She reached up to grasp the side of the corset top, pulling it tight to unhook it with an unconscious grace. It’d taken her years to gain control of her body that had shot up to five foot nine almost overnight. Now she stripped away the corset and tossed it aside with a smooth elegance that wrenched a low groan from the man watching her with the avid gaze of a predator.
“Keep them on,” Luc abruptly broke the silence as she lifted a foot to remove one of the stilettos. She shivered, replacing her foot on the ground. She felt oddly vulnerable wearing nothing but the leather shoes. As if sensing her unexpected flare of embarrassment, Luc held up his hand, gesturing her closer. “Come here, Maddy.”
She took an uncertain step forward. And then another. Finally, she stood just inches away.
He studied her with a brooding gaze, a visible bulge pressing against the fly of his faded denims. Reaching out, he took her hand, tugging her until she was pressed against his hard body. Her stomach clenched as he grabbed her by the nape of her neck, his breath brushing over her cheeks before he was capturing her lips in a kiss that made her heart slam against her ribs.
She’d been kissed before.
Awkward meeting of the lips that had left her cringing in distaste.
But this…
It was wondrous.
His fingers threaded through her hair, tugging on the silken strands as he lifted his head to study her flushed face.
“Do you have any idea what’s about to happen?” he demanded.
“I know I want you,” she whispered. “I’ve always wanted you.”
“There’s no going back.” The words were more a promise than a threat, wrapping around her with the pleasure of paradise.
She trembled. “Good.”
He slid his hand from her hair, lightly tracing the line of her throat before his fingers were cupping her bare breast. With a gasp she grasped his upper arms, her knees threatening to give way as he bent down to suck her nipple between his lips.
She moaned, pleasure cascading through her as his tongue teased the puckered tip.
Barely giving her time to become accustomed to the exquisite jolts of sensation, he turned his attention to her other breast, tormenting the tender nipple until it was hard and begging for the warmth of his mouth.
Her nails dug into his arms left bare by his tight T-shirt, her back arching as he continued to pleasure her with his teeth and tongue.
Only when she was moaning beneath his expert touch did he trace his fingers down the flat plane of her stomach, urging her to part her legs.
She clung to him as she obeyed his silent command, careful not to twist her ankle as the heels threatened to catch on the ragged carpet. Luc murmured his approval, his fingers sliding between her spread thighs. His touch was gentle as stroked through the damp flesh of her pu**y.
Maddy gave a choked cry of shock as he found her responsive clit, her entire body clenching with bliss. He used his thumb to continue to torment her pleasure point while one finger found the entrance to her body.
She instinctively gasped.
She’d never let anyone to touch her so intimately before. It was…stunningly perfect.
Or maybe it was just Luc Angeli who was stunningly perfect.
As if to prove her point, Luc returned his mouth to her breast, tugging at her nipple with an insistence that made her feel as if she were going up in flames. At the same time his finger pressed inside her, wrenching another moan from her lips.
She could feel him sliding through the tight tissue of her channel, his thumb lightly circling her clit. She clutched his arms, the sensations overwhelming as he allowed his lips to trail up to the pulse thundering at the base of his neck.
Moaning softly, she stirred against him. There was a glorious pressure beginning to build between her legs. A tension that was making her entire body clench in anticipation.
“Don’t fight it, Maddy,” Luc said. “Let me feel your climax.”
He stroked his finger in and out, pressing deeper as he prepared her for his ultimate invasion. She sank her teeth in her lower lip as his thumb continued its magical massage over her clit, and his lips slid up her throat. It was that or scream out her joy as an explosion of pleasure rocked through her, the intensity of her release making her shake all over.
“It’s okay, Maddy. I’ve got you.”
“Luc,” she breathed.
She leaned heavily against him, her knees threatening to buckle. He wrapped his arms tightly around her, pressing his lips to her forehead as she tried to recover from the shocking vibrations that continued to spread through her body.
His lips continued to soothe over her upturned face as he lifted her into his arms and headed for her narrow bed. A few steps and he was lowering her onto the mattress before straightening to yank off his clothing.
She watched with bemused eyes as his T-shirt was jerked over his head and his boots kicked off before he was shoving his jeans downward. She shivered, her pu**y clenching as her gaze slid down his hard, chiseled body to linger on the proud thrust of his erection.
God, he was beautiful. All sculpted muscles and bronzed, ruthless male.
He paused to remove a condom from the front pocket of his jeans, ripping open the package and slipping it on with practiced ease.
Then, moving slowly, as if giving her one last opportunity to change her mind, he placed a knee on the mattress.
“I don’t have any experience with virgins, but I suspect this might hurt, Maddy,” he said, his voice tight with strain. “I’ll try to go slow, but I want you.” His lips twisted with a hint of self-derision as his gaze slowly took in her naked curves spread on the bed, lingering for a second on the heels that he insisted she keep on. “I don’t think anything could stop me from taking you tonight.”
“I’m ready,” she breathed.
Holding her wide gaze, Luc stretched onto the mattress beside her, giving her time to become accustomed to the scorching heat of his bare skin. His fingers ran up and down the front of her body. Traveling from her throat down to her quivering stomach, his light caress set off tiny sparks of excitement.
Shockingly, Maddy felt herself melting in anticipation, her legs readily parting as he rolled on top of her.
Still keeping their gazes locked, Luc settled between her thighs, the head of his c**k forging a slow path into her body. He hesitated for a brief second, then with one steady surge he was seated deeply inside her. Her gasp echoed through the room.
It wasn’t true pain, more a sense of being stretched to the max.
He gave a harsh groan, his hands framing her face as he studied her with a darkened gaze.