He chuckled, then pulled her against his chest. “You were faking?” he teased, sliding his fingers into her hair.
She yawned and pressed a kiss to his chest. “Nope,” she kissed another spot. “I’d just woken up a moment ago, but I could feel you watching me.”
He started to say something, but his words turned into a groan when she climbed on top, straddling his hips. “I’m leaving today,” she whispered.
Tiro noticed that her chin quivered even as she tried to pretend it hadn’t. He put his hands on her hips, his thumbs stroking the soft, pale skin of her inner thighs.
“I know.”
She blinked rapidly, then grabbed his thumbs. “Are you seriously going to pretend that I mean nothing to you beyond an enthusiastic bed partner?”
His laughter vanished. Jackknifing upwards, he wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her close. “Not a chance.”
“Good,” Angela replied, sliding her fingers into his hair. “Good,” she whispered, kissing his neck.“Because I wouldn’t believe you anyway.”
He shifted his hips, causing her to gasp when the head of his shaft pressed against her opening.
“Condom!” she hissed.
He grabbed the foil package and shifted her weight, trying to roll the protection down over his erection. But her pretty, pink folds were right there, distracting him.
“Concentrate!” she snapped, running her fingers over his chest.
Tiro wanted to laugh at her impatience, but it came out more like a groan. He eventually got the condom on, then grabbed her, repositioning her over his erection.
“You’re mine!” he announced, then slowly pulled her down, watching as her body accepted all of him. When she started moving, he continued to watch. The sight of her body wrapped so intimately around his erection was beyondhot! But then Angela grabbed his hand, distracting him from the enticing view.
With careful concentration and between gasps as she shifted back and forth against him while his woman pressed his thumb against her aching nub. It was one of the most erotic moments of his life. She directed his thumb, showing him exactly what she needed. He allowed her to direct him because there wasn’t anything else he could do.
When she cried out, her head falling backwards, he sat up and took one of her nipples into his mouth, increasing the intensity of her climax. She writhed against him and those sensual movements pulled him right over the edge with her. His body convulsed against hers, feeling her inner muscles clench around his shaft leading to the most mind blowing orgasm.
When she collapsed against him, her breathing ragged but their bodies still intimately connected, Tiro held her close, still trying to recover.
“Marry me,” he blurted out.
Tiro wasn’t sure where that command had come from, but as soon as he said those words, he knew they were right.
She looked up, her satisfied smile morphing into surprise.
“For real?”
He brushed her hair back, nodding. “Yes. For real.”
“But…what about…?”
“I think it was my bodyguard,” Tiro admitted, his heart clenching at the depth of his best friend’s betrayal. “Aziz is the one who released the video. I think he’s also the one that sabotaged your saddle. When he didn’t manage to hurt you then, I suspect thathe put something in the food you’d ordered.” He kissed her softly. “That’s why the kitchen was in such disarray yesterday. Multiple people were poisoned by whatever he put in the food.”
“Good grief!” she gasped, rolling off him. “But…why?”
Tiro groaned, already missing feeling so connected to her. But he rolled off the bed and moved over to her side, prepared to scoop her up and carry her off to the shower. Instantly, Angela laughed and dodged away, rushing ahead to the bathroom.
He watched her go, enjoying the teasing look she shot back over her shoulder as she rushed into the bathroom. Naked.Damn, he loved this woman!
Angela reached in to turn on the overhead shower, testing the water. Tiro pulled her into his arms, irritated that she hadn’t answered his question. “So?”
“So?” the minx replied teasingly, resting her fingers lightly on his shoulders.
Tiro growled, lifting her up with his arms around her waist. He walked them into the large shower until the water flowed over them. “Are you going to marry me?”