Page 35 of Wilde Flame

The entire room felt like it tilted. That brief kiss felt more passionate than any other I’d ever experienced. I wasn’t sure what it was about Caden that made me feel such a strong connection to him. Was it purely sexual, or was it something more? Deeper?

I didn’t want to think about that right now.

Caden cleared his throat. “How far do you want this to go? I need to know because I’m afraid once we start, I won’t be able to stop.”

I pressed my lips together tightly and closed my eyes. When I opened them, he raised his brows.

“I have to tell you something.”

He nodded. “Okay.”

“I, um…I’ve never slept with anyone. I mean, I’m a virgin. Well, not really…I do have a vibrator, so I don’t know if that really counts as me saying I’m a virgin? You know, ’cause I put it inside me and all of that.”

He closed his eyes and groaned.

“I’m so sorry. I don’t mean to lead you on.”

Snapping his eyes open, he grinned slightly. “I’m groaning because the idea of you using a vibrator on yourself is the hottest fucking thing I could ever imagine.”

“Really?” I asked, surprised.

His finger ran along my jaw as he said, “Really. How in the world are you still a virgin?”

I shrugged one shoulder. “I wanted to wait for the right person.”

He frowned. “That’s the thing, though…I don’t think I’m the right person, Lilibeth.”

I bit my lower lip before I replied, “I believe you are.”

A painful expression appeared on his face. “Sweetheart, I can’t give you anything more than sex. I need you to know that.”

Nodding, I replied, “I know you’re not looking for anything, Caden. But I’ve never felt like this before. That’s how I know I want it to be you. I think the moment I first saw you, I already secretly hoped it would be you.”

His face softened. “Are you sure you want to do this? It’s not your frozen, thrown-off-a-horse-and-hit-your-head brain talking, is it?”

I laughed, then looked at him seriously. “I’ve never been so sure of anything in my life. I never planned to be a thirty-year-old virgin. I want my first time to be with you—and I want to experience it all.”

His brows shot up. “All?”

I could feel my cheeks heat. “Women talk, so I’ve heard things.”

Before I knew it, Caden’s body was over mine. He smirked. “What do they talk about?”

Closing my eyes, I willed myself to tell him what I wanted. If I was going to do this, I wanted to try everything I could. “I’d want to experience oral sex. I’d like to try being on top, maybe.”

He dropped his head and groaned again. “You’re going to make me come before I even get my damn boxers off.”

I giggled. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t ever be sorry for saying what you want. I’ve actually never been with a woman who’s willing to just tell me what she wants from me. I think it’s sexy as fuck.”

“You do?”

He leaned down and snagged my lower lip with his teeth, gently biting before sucking it into his mouth. Then he kissed me so deeply, my toes curled. I wrapped my legs around his waist and moaned when he pressed his erection against my sex. His hands slipped into my hair and tugged, igniting my entire body in flames.

Drawing his head back, he studied my face. “Where do you want me to start?”

“I don’t know,” I said with a nervous laugh.