Page 25 of Beneath the Sapphire Sky

Oh, hell yes!

“Don’t be nervous.” He pushed the costume down her arms and tugged the sleeves from her hands. “You’re in control here. You want something, I do it. You tell me to stop, I stop. Got it?”

She nodded and he peeled the costume from the rest of her body. She stepped out of the boots and the legs of the skin-tight vinyl, suddenly self-conscious. She’d matched the colour of her knickers to her costume, minus the glitter.

He’d never seen her naked. In a bikini, sure, but there was still a layer of thick fabric in one of those.

“Breathtaking,” he whispered.

She quickly peeled off the silicone breast cups and forced her shoulders to relax. She wanted this, hadaskedfor this. Being uptight and weird about it was pointless.

Dante still stood behind her. His mouth dropped to her neck. She gasped and tilted her head without thinking. He nuzzled her skin. The goosebumps were back. They erupted all over her. He grinned into her warm skin.

“What else tastes like grape Hubba Bubba?”

Belle laughed. Time to test him on his word. “Why don’t you find out? If it doesn’t, I’m sure you could improvise. My lip balm is on the bed there.”

“Do you like to be licked?” He slid his warm hands beneath her arms and cupped her breasts. She bit her lip to stop making a sound. “Here?”

A breathy murmur of consent sighed from her. He moved around her and dipped his head to close his mouth around her nipple. She gasped and jerked against his mouth. He tugged slightly as he let go, then licked. Her hand slid into his hair as she swayed a little.

“Hmm. A slight tang of serious sweetness.” Dante straightened and looked at her for the first time since they’d entered the room. The intensity in his blue eyes was enough to heat her blood to boiling point.

He leaned down slowly and spoke, his mouth taunting her, just far enough away that it wasn’t touching hers. “Not as strong as here of course, but enough transferred from my mouth to give you that fun ’80s flavour.”

He leaned in at that last bit and Belle thought her skin would liquefy from the heat of his mouth. The tip of his tongue teased her lips. She parted for him, desperate to taste him properly.

He cupped the back of her head and devoured her. She gripped his costume in her hands, the material twisting between her fingers. The more he kissed her, the more desperate she became. She couldn’t think of anything other than his destructive mouth.

He grazed his hand down the front of her skimpy knickers and pressed one knuckle into her. “How about here? Do you like to be licked here?”

She gasped loudly.

Oh God. His hand wasthere, right where she wanted it, wantedhim.

He pulled that amazing mouth from hers and knelt, kissing down her trembling body as he lowered himself to his knees. He hooked a finger around the edge of the lacy fluff she’d decided were her knickers for tonight and moved it sideways. A rumble of a growl left him. He leaned in and tilted his head. Her eyes closed as he stroked the tip of his tongue over her.

She jerked against his mouth. His hands clenched her hips at the sound that left her mouth, holding her in place.

“Dante!”Hell yes.

He stroked again, this time pressing deeper. His tongue flicked over that tantalising nub of nerves. She cried out andgrabbed his shoulders, her breathing suddenly ragged, her knees about to give way.

If they didn’t move to the bed soon, she was certain she’d melt in a puddle on the floor.

“I detect a definite hint of grape,” he whispered.

He pulled back and looked up at her, denim-blue eyes glittering in the lamplight. “Where are the condoms?”

She pointed behind him. He shoved himself to his feet.

“Bathroom. In my toiletry bag on the vanity.” She grabbed his arm as he turned to go. “Hurry.”

Dante closed his eyes and breathed deep. “I haven’t done this for a while, so I may be rusty. It might require more than one attempt to get right.”

His joke had the desired effect. She puffed out a laugh and relaxed some more.

“I’m sure I can suffer through until you find your mojo. I have a whole box. There’s some of that lube stuff in there, too. Didn’t know if I would need it.”

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