Flame Thrower by Alice Wade Page A

going to involve ravaging her body until dawn. Ryan groaned and forced her face back to his and smiled. “You need me to love you. That’s all?”
    A tear escaped her lower lid and slide down her cheek. Tillian nodded before she closed her eyes to the shame of that request. She asked him to take her intimately and that was the lowest she’d ever thought she’d sink.
    He clearly read her thoughts and that broke his resolve. “Tillian, you think asking me to make love to you is shameful? As if this is some arduous chore that is going to be painful for me? Let me enlighten you, my sweet Princess, I want this more than anything I have ever wanted, but tonight is not the night. I won’t make love to you but I can still show you how I feel.”
    Slowly, he moved his hands to push the nightgown up her thighs, exposing her creamy flesh to his hungry eyes. Tillian sucked in her breath at the sensation of his hands touching her bare flesh of her inner thigh. Wherever his fingers caressed, it set off explosions through every nerve of her body. She flung one arm out to clutch at a pillow when he gently touched the apex of her thigh. The sensation continued to inflict intense feeling where his fingers tickled and he wasn’t ending this anytime soon. He trailed feather light touches along her flesh and she watched his brown eyes drink in the sight. He was fascinated by what he saw and it radiated in his eyes, that he couldn’t hide. Her gaze never left his face as he watched more and more of her body come into view. The sight warmed her heart and heated her blood to match what she saw brewing in his evaluation.
    He pushed the gown as high as it would go until he pulled it over her head fully exposing her to the firelight in the room. She was perfection. Utter perfection. The soft orange glow cast shadows over her curves, giving her this unearthly appearance of some spirit or messenger from one of their Gods. It frankly stole his ability to breathe.
    “Tillian, you are so beautiful,” he moaned just before his mouth lowered to tickle around her pebbled nipple, sending her in a shaking fit. When his lips touched her skin, she exploded into a babbling state of moans and sighs while he expertly kissed the swell of her breast and gently nibbled the peak, sending her to a new level of pleasure.
    He paused, his lips barely touching the skin of her breast. “Is this what you needed, lovely Tillian?” Ryan cooed. He moved to the other breast to deliver the same attention.
    “Yes,” she moaned in a heated and passion-filled voice. With both hands, she gripped the sheets wildly. Tillian arched her back into his caress and that opened a gap for him to wrap his arms around her midsection and pull her close to his body. She shaped herself to him and together they practically melted into one being while he leaned over her naked body.
    “You are enough to tempt me to sin. I will not make love to you. I will not, but I want to!” Ryan’s voice rushed out, more to convince himself to remain in control. He continued to lavish her skin with his kisses, becoming intoxicated by her taste and scent. She was utterly divine and he knew he was at her mercy at the moment. If she continued to beg for him to make love, he feared he would give in and show her just how amazing sex could be with someone who cared.
    Her charm captivated him. While he suckled, nibbled and toyed with her sensitive nipples, he argued with himself and repeated over and over that he was an honorable man and honorable men do not seduce vulnerable women.
    He lost the argument when she moaned loudly and placed one hand in his hair, pulling him closer to her breast, urging him on. Ryan paused to look up and saw a mirror of his desire reflected in her eyes. He cupped her face tenderly and watched when the corner of her mouth turned up in a smile. It sent a new thrill through Ryan, giving him the encouragement he needed.
    Using his palm flat, he gently caressed her neck and down her