He started to respond, but someone tapped on the door.
“What is it?”Mikhail snapped.
“Your grandfather is on the phone.”One of Mikhail’s guards.
“Why didn’t he call me?”
“Your phone went to voicemail.”
Mikhail’s growl had the hair on her nape lifting.He must’ve sensed her unease because he stroked her upper arm as he cleared his throat.“I’ll be there soon.”
“He demanded to know where you were.”
Mikhail sighed.“Two minutes.”He separated their bodies, his gaze sweeping her breasts before he rose.“Sorry about the interruption.Try to sleep.”
Edwina watched him pull on a pair of trousers and exit the bedroom.Her breath hissed out in dismay.This man had thrown her off-balance, leaving her uncertain of how to behave.At the first opportunity, she’d contact Suzie and tell her everything.
A yawn slipped free, and she rose to tug back the covers.She slid beneath and relaxed, exhausted after her event-filled evening.
She awoke to warmth surrounding her.A quick inhalation told her it was Mikhail, and she hadn’t heard his return.His breathing was slow and even, so he must be asleep.Edwina swallowed as her mind slid to the mental images of his powerful body.It’d be easier if she didn’t find him attractive.In the past, she’d appreciated a sexy body and moved onward with scarcely a blink.Mikhail had a presence that her feline refused to ignore, which meant she was doomed.He intrigued her.Dangerous because curiosityhadkilled the cat.
“Stop wriggling, or I’ll assume you have something else in mind.”
Edwina froze.“Ah, I’m awake now.I’ll get up and get dressed.If you want to sleep longer, I can sit in the main cabin.”
His arm tightened around her waist.“If you’re no longer fatigued, we’ll get back to what we were doing earlier.I got the impression you’d changed your mind about us having sex.”The silkiness of his voice had that inconvenient awareness building in her chest again.His kisses.Her feline released an excited mewl, and heat rushed to Edwina’s cheeks.
Mikhail twisted, shifting her body with comical ease.He pressed her flat to the mattress, holding her in place with his bulk.Seconds later, he kissed her.No tentative kiss, this, but a masterful one that consumed her.Fire licked through her veins as he nipped and rasped his tongue across her lips.A hungry noise escaped Edwina, and he laughed softly.Then his kiss turned sweet and coaxing, and soon she was drowning in desire and confusion.This man had the power to drive her crazy.His tongue ran down her neck while one of his hands crept lower to caress the upper swells of her breasts.
Fumbling boys had touched her before, only annoying her.Mikhail’s hand skimmed with skill, with purpose.He brushed the back of his hand across one nipple, the jolt plunging to her core.
“Are your breasts sensitive?”
“They can be.”She hadn’t liked it when the males she’d met had paid more attention to her breasts than her as a person.Several times, she’d told menshe was up here, not where they focused.
His mouth followed the path of his hand, the gentle rasp of his tongue prickling her skin.The tip brushed her areola, and the touch ricocheted down her torso, until resting between her thighs.Then his warm lips settled over her nipple, the powerful draw of his mouth making her cry out and arch upward in a silent demand for more.
Her legs stirred restlessly while she writhed beneath him.This man—his experience was evident.She gripped his shoulders, using them as an anchor while his breath caressed her neck and upper chest, and his mouth and tongue toyed with her nipple.That felt…amazing.
The wetness between her thighs increased with each firm pull on her breast.An edgy sensation filled her, threatening to overwhelm her, pushing at her desperation for more.Her feline arched under her skin, and to her consternation, claws formed beneath her fingernails.
Aware she was lying there and not doing anything, she ran her hand over his muscular back and gloried in the ripple of his muscles.A purr erupted from him when she repeated the move.It wasn’t only her fighting her feline.He enjoyed strokes as much as she did.She continued to caress and smooth her fingers over his back and shoulders.
Mikhail switched to her other breast and gave it the same treatment.Unbidden, her thighs spread wider in a silent invitation.She might not have done this before, but she understood the mechanics.A faint giggle escaped her, and when Mikhail paused, she shook her head.
“This is amusing?”
“No.I’m…nervous,” she said in a rush.Not the truth.She’d recalled the bookmark she and Suzie had owned.One that stated something along the lines of them not watching porn.They read it like fucking ladies.Which, bottom line, meant they knew sex mechanics even though neither of them had let their relationships progress past heavy petting.She could lie as much as she wanted, but her parents and grandparents smelled fibs.Literally.
“I see,” Mikhail said.
How could he see anything?They were strangers.It would take days, months, maybe years before they understood each other.
Mikhail tugged a lock of her hair hard enough to cause pain.
“Ouch!What did you do that for?”
“You keep drifting off.I don’t like my partners to zone out on me.”
