Bare Nerve by Katherine Garbera

body the way a starving man would, carefully eating out the moist flesh between her legs. He used his teeth, tongue, and fingers to bring her to the brink of climax but held her there, wanting to draw out the moment of completion until she was begging him for it.
    Anna’s hands left her body, grasping his head as she thrust her hips toward his face. But he pulled back so she didn’t get the contact she craved.
    “Jack, please.”
    He scraped his teeth over her clitoris, and she screamed as her orgasm rocked her body. He kept his mouth on her until her body stopped shuddering, and then he slid up her.
    “Your turn,” Anna said, pushing Jack onto his back.
    She took his erection in her hand, and he felt a drop of pre-cum at the head. She leaned down to lick it off. Then she rubbed her hand up and down his penis.
    She followed her hand with her tongue, teasing him with quick licks and light touches. She massaged his sac, squeezed his balls, and then made a ring with her thumb and forefinger around the base of his shaft. Her mouth encircled the tip, and she began to suck.
    He arched on the bed, thrusting into her before he realized what he was doing. He pulled her from his body, wanting to be inside her when he came.
    He dragged her up his body until she straddled his hips. Then, using his grip on her hips, he pulled her down while he pushed his erection into her body.
    Jack thrust harder and harder, trying to get deeper. He pulled her legs forward, forcing them farther apart until she settled even closer to him.
    He slid deeper still into her. Anna arched her back, reaching up to entwine her arms around his shoulders. He thrust harder and felt every nerve in his body tensing. Reaching between their bodies, he touched her between her legs until he felt her body start to tighten around him.
    He came in a rush, continuing to thrust into her until his body was drained. He then collapsed on top of her, laying his head between her breasts.
    She smelled so sweet and felt so soft lying in his arms. He’d never held anyone like Anna before, and he knew in that instant he didn’t want to let her go. He needed to find a way to keep her, and that seemed like something that would never happen.

Chapter Nine
    A nna snuck out of Jack’s room while he was in the shower. She didn’t recognize the woman who’d spent the last night in his arms. She also couldn’t believe she’d actually slept after he’d made love to her.
    Algeria was making her crazy.
    “Hey, girl, where have you been?” Justine asked as she came down the hall.
    Anna blushed, thinking to herself that this was crazy. How was she going to explain this? “I needed some air.”
    “You have a hickey on your neck,” Justine said.
    She felt her face turning red. “Leave it alone.”
    “Okay. I think it’s about time you found—”
    “It’s not like that. I’m not finding anything other than someone to spend the night with.”
    “Sometimes that’s all you need,” Justine said.
    “Not me,” Anna said. She entered her room and headed straight for the bathroom. She should be on her computer tracking information, trolling the black-market message boards so she could find out if Andreev was setting up a new sale. And she suspected the man had to be because he’d want to ensure his business was still on track.
    “Do you want to talk?” Justine asked.
    Anna paused in her stride across the room, turning to face Justine. “I have no idea what to say. I’m so confused about this.”
    “Men have a way of doing that,” Justine said.
    “I know that, but I’m not like you and Charity.”
    Justine raised her eyebrows at Anna. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
    “Just that I…Oh, hell, I don’t know. I think I thought that somehow I was insulated against men, especially men like Jack Savage.”
    Justine crossed her arms over her chest. “Listen, I know I’m the last person who should be giving advice on men, but it seems to me that Jack is the kind of man