Page 54 (1/1)

Adrienne drew a shaky breath "Well … I ed

"And very beautiful at that…"

"Mmm … yes?"

"And I hate beautiful men…" Her hands moved over his shoulders, his broad ht waist to his , thrilled by the groan of pleasure she coaxed from him

"I can tell Hate ain Hate me all you need to hate ently to the ground and stretched his hard body over hers Adrienne was amazed; she’d never been this inti like it before, this heady feeling of lying beneath a ainst his broad chest; the possessive way he snared and kept one of her legs between his; the ridge of his enorh When he shifted his weight so that rigidbetween the muscles to clench inside her she hadn’t known she possessed He rotated his hips, rubbing in slow erotic circles against her She felt light-headed, disoriented by the sensations he evoked She arched against hi over hi in the ache between her thighs

He tugged gently at the bodice of her gown and slid it down over her shoulders, baring her breasts for his attentive expertise "Beautiful," hethe puckered crests When he circled the rosy peaks with his tongue, tendrils of fire radiated through her body, cul in exquisite heat in her belly, and lower still

"Oh rass and threaded her fingers possessively through his dark mane

Hawk groaned, his hot breath fanning her breast "How do you do this to ht one day have, then counseled hi as a foolish lad’s fancy

But now he felt very hed at the rightness of it After all the women he’d had, he loved this one The full enorhted hi wordlessly that she love hiuish seduction at his disposal into that silent plea--he kissed her so deeply, he no longer knehere he ended and she began Her hips yielded when he thrust against her and rose hungrily to find his when he drew back Primitive sounds escaped her lips, which were swollen and plum-colored frohly "Love me!"

Her only reply was a throaty ainst her lips

"Please …," cahtly shut I’ll stop him in just a minute It will be easier if I don’t look at hi back froh of an answer; he had to hear her say the words That even with her eyes closed, she kneas hi her

But she didn’t answer, and her eyes reain anyway, losing himself for a moment in the texture and taste of her sweet lips But doubt hammered at hiht yet carry her to his bed tonight in her sensual, drunken arousal But he didn’t want Adrienne incoherent He wanted her wide-awake, fully aware and asking hiaze levelly with honest, unabashed hunger, and say the words Hawk tore hishard

"Open your eyes, Adrienne" He forced hiainst the seductive arch of her body

A wordless moment of shallow breaths passed, their lips inches apart

"Look at me Say my name Now," Hawk commanded

Adrienne’s eyes opened just a sliver Don’t e this … don’t ask so ing him to move atop her, to seduce her in her drunken arousal so that tomorrow she could pretend it hadn’t been her choice

"Look at me and say my name" His voice broke harshly on the words His beautiful, chiseled mouth hovered only a whisper away fro her eyes, threatening to spill down her cheeks