desperately she wanted to hear the words. To hear him say those things would truly solidify everything, but as if he heard her clearly he broke away from her and took a step back. Anna blinked several times, not sure if he was about to deny her, but the desire on his face was clear.
    He ran a hand harshly through his hair and stared out at the pond. “I want you, too, so badly, sweetheart.” She waited for that inevitable but to come into play. “I want you to stay here with me.” He looked back at her and smoothed a hand over her hair in a gentle sweep. “But I won’t be with you for the first time on the hard ground. You deserve your first time on a bed with silk beneath you.”
    She just fell in love with him all over again. He took her hand and kissed her knuckles before leading them away from the pond and back to the house. A crystalline swimming pool in the shape of the infinity symbol sat untouched as they walked up the stone steps of the back patio and into the house.
    “As much as I want to take you to my room right now and touch every part of you I don’t want to rush it.” He leaned down and kissed her softly. “I’ve got some paperwork to do. I’d invite you to keep me company, but it is quite boring. Is there anywhere you’d like to relax until I’m done?”
    He wanted her to stay here with him, and to her there hadn’t been sweeter words that set her blood aflame. The fact he wasn’t going to take her to the bedroom and relive the clear lust that zinged between them was a disappointment, but she also loved that he had the self-control and obviously wanted to make it special. Clearly he