“I used to wonder,” she whispered against his ear, “whether you knew how to let a woman lead. All that virile strength and power in my hands made me wet.”
“You were wet and aroused sitting there in front of my desk?”
“Yes.”
“Why didn’t you do something about it?”
“I was inhibited and repressed, just like you said. My friends teased me all the time, but they were right, too. I was Sister Kate.”
“And you wanted to change that.”
“Yes, desperately. But only with you, Jericho.”
“Why me?”
“You were so intimidating, so male, and seemed way out of my league.”
* * *
Her hands drifted down to his belt. She unbuckled it, brushing her hands against his waist. She pulled it free of the belt loops and let it fall to the floor.
She unzipped his trousers and pushed them off his hips. Pulling the waistband of his briefs over the pulsating shaft made him moan softly.
Kate’s body felt as if it was charged with electricity, currents of awareness and sexual need sizzling between them. This was her night and Jericho would have to succumb. He tried to take charge, his mouth already demanding on hers. Although his hunger made her ravenous to keep that clever mouth on hers, Kate sidestepped his kiss.
“Oh, no. Tonight I’m the one in charge.”
Digging deep for control, she placed her hand against the heavy wall of his chest to keep all that male charisma within a manageable distance. His eyes, gleaming with sharp desire, looked like variegated tiger’s eyes, light on the edges darkening toward the lustrous center. “You’ll have to let go tonight, Jericho. Give yourself over to me. Tonight, you’re mine to entice.”
“Am I?” He grinned.
The smile flashed, stirring her blood, making her sigh and fight against letting him take over. She was one lightweight if she’d let him seduce her with his amazing smile and devastating eyes. She had to be strong, commanding. No shy acquiescence for her tonight.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been this intrigued in my life. Exactly what do you have in store for me?”
“And ruin my surprise. Oh, I don’t think so. You’ll find this surprise very…delicious,” she teased.
“Come on, tell me, Kate.”
She danced out of his reach and shook her head. “Nope. And if you keep fooling around, you won’t get it at all.”
“And I want to get it?”
“Oh, yes. You’ll want this very much. Before we go any further, I need to ask you to trust me. In all that I do tonight, I only want your pleasure. Can you do that?”
His permission meant so much to her. She wanted him to trust her implicitly.
He settled his hands on his hips and studied her face. The raging desire in his eyes softened. “Do your best, Kate. I trust you.”
“Total control is what I want.” She raised her chin, feeling powerful in her demand. But she needed to do this, had to have full control of the vibrant man in front of her. Nothing less would do.
The wicked ideas she had played around with in her mind for years required that he give his assent for her to go forward.
“You’re really starting to turn me on in a big way, Kate. Your confidence is extremely sexy.”
“Letting me explore my sexuality is your doing.” She felt invincible, on the edge of discovery, and she wanted to take that plunge with the man in front of her. “It takes a strong man to be willing to relinquish control.”
“And it takes a strong woman to get him to do so. I am your slave.”