Page 8 of Forbidden Flame

I anchored him to me with a hand on his ass. I’d never acted like this with anyone, especially not someone I’d just met. Sure, we’d talked once years ago, but we didn’t know each other. Not really.

I knew generic facts about his family and the business, things my brothers had said over the years. But nothing about what made Cole tick. Other than a general sense that he wanted more out of life.

A man like Cole wouldn’t fit into my world. I had responsibilities and a business to run. Tonight was all we had. For once, I wanted to forget about everything, and let go.

I had a feeling Cole was just the man to do it with. I felt safe with him.

I rocked against him, needing more friction.

A hand ghosted up my side and rested under my breast. He moved back slightly to see my face. “May I touch you?”

I nodded. “Please.”

I felt supercharged and shaky all at once while I waited for him to cover one breast with his hand.

“You’re gorgeous,” he whispered into my ear, and I believed him.

I ignored every insecurity and the fact that I hadn’t done this with anyone since Izzy was born. For one night, I could be beautiful and free.

He kissed my neck, and I moved to allow him more access as his thumb flicked over the material covering my nipple. He pulled the cup down, and I held him tighter to me. I was lost in the sensation of him, his hard against my soft, the callouses on his hands. He kissed down my collar bone and sucked one nipple into his mouth.

I clung to his shoulders. “Don’t stop.”

“I’m just getting started.” He reached behind my neck and untied my top and let it fall to the water. “That’s better.”

Instinctively, I leaned back, and he lifted my hips. I helped him push down my bottoms until I was bare.

I reached for him, but he shook his head. “Not yet.”

It was dangerous for both of us to be naked. I’d risk everything and let him take me bare. That was how much I trusted this man. It didn’t make any sense. It went against everything my brothers had warned me about over the years.

But Cole stared at me as if he’d never seen anyone more beautiful. It was a heady feeling. I could get lost in this moment, in him. It felt like nothing else existed.

He dipped into the water, lifting me until he was at the right height to kiss first one thigh, then the other, before licking me.

I was floating in more ways than one, my body, mind, and soul had given way to nothing but his tongue, his teeth, and his fingers.

He drove me up and over before I had a chance to catch my breath.

He lowered my hips into the water and gathered me close so that my legs wrapped around his hips again. “Any regrets?”

I shook my head. “None.”

He kissed me, and I could taste myself on his lips. It was erotic and beautiful. “I want you.”

I moved to push his trucks down.

He stilled me with a hand wrapped around my wrist. “Not yet.”

I drew back slightly, but he didn’t let me go far. He sat on one of the benches and pulled me to him so that I straddled his lap.

I was sensitive to the feel of his swim trunks against my folds, and I needed him inside me.

He cupped my cheek. “We have all night, and I want to savor this.”

I’d never experienced a one-night stand, but I didn’t think this was how they usually went. Weren’t they quick and dirty, over before anyone could catch any feelings? This was different. It was protracted and lovely, and I never wanted it to end.

“Is this what you’d planned?” I couldn’t help but ask.

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