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His shirt disappeared, and for soelina couldn’t seem to catch her breath Unlike her one and only other lover, Alec’s chest was smooth, nearly hairless, but tanned She’d already noted he didn’t have the milky complexion and freckles that usually accompanied red hair, and now she saw his tan extendedeverywhere At least, everywhere she could see so far

She flexed her hands and placed thee for a bolder approach, she stroked and kneaded, feeling his hten under her ministrations “You have a beautiful chest,” she told hi a little under her breath “I cannot see it”

Her words—or was it her touch?—seemed to have a powerful effect on him, because he tensed and his nipples beaded Then his hands were on the belt of her robe, tugging impatiently at the knot she’d tied so securely “You have no idea what you do toher know exactly what she was doing to hi

The knot gave way finally Her robe fell open and he pushed it off her co it drop to the floor in an untidy heap Then his hands were doing to her what she was doing to hih air to survive, because his caresses were robbing her of every nor, more of Alec—she fumbled with his belt, but he forestalled her there, too, unbuckling, unzipping, heeling off his shoes, stripping off his pants until he stood naked before her Strong Erect Impossibly aroused

The throbbing between Angelina’s legs grewher fully aware of her own needs for the first ti Alec down onto the sofa with her, but he shook his head “I’ll be dahly “And it’s not going to be quick” He cupped her face in his hands and captured her lips, luring her tongue with his He finally let her go when she whioing to take all night”

All night The words swirled in her ht All Night Wasn’t that what she wanted? One night to forget not only what she didn’t want to remember, but that she wasn’t free the way ht to let herself experience everything Alec offered? Every touch Every taste Every sensation One whole night—or as left of it—to live the fantasy

“Yes, please” Was that her voice? That soft, yielding, feminine sound?

She’d thought herHis face hardened until the bones stood out, and the sudden intensity in his expression ht her chin with one hand and forced her to look at hiel,” he said softly but i to please you until you screa to please oing to work between us You’re going to tellto tell me what you want And I’ll do the saain And again And again Until neither of us can take any more”

Angelina shivered and her nipples tightened unbearably as she realized Alec wasn’t like any other man she’d known in her life He wasunique He didn’t want soft and yielding He see Deter He respected those qualities in her, becausebecause he was the same way

She searched his eyes, his face, and kneas the truth He wanted exactly those things fro what most other women had She would never have to hide her true self from Alec Never have to pretend to be so revelation

Then sudden fear whipped through her Not fear of Alec, but of herself Fear she wouldn’t be satisfied with one night That she’d want ht with Alec would onlyThat she would want forever

But she couldn’t let fear rule her She never had She never would She would take this night with Alec because she wanted itwanted him That was all And she wanted what Alec had promised her—she wanted him to make her scream his name

Even more, she desperately wanted to ht was an aphrodisiac all its own, that a , so powerful—would surrender control to her, ht “Yes,” she pro her short, unvarnished nails over his taut ht only “I will make you scream”