“It seems I was wrong,” He said, swallowing hard. The promise he’d made to Cecile had been an emotional one but it hadn’t stopped him from satisfying his carnal urges. He’d had his fair share of beautiful women over the years— of all shapes and sizes but he couldn’t recall one that had ever struck him mute by the sheer beauty of her naked form. Her skin glowed like marble in the incandescent light. He gazed upon the graceful curves of her full breasts, watching with satisfaction as her nipples became taut under his stare. A warning in the form of a growl drew his attention to a full set of lips and luminous, dark blue eyes turning smokey with passion.
She studied him with quiet fascination; the transfixed expression on his face, one of willing surrender she thought, to the position in which he found himself.
He grunted as she pressed her knee lower and exerted pressure into his stomach with narrowed eyes.
“About what exactly?”
“I’ve often envisioned how you might look naked but nothing could’ve prepared me for how stunningly beautiful you are. I’m just knocked out by it.”
“Oh.” Jordan remained frozen, staring at him unblinkingly— struck speechless for the first time in her life. The moment she’d recognized him, she expected him to go all Dom on her and change their positions but here she was, still in control… and he allowed her the power.
Or was he?Her gaze flashed with suspicion.
“Are you patronizing me, Carter?” He grunted as she leaned on her knee. “I wouldn’t appreciate it.” She stabbed a finger against his chest. “I don’t need to be pampered or treated with kid gloves because I was captured.”
“Of course you don’t. That would be insulting.” His eyes scoured every inch of her exposed body. “God, you are so fucking sexy, Jordan. If you’d care to check, the hard-on I’m sporting is proof enough.”
Her gaze dropped to his crotch but the water, laden with bubbles, obscured his claim. That didn’t stop her. A breath exploded from his mouth as she explored the turgid ridge pushing against the wet denim of his jeans.
“Just for clarification,” Jordan said, squeezing the hard length that throbbed against her palm. “Is this a full-on arousal… or—”
“Curious little sprite, aren’t you?” He watched as a crimson blush bloomed across her cheeks. She was sassy but submissive enough to know she was being very forward, especially since she was aware of him being a dominant.
A quirky smile brightened her face. “A girl has to be prepared. If there’s more to this manly bit hiding below the waterline then we might have to work on some proper foreplay to lubricate me sufficiently for…” her eyes glimmered in anticipation, “you know… themoment.”
“Foreplay? Themoment?” One brow curled into an arch. “That’s taking us fucking each other for granted, wouldn’t you say?””
“Actually, I’m hoping that having sex with you would become a regular activity and no, I’m not takingfuckingyou for granted. That, my dear Sir… is a fact. You and I are going to fuck like rabbits… hard and often in an immensely satisfying way.”
“Hmm.” He regarded her with an intense stare, leaving her feeling exposed and vulnerable. A shiver trailed down her spine. It was as if he could see right through all the walls she’d erected around her soul and slithered inside with the least amount of effort.
“I’m game, my pet, but there will be a price to pay.”
“Oh?” she sat back on her haunches, straddling his calves in full guard position. One hand continued to stroke his still hardening cock while the other drew enticing circles on his washboard stomach. She would do anything to yank off his shirt to feel his hot skin against her palms. “And what price might that be?”
“I’m not interested in a one-night-stand, or in this case, being your stress reliever after you were abducted.”
“Fuck you, Brock. I’m not gonna sit here and listen to your insults. I’ve never used sex for any reason other than pleasure— mine and my partner’s.”
Her annoyance belied her actions since she didn’t follow through by dismounting him. Instead, she continued to sit atop and massage a surfeit of blood into his thickening shaft.
“Duly noted.” He caught her hand as she reached to unzip his crotch.
“No.”
“No? Forgive me if I don’t believe you.” Her tongue swept sensually over her lips, leaving a glistening film that caused his cock to twitch. “Brock Junior for one, doesn’t agree with you.”
“You’d be mistaken to think I don’t have control over my body or my needs, little one.” His wicked smile jerked her libido into overdrive. “You’d do well to remember that.”
“I’m getting bored. Let’s get this chickenshit conversation over with before I turn into a prune, all dried up and withered for a lack of internal stimulation because you refuse to indulge me.”
She caught her breath at the raw laughter that exploded from him. The outburst revealed another dimension to his usually restrained behavior. Breathing normally suddenly became more difficult as her gaze was snagged by the hypnotic pull of the steel gray eyes that peered at her from beneath the prominent scroll of eyebrows.
Holy shit, this man is gorgeous!
“I see I was right.”
The deep voice loosed a wave of heat to rush through her.