“No.”
“Anybody can walk in here.”
“Let them.”
“I’ll fall off this ladder.”
“Good. You’ll hold on tighter.”
Ire layered her arousal. “Dammit, Blaéz,” she panted. “Is this your idea of a punishment?”
His gaze narrowed, then a callused finger teased her opening. She clamped her teeth at the sensations spiraling through her. Worse, he didn’t contradict her.
Worry surged. He thumbed her clit lightly and a whimper escaped her. With her freedom stolen, her knees too wobbly, she held on tighter to the ladder as his fingers tormented her with languorous strokes and little flicks.
“You’re already on edge, and I’ve barely started,” he mused, studying her face. “Interesting. Considering you just told me you weren’t in the mood.”
She wanted to scowl, she really did, but a moan escaped when he nipped her nipple over her top. He undid the buttons of her blouse, pulled down her bra, and bit the underside of her breast. Her breath caught. As his mouth tormented her nipple, he swiped his thumb down her center. And eased a finger into her then added another. Slowly, he slid in and out, driving her ruthlessly toward the precipice.
Darci bit back a whimper.
His eyes narrowed. He sucked hard on her nipple, pulling at the distended nub, a tug she felt all the way to her sex. A hoarse cry tore from her.
He let go of her, shifted and rested his knee on the lower rung, his dark head lowered between her thighs. He ran his tongue down her cleft. Sensations flooded her, like being tossed in a whirlwind. He lightly licked the top of her clit. She jolted as if hit by a bolt of electricity. With his tormenting mouth sucking on her, his fingers thrusting in and out of her and keeping her on the edge, unable to hold out, she whined, “Blaéz,pleeease…”
He looked up, slowly licking her wetness from his lips, his demeanor calm like he didn’t still have his damn fingers inside her. “Please, what?”
She squeezed the wooden sides of the ladder and glowered helplessly at him, restrained by her precarious position. The words took a moment—a few years—to break free from her dry throat. “Finish this.”
A dark brow rose at her demand. “You put me in a position where I couldn’t say no when you demanded I take you to get your brother. Then you rushed headlong into danger. You did not trust me.”
Gah, he was still going on about that?
He lowered his head and nipped her clit as if he knew her thoughts before lapping away the pain.
A shuddering groan left her.“IdotrustyouitwasjustinstinctI’msorrrrry...”Her words ran into each other, all her defenses crashing under his onslaught.
He stilled.
Noooo,he was going to leave her this way, unfulfilled. He was incensed enough to do so.
Then he dropped her legs over his shoulders, giving him greater access to every part of her. He lapped her, his tongue light as gossamer wings. Her body tightened. Spine tensed. He closed his lips around her clitoris and sucked, working her to a fever pitch. Blood roared in her ears…
A voice intruded. She heard Blaéz’s name.No—no, not now!
“Make them go away!”
He laughed against her bundle of nerves—the sound so rare, her heart squeezed—but the vibrations amped up her orgasm. She choked back a cry. He sucked harder, worked his fingers faster then bit down on her clit. A rush of sheer, unadulterated desire yanked her up and tossed her over in a fiery explosion of impossible pleasure.
Her legs gave out. She let go of her precarious hold and collapsed over him.
Without any effort, he swept her off the ladder and into his arms. She buried her face in his neck, her body shuddering uncontrollably.
After a long while when the madness had eased, she became aware of his warmth, his cool sensual scent surrounding her. He sat on the couch, cradling her on his lap. At the hard bulge beneath her bottom, her lids flashed open and she met his pale, amused eyes.
She glowered. “I hate you.”
“Most do.” He didn’t seem bothered by her words, just took her mouth in a possessive kiss. As his tongue took control of hers, she could taste herself. Despite her exasperation with him, she responded. Because—dammit, the man could kiss.
