Page 38 of Deadly Alliance

She slapped his hard ass as he carried her inside, embarrassment and fury sweeping through her. A sharp slap on her butt made her still. He did not just slap my ass.

“Put me down, you big asshole,” she shrieked in a very unladylike manner as he opened the front door, closing and locking it behind him.

“I will when you calm down and tell me what bug crawled up your ass?”

“Calm down? I’m going to kick your ass as soon as you let me down.” Another sharp slap rained down on her left bottom cheek. He then smoothed his hand over the same spot, in a caress that made heat surge through her lower abdomen.

Shane strode towards the stairs, hardly stopping to catch his breath as he carried her to the bedroom.

“You calm?” he asked, his deep voice rumbling through her body.

“Yes,” she snapped, but her voice sounded thready and breathy. He tipped her forward and she landed on her back on the bed with a bounce. Shane moved over her, his body pinning her as he settled between her legs. His eyes had darkened, lust glistened in their depths as he held her gaze. Heat radiated off his big body, the hard ridge of his erection pressed into her sensitive centre.

With infinite gentleness, he swept her hair from her face. His rough palm smoothed down her cheek, pausing over the wildly fluttering pulse in her neck.

“What did I do?” he asked much softer.

Emme didn’t want to force him to see what they could have, but she wasn’t one to hold back either. She tried to move back from his body, but he didn’t let her. She sighed and glared at him; then she remembered a little trick Lucy had shown her. Reaching up, she caressed the side of his face, the bristles tickling her palm. With lightning speed, she grabbed his ears, yanked down on the left and used her body to lift him up and roll him, so she was straddling him. Looking down into the glittering eyes of the man she was starting to fall for, Emme let it all come out.

“You hid from me.”

“Hid?” he asked a crease forming between his brows. He rested his hands on her upper thighs, heat from his hands burning straight to her pussy. She ignored her body’s demands to squirm, to ease the ache that was building.

“Yes, you pulled back as soon as Zack and Bea suggested we continue this operation.”

“I…” he started, but she didn’t let him finish.

“Please don’t lie to me, Shane. You went from scorching hot to freezing cold in a minute. I don’t know how to act with you. Is this all for show?”

“No, Emme, this is not for show. I care about you, perhaps more than is sensible but I do. But that makes the fear so much worse. It’s hard enough to lose someone you work with, but to lose someone who has wormed their way in…”

She smiled at his words. “Have I wormed my way in, Shane?”

“Baby, you are so far in I’m beginning to find it difficult to see where I start and you finish.”

She liked his words. They satisfied her craving for acceptance. Wiggling her ass, she decided to let him off the hook. Men like Shane did not bare their souls and he had given her more than she had expected with those few words.

“Not far enough in,” she said with a sultry smile as she lifted and drew her top over her head. She loved the way his eyes darkened as he dragged his eyes over her. He flipped her so he was on top again. Lowering his head, he kissed her, his lips firm and strong, the taste of him intoxicating. He kissed her until she was desperate for more, then he pulled away. Shane kissed, licked, and nibbled his way down her collarbone, over her aching nipples.

He unhooked her bra with a flick of his wrist, freeing her to his gaze. Drawing each tight bud into his mouth and biting down until she arched against him, the tingle of pain soothed as he licked all around the areola.

He was driving her mad; her body was straining for release as he slid his hands over her belly, pushing the shorts she wore down and off, taking her knickers with him. She felt suddenly shy as he looked at her—he could see the evidence of her desire for him, glistening against her skin.

“So fucking beautiful,” he said as he lowered his head, his tongue swiping up to lick her. A groan came from his throat and her needy hands grasped at his hair as he licked and sucked until her body was strung so tight she balanced in the space between a point of ecstasy and pain. His hand reached up and he rubbed his thumb over her nipples as he sucked her throbbing clit into his mouth.

Her climax swept through her, making her shake and moan as ripples of pleasure crashed through her.

Lifting off her, Shane stood and shed his clothes, his erection standing long and thick against the solid six-pack of his abdomen. He prowled towards her, putting his knee on the bed.

Emme sat up meeting him halfway. She dipped her head and took his length in her hand, stroking him from root to tip. Shane’s head went back as he stroked his hand over her hair. Emme looked up and took him in her mouth as their eyes held. His glittered with need, and his jaw clenched as she sucked him down, the taste of him salty on her tongue. She fucking loved the look in his eye. It was so male, almost feral. Her head bobbed as she took him deeper. He groaned when she hummed, hollowing her cheeks as she did so he felt every inch of her mouth.

“Fuck, Emme, that’s so good, so fucking perfect,” he growled as his hips moved as he thrust into her mouth. He made her feel so feminine, so womanly. She could feel him losing control, the taste of pre-cum on her lips.

“I’m going to come,” he warned her, giving her the chance to pull away.

She only doubled her effort, giving him everything, until he spilled into her mouth, a roar moving through him as he gripped her head, strength and dominance pouring from him. When he had spilled every drop of his seed into her mouth, he gently pulled away. Emme licked her lips, confidence that came from knowing she had such power over a man like him making her feel sultry.

She moved to stand, and he caught her arm. “Where are you going?” he asked the gleam in his eye showing his intent.

“I was going to go meet the new neighbours,” she teased.

“Fuck the neighbours, I’m not finished with you yet,” he rumbled as he pulled her to his chest and kissed her until she gave up her protest.