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Ruby grabbed his wrists, unsure if she e his hold or press it closer ‘Because it doesn’t ood can come from it I don’t know’ She shook her head ‘I can’t think straight when you’re this close to ht out the ’

‘Mine too’

His lips cary kiss that whispered of hot nights and silk sheets A kiss that seduced and mastered at the sa up froue swept into hersensual sparks to every available nerve ending in her body Her fingers forked into his thick hair, her body arching into his This hat she wanted What she craved

‘Yes,’ heto cup her breast, his thu nipple ‘Yes, Ruby, kiss me like thatjust like that’

Ruby quivered against hi beneath the heainst his taut abdoood it felt to have him inside her collided with the reality of dense, rock-hard muscle in the flesh

At her quicksilver response the kiss grew even hotter, beco adversaries A duel of co Fierce, and yet sweetly tender at the same time

Sa as they shaped her, his reedy anticipation Her own hands were busy learning his shape, working over his chest and revelling in the feel of all that taut, hot muscle

‘Saently bit down on her nipple through her silk nightshirt, her body aching with a primal need that threatened to overtake her

Sa under his breath, an oath, and then suddenly he was pushing her away

‘Da as uneven as hers as he fought to get himself under control ‘I want you badly but I distinctly told you that the next time this happened it would be because you asked for it’

Ruby blinked up at hier to come online than his

‘Is that what you’re doing?’ he said gruffly ‘Are you asking h his hair ‘Because there’s only one place this is headed, and if that’s not what you want then you’d better let h to stop’

Ruby’s lips felt swollen and tender, her nerves strung so tight they vibrated beneath the surface of her skin She did want this But she didn’t The conflicting desiresher to go for it The other telling her she was heading for a fall

Sa her indecision for what it was ‘Don’t bother answering that It’s written all over your face’

‘Where are you going?’ she asked as he stalked away from her

‘To call a charter company to come and take you back to Sydney’ He looked at her over his shoulder ‘That is what you want, isn’t it?’

He didn’t wait for her answer and Ruby paced the large kitchen space, her bare feet slapping against the cool, hard tiles What she wanted was about ten hours to pull herself together And then another ten to give herself a stern talking-to Her body still throbbed fros as wobbly as an uncooked pudding

She knew she was doing the right thing in not giving in to her desire for Sa was difficult to maintain when her heart went into overdrive every ti she shouldn’t want and did And when she was in his arot that she worked for him and that he would walk away froot under her skin like no ht she knew about herself

‘When?’ His harsh bark sounded loudly in the silent roo towards her, his phone to his ear He stopped well short of her, his cool gaze holding hers as he listened to whoever was on the other end of the line, his strong thighs braced apart, ether He looked like a walking advertiseod in his prime