Page 71 of Between the Lies

His lips were soft, just like the palm caressing her back. He dipped his tongue into her mouth, seeking her, tasting her, and they both groaned as knowledge settled inside her. She didn’t trust him; maybe never would. But she needed him. Right that instant.

Nina pulled away despite his groan of protest and licked his taste from her lips. If she didn’t find a room for the two of them quickly, she would simply combust. ‘Home – please take me home.’

He got the message, perhaps even felt the same. The haze in his eyes cleared up, consumed by a singular goal. Then he set her back on the ground – she hated losing his touch – draped his arm over her shoulder and guided her home.

CHAPTERTHIRTY-FOUR

The door shut behind them, and Nina wasted no time jumping into action. She reached for Robert just as he did for her.

Their kisses were urgent, their hands tugging at clothes, uncaring if they tore or crumpled.

Robert nipped at Nina’s lips, then surfaced for air with a curse. ‘I need to check that wound.’

Fuck her wounds! Her entire body raged with fire, and Robert was the only balm she needed. She gripped his head. ‘Later.’

Nina wrapped her arm around his shoulders and squashed her breasts to his chest, trying to soothe the ache she felt for him. Her hand caressed his face, those cheeks, that chiselled jaw.

She framed his face between her hands, leaned in – then froze. Oh fuck. He looked like a gladiator after a successful fight. His entire face was smeared with blood from the gash on her hand.

A laugh bubbled out of her. What was it with this man making her laugh during sex?

Robert blinked at her, then his eyebrows furrowed. ‘Hey! Stop that! How am I funny to you? Is it a thing for you to?—’

Nina snorted. ‘Robert, it’s you.’ She pressed a quick kiss to his lips then untangled herself from him.

Holding Robert’s hand, she led him into the bathroom. The moment she flicked on the light, Robert let out a curse. Once more, she let her laughter fill the room. ‘I sh-should be ho-horrified.’

Robert turned to her, the shock on his face morphing into a smirk. ‘It just shows what a brave warrior I am. Now won’t you clean me up and give me a proper hero’s welcome?’

The door to the bathroom slammed shut, and this time Robert pushed her, cornering her until she stood under the shower. When the warm water cascaded, smacking her right in the face, Nina yelped. ‘Robert!’

He laughed like a man who knew all her secrets, eyes transfixed on her soaked shirt, drinking in the outline of her black bra and peaked nipples.

Nina bit her lip, toes curling with anticipation. That wild glint in his eyes showed his primal hunger forher.

Without breaking his gaze, Robert’s fingers expertly unbuttoned his shirt before he dropped it on the floor. As he unzipped his trousers, the bathroom mirror steamed up. Yet Nina shivered. Oh fuck, this man looked sexier than anyGQmodel and stronger than any superhero out there. God, how had he gone from attractive to lip-smacking perfection in such a short time?

She squeezed her legs together, that ache between them pleading to be soothed. When he finally dropped his pants, freeing his dick, Nina gasped. He wanted her. If she’d doubted that before, his erect member didn’t lie. Not one bit.

Her heartbeat picked up. Oh God, this felt so different from the last time. So very different from all the times before.

Every step he took, Nina took a step back.

She wanted to hurl herself at him, demand he take her right there, but the man now standing under the shower with her… This man wasn’t here for a stolen night of pleasure.

Aye, she had set out the rules. Had said she didn’t trust him, had said there would be nothing between them but the physical. But, oh fuck, she’d been as naive as a virgin.

Her breath stuttered. The eyes that gazed at her, the hands that caressed her face… they asked her one question. ‘Are you with me, baby?’

Nina swallowed. Her back now pressed against the wall, she glanced up at him. Tonight when he touched her, her rules would shatter. Tonight, as their bodies came together, their hearts would tango.

Robert dropped his head, his mouth now next to her ear. ‘Let me soothe you, baby.’

Nina’s legs squeezed tighter, her core screaming, ‘Yes, yes, yes!’ but her head, her rational logic, blared the alarm. ‘Run! Run! Run!’

Nina rose on her tiptoes, pressing a kiss to Robert’s cheek. ‘I’m with you.’

He sighed, his relief audible despite the pattering of the shower water. Their lips met, and Robert’s hands finally cupped her breasts, both soothing the fire and setting her ablaze anew. His fingers caressed her, his thumb toying with her nipples, and she arched her back, leaning into the pleasure.

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