“I am not letting go. If you continue to refuse, I will stand here holding you for the rest of the night.” He stared deep into her anger-filled eyes. “I need you.”
Daphne's eyes momentarily lost their hard edge, and she looked away. She reluctantly followed him for a few steps before coming to an abrupt stop. Her jaw tightened as her body went ridged. "We cannot. You have to stop this," she said with conviction.
“We can and we are.” He attempted to take another step, but she refused. “I will pick you up and carry you out if I have to.”
She must have believed him for she began walking, and rightly so, because his words were no jest. He was a desperate man, capable of nearly anything if it meant he would be able to kiss her, hold her, touch her.
Alex steered her into a parlor, its floral wallpaper illuminated by the low fire that crackled in the hearth. A single lantern glowed on the table, casting long shadows from the chairs and lonely sofa. He closed the door behind them.
Daphne's eyes sparkled with rage, and she stepped away from him, her words sharp. “How dare you!”
"How dare I, indeed." Alex closed the distance, pulling her into his embrace, his lips finding hers and cutting off anything else she might have said.
A heartbeat later, she melted against him, a low moan escaping from her lush lips as she surrendered to the kiss. His hands explored her body hungrily, his hand cupping the back her neck, pulling her closer in a fierce, possessive embrace.
Their bodies moved as one, the passion between them building like a raging inferno. Alex broke the kiss, his hands moving deftly to the buttons of her satin dress, his fingers quickly working them open.
Daphne gasped as he pushed the dress off her shoulders, his lips trailing fire down her neck, across her collarbone, and then down to her breasts. He took one in his mouth, teasing the nipple with his tongue, causing Daphne to cry out in ecstasy.
Alex lifted her easily and carried her over to the chaise, laying her down gently, his eyes never leaving hers. He stripped off his shirt, revealing his lean, muscled torso, and then climbed over her, pressing his body against hers, his hardness pressing against her thigh.
Daphne moaned as his mouth found hers again, and they kissed hungrily, their bodies writhing together in a frenzy of need.
She writhed beneath him, her hips rising to meet his as their need for one another intensified. His fingers trailed up her legs, pushing her gown higher until it pooled around her waist. She moaned as his hands explored the curves of her body.
“I need you,” he said into a kiss.
In a heated frenzy, she reached for his trousers, wrenching the buttons open and pushing the fall aside. “I need you, too,” she said, her voice husky.
Alex moved with purpose, planting a row of fervent kisses across her cheek and down the column of her throat. Pausing at her racing pulse point, he suckled and nipped.
Daphne moaned his name as he moved lower, sprinkling kisses over the curves of her full breasts as she worked to free his manhood. She kiss his neck and shoulder, leaving a scorching path wherever her lips touched as she stroked his length in her hand.
A shudder of pleasure rippled through his body as her fingers caressed his skin. His hand slowly traveled between her legs, the anticipation building until his fingertips brushed against her delicate folds. Her breath quickened and she pressed herself closer to him, a low moan escaping her lips.
"So hot. So wet," he said, as he traced circles on her sensitive flesh, teasing the tight bundle of nerves until she was begging for more. His finger slid inside her slick depths, feeling her muscles contract around him. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead, his need growing stronger and stronger. The desire to be buried deep within her nearly overwhelming him.
"Alex, please." She dug her fingernails into his flesh and rocked against him. Her flesh throbbed around his finger, her moans driving him into a fevered frenzy.
“Tell me what you want, sweetheart,” he said, then sucked one rosy nipple into his mouth.
"I want...I need... all of you."
He stilled and pulled back to stare down at her. “Are you sure?”
She nodded and ached her hips against him, leaving no doubt as to what she wanted. “Please,” she said, her voice shaking.
He stood and pulled off his boots and trousers. Returning to her side, he kissed her with full abandon as he slipped her dress and chemise off, then settled himself between her creamy thighs.
She took his length in her hand and guided it to her entrance. His head met with her sweetness, and her eyes lit up in anticipation. With one swift movement, he pushed forward, filling her as she let out a gasp of pleasure. Their bodies moved in perfect harmony as she lifted her hip, urging him deeper, pulling him closer.
She screamed his name as her body convulsed around him. As she came apart in his arms, her body shuddering around him.
He thrust once, twice, then followed her into bliss. His arms shook as he stared down into her beautiful passion filled gaze, feeling more satisfied than he ever had before.
Alex cupped her face in his hands, their lips melting together in a passionate embrace. He shifted his body until he lay beside her and pulled her into his arms, her leg draped over his hip. Cupping her cheek, he pulled away, taking in the sight of her.
She radiated sweetness and yet sparked a fire of longing and desire within him the likes of which he had never experienced before. Alex could not help but wonder how he would ever be able to let her go.
