Page 25 of Landen

He brushed his lipsover hers gently, sending shivers along her spine and goosebumps onher skin. “I need your tongue.” Her breath was drivinghim close to insanity, but he was determined to take his time.

He wanted this to bememorable for both of them. And he would forget home and therealities and responsibilities that invariably came with it.

For the next fewweeks, he was going to give her pleasure and teach her to do thesame. Her tongue ventured slowly into his mouth as if teasing him ortesting the territory.

A gasp escaped herwhen he boldly plunged his tongue inside her mouth, the kiss takingon a passion that was escalating beyond their wildest imaginations.

She turned into hisarms, and her hands went around his neck, fingers digging into thenape. Ending the kiss, he shifted down so that he could taste hernipples. Cupping each breast in his hands, he found himself studyingthe flawless skin and the large, dark nipples.

Tamping down thedisquieting feeling settling over him, he bent his head and brushedhis lips over the nipple, loving the way it peaked against his flesh.Tugging the pebble of hard flesh into his mouth, he felt when hiscontrol broke.

Pulling it betweenhis teeth, he suckled hard enough to cause her to arch against him,her fingers digging into his thick, dark hair. Her body movedrestlessly beneath his as he switched to the other nipple and gave itthe same thorough treatment.

“Landen-”

“Soon,”he promised; lifting his mouth, he sidled downward to kiss herquivering stomach.

“What are youdoing?” She sounded panicked, her fingers clutching at hisshoulders as if trying to get him to stop.

“Worshipingyour body.” He chuckled, blowing in her navel and sending heatto the core of her.

Nothing in herlimited experience had ever prepared her for this. Her onlyrelationship had been merely satisfactory, and the climax had beensomething that left her feeling slightly dissatisfied as if thereshould be much more.

“No. I can’t-Just stop! Oh God!” She reared up when he pressed his mouthbetween her legs.

“Relax.”His excitement was mounting, his heart hammering so loudly that itdrowned everything else. Her body lifted when he started to use histongue on her. She never thought she could feel hotter than she wasright now, but she was mistaken.

When his tonguedipped inside her, she exploded, her fingers dragging at his hair,her body bucking against his mouth.

She felt as if shewas poised on the edge of a cliff and was being shoved to fallwithout a safety net.

Her body wastrembling violently, her heart racing. Climbing on top of her, Landentook in the parted lips and the tears shimmering in the dark browneyes, and his heart was twisted into knots.

She was the mostpassionate woman he had ever been with, and he had been with his fairshare. Lifting his hips, he entered her slowly, eyes holding hers,his body rigid as he fought for control.

This was a first forhim, too. His control was in shreds, and he was sure that as soon ashe entered her fully, it was going to be all over. He did not wantthat. But it had to be now. Bending his head, he seized her lips in asavage kiss as he simultaneously drove into her.

His body stiffened inshock as her tightness gripped him, pulling him in until he wasmindless with a passion so intense that he felt as if he was beingincinerated.

Dragging his mouthfrom hers, he fought to slow things down and tried valiantly toregain the control that had been snatched away from him. Rolling hisforehead on hers, he sucked air into his lungs, his eyes closedtight.

“Bloody hell!”He whispered thickly. A shaky laugh escaped him when she chose thatmoment to wrap her slender legs around his waist. With no otherchoice, he was forced to move. She was so tight that he was afraid hewas hurting her.

Lifting his head, hebrushed his lips against hers slowly, moving back and forth as hetried to slow things down. But when she lifted her hips, he lost thebattle. Driving into her, he captured her moans as she explodedagain, her fingers digging into his shoulders and then his back.

He came then, hisbody shuddering on top of hers as he shot his load into her.

He could not move andstill kissed her even when the storm passed. Finally ending the kiss,he shifted so that he was lying beside her, their bodies stillintimately joined.

Her face was buriedin his chest; one hand curled on his chest. Landen stared up at thearched ceiling, a frown touching his brow. He had been reckless.

It had been drummedin his mind since he could remember that he was a Chapman, and assuch, he had to be extremely cautious.

He never had sexwithout using protection, but tonight he had, and he did not give adamn about the consequences. His heart quivered as he reflected onhis parents’ reaction.

They would beapoplectic if they knew what he was up to.

He could never go upto them and introduce Tessa as someone he wanted to spend the rest ofhis life with. Shifting his head, he pointed his chin down to look ather.

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