restraint glide out of
control.
Her scent, the silkiness of her
mouth, made his kiss grow more ravenous, hotter, until his body rested fully
over hers and pushed her into the mattress. Seth feasted on her mouth, even as
being in her arms stroked the tension and resistance from his body and soul. It
would be so easy now to just take her in one hard thrust and be done with it.
He slid his mouth from hers and
rained open-mouthed kisses on the side of her neck. She moved her head to give
him better access as he kissed his way down her neck. Desperate to taste more
of her, to feel more of her, he brushed the strap of her nightgown aside and
bared her breasts. The heat from their bodies meshed and surrounded them in a sensual
aura. Her nipples puckered, her breasts swelled. He had to have more to still
the restless need inside him, to cure himself once and for all.
“Please. Please touch me.” She
grabbed at her gown and tried to pull the garment over her head. The sound of her
pleading voice snatched him back to reality. What was he doing? Everything he’d
worked for was about to go up in a haze of lust.
Seth tore his mouth away from hers
and rose quickly from the bed. Cool air wafted over his heated skin making
goose bumps rise. He felt cold and he felt alone. Kate sat up in bed and shoved
the hair from her face. He walked to the window and rested his hands on either
side of the frame.
“Why did you stop?”
He swung his head around and looked
at her, his gaze raking over her quickly. Then he turned his face back to the
window. He saw her reflection in the window with the moonlight spilling over it
but he couldn’t read her expression, her emotions.
“I remembered something.”
She reached over and turned the
switch on the lamp. Light flooded the room. “What?”
“The wager. The money. I intend to
win, Kate. Period. I won’t let you or anything else stand in my way.”
He watched hurt flash into her eyes
and wipe the flush of passion from her face. Something ripped inside his gut.
He wasn’t here to hurt her, he was here to win. She was here for the same
reason. Wasn’t she? Then how was it possible for him to hurt her? They were
both using each other as a means to an end. When the week was over, they would
part friends and go their separate ways.
The bewitching glint and promise of
seduction filled her eyes once again, but failed to conceal the hurt he’d seen.
“Neither will I. I’m going to win, no matter how much you try to resist.”
With those last words, Kate rolled
to her side and showed him her back. Seth’s body still hummed with arousal, but
at the same time a deep sadness, an emotion he couldn’t explain, welled inside
him. He stared into the dark night and knew that his deepest wish was to have a
woman hold him, cuddle him and make him feel safe. Not physically, but
emotionally.
By the time Seth came to bed, his
nerves were fried and the throb of his painful arousal had yet to lessen its
grip on him. He walked to the side of the bed and gazed down at Kate sleeping.
She looked like an angel. She was an angel and a seductress all wrapped up into
one gorgeous package. He raked a hand through his hair. How the hell was he
going to survive this week? This was only their first night, and he’d nearly
made love to her. God knows he’d wanted to.
Seth turned off the light, slipped
into the bed and pulled the covers up to mid chest. He put one arm behind his
head, exhaled a deep breath, and stared at the dark ceiling. Kate shifted under
the covers and the next thing he knew one of her arms wrapped around his waist.
She nestled her head on his shoulder, tangled one of her legs with his and then
exhaled a deep sigh of contentment. Just like a cat that had its fill of cream.
Deep down inside, Seth knew he
wanted to seduce Kate rather than allowing her to seduce him. He wanted to see
the surprise on her face and in her eyes when he made the first move. He wanted
to make her gasp and moan with
control.
Her scent, the silkiness of her
mouth, made his kiss grow more ravenous, hotter, until his body rested fully
over hers and pushed her into the mattress. Seth feasted on her mouth, even as
being in her arms stroked the tension and resistance from his body and soul. It
would be so easy now to just take her in one hard thrust and be done with it.
He slid his mouth from hers and
rained open-mouthed kisses on the side of her neck. She moved her head to give
him better access as he kissed his way down her neck. Desperate to taste more
of her, to feel more of her, he brushed the strap of her nightgown aside and
bared her breasts. The heat from their bodies meshed and surrounded them in a sensual
aura. Her nipples puckered, her breasts swelled. He had to have more to still
the restless need inside him, to cure himself once and for all.
“Please. Please touch me.” She
grabbed at her gown and tried to pull the garment over her head. The sound of her
pleading voice snatched him back to reality. What was he doing? Everything he’d
worked for was about to go up in a haze of lust.
Seth tore his mouth away from hers
and rose quickly from the bed. Cool air wafted over his heated skin making
goose bumps rise. He felt cold and he felt alone. Kate sat up in bed and shoved
the hair from her face. He walked to the window and rested his hands on either
side of the frame.
“Why did you stop?”
He swung his head around and looked
at her, his gaze raking over her quickly. Then he turned his face back to the
window. He saw her reflection in the window with the moonlight spilling over it
but he couldn’t read her expression, her emotions.
“I remembered something.”
She reached over and turned the
switch on the lamp. Light flooded the room. “What?”
“The wager. The money. I intend to
win, Kate. Period. I won’t let you or anything else stand in my way.”
He watched hurt flash into her eyes
and wipe the flush of passion from her face. Something ripped inside his gut.
He wasn’t here to hurt her, he was here to win. She was here for the same
reason. Wasn’t she? Then how was it possible for him to hurt her? They were
both using each other as a means to an end. When the week was over, they would
part friends and go their separate ways.
The bewitching glint and promise of
seduction filled her eyes once again, but failed to conceal the hurt he’d seen.
“Neither will I. I’m going to win, no matter how much you try to resist.”
With those last words, Kate rolled
to her side and showed him her back. Seth’s body still hummed with arousal, but
at the same time a deep sadness, an emotion he couldn’t explain, welled inside
him. He stared into the dark night and knew that his deepest wish was to have a
woman hold him, cuddle him and make him feel safe. Not physically, but
emotionally.
By the time Seth came to bed, his
nerves were fried and the throb of his painful arousal had yet to lessen its
grip on him. He walked to the side of the bed and gazed down at Kate sleeping.
She looked like an angel. She was an angel and a seductress all wrapped up into
one gorgeous package. He raked a hand through his hair. How the hell was he
going to survive this week? This was only their first night, and he’d nearly
made love to her. God knows he’d wanted to.
Seth turned off the light, slipped
into the bed and pulled the covers up to mid chest. He put one arm behind his
head, exhaled a deep breath, and stared at the dark ceiling. Kate shifted under
the covers and the next thing he knew one of her arms wrapped around his waist.
She nestled her head on his shoulder, tangled one of her legs with his and then
exhaled a deep sigh of contentment. Just like a cat that had its fill of cream.
Deep down inside, Seth knew he
wanted to seduce Kate rather than allowing her to seduce him. He wanted to see
the surprise on her face and in her eyes when he made the first move. He wanted
to make her gasp and moan with
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