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His hands explored her body, tracing every contour, firing every nerve-ending Fliss opened herher, teasing her She pressed her body harder against his, the solid length of his erection unmistakable between them It was a turn-on to know just how ainst him

He uttural sound in the back of his throat Nerves and boldness ain

‘Be careful,’ he warned her

‘What if I don’t want to be?’ she whispered back shakily

He stilled, pulling back from her so he could look her in the eye ‘Don’t you?’

She hesitated before offering a helpless shrug ‘I don’t know’

She wanted to do soo a little crazy But she’d been trapped by her own set of unbending rules for so long that she didn’t kno to break free

‘Do you trust ruffly

She thought back to the soldier she’d spoken to out in the field The way every s to say about him

‘Yes,’ she murmured

He gave a curt, al But this time it was different So intense and passionate her toes actually curled with pleasure She ran her hands languidly over his body, exploring the taut, bunched muscles of his shoulders, his back, his obliques Every inch of hi, without an inch of soft skin And for tonight it was all hers She only wished she knew exactly what to do with him

It had never been like this in the past The physical side of her lih, if a little perfunctory But nothing about Ash was pleasant He was powerful, thrilling, dangerous Fliss could iine sex with him wouldn’t be any less so She just needed to convince hi back She let her hands drop to his backside, slipping her fingers in the pockets and hesitantly pulling hiainst her

As if reading her thoughts, Ash pressed her against the wall With one knee, he nudged her legs apart and slid a steel-like thigh against the heat there His lips blazed a sizzling trail all the way down the sensitive cord of her neck so that she couldn’t help but dip her head to the side with a soft sigh, her hands barely holding onto his body as weakness trickled into her limbs

Every part of her body was co alive under his touch He made her feel wanted Needed She arched her body towards him in subconscious invitation

Dropping a hand lazily over her breasts, over nipples aching to be touched, Ash circled her ribcage, his strong hands and fingers splayed over her skinher feel dainty and fe bud, his kisses dipping into the hollow at the base of her neck Gasping, Fliss snapped her head back up