Page 87 of Whisper Of Attraction (Whisper Lake 3)

CHAPTER 26

When they finally made it back home it was close to midnight. Brynn had had to stay at the theater until everyone left. Ryder was staying the night at Ricky and KJ’s and Izzy was staying at Fiona’s with Presley. Technically, they were both still grounded but Brynn and Axel had made an exception because they wanted some alone time. But both teens were under strict orders not to leave the premises under penalty of death.

He and Brynn were finally alone. And as much as Axel wanted to make love to Brynn, he saw the dark circles under her eyes and he was worried that she hadn’t been getting enough rest. He knew that she’d been going nonstop with all the last-minute preparations for the play.

As they walked into the bedroom he said, “We can just go to bed, I know that you’ve been working like crazy. You need sleep.”

“Oh, we’re going to bed. But sleep is not what I need.”

He smiled as he bent down to kiss her but she backed up. “Hold that thought.”

Then he watched as she picked up Lucy. He followed her outside where the pug did her business and then Brynn put her in her bed by the fireplace in the family room. She tucked her in and kissed her head. “You sleep out here for a little bit and I’ll come get you when it’s night-night time.”

A warmth spread from his heart through his entire body. She was so nurturing, so sweet, always taking care of everyone and putting them first, before herself. After dealing with his mom tonight, his feelings for Brynn were stronger than ever. He’d never take her for granted. Not for one second.

They walked to the bedroom and when she closed the door she looked up at him and must’ve seen the emotion in his gaze. “What?”

“You’re just…perfect.”

She laughed. “No, I’m not.”

“Yes, you are.” Axel pulled Brynn to him and caressed her back, running his strong and work-roughened hands up and down her smooth skin. He’d missed her so much. He couldn’t believe that she was in his arms and they were about to make love. Truly, make love. Take their time with each other. Spend all night exploring the world of their bodies as they came together.

It felt different, somehow. Magical. Unbound. He’d never understood the concept of endless possibilities until Brynn had come into his life, but that was what he felt when they were together. His life had never seemed so bright.

No. Not his life. Theirs. Their life held nothing but wonder and amazement, the road before them stretched out toward the horizon. And they could face anything. Together. Whatever hardships came up, it didn’t matter. They’d handle them together. He’d protect her, take care of her, and with her by his side, he felt invincible.

She pressed her body against his and it seemed to him that they melted together, their bodies sinking into each other until it was hard to tell where one ended and the other began.

He could feel the heat of her skin and the pounding of her heart even through both of their clothes. He couldn’t imagine what it would be like when they were actually naked together under the covers, nothing separating them but air and skin.

Even though this wasn’t the first time he’d touched her, in a way it felt like it was. This was the first time that there was nothing held back, no secrets or inhibitions, and that made all the difference.

“We’re alone,” he gasped in between kisses. “Do you remember how I said that I wanted you?”

“Naked.” She sucked in a sharp breath.

“Yes.”

She smiled, and it was sultry and smoky. There was the promise of a thousand nights of passion in that smile. “Well, we should definitely make that happen.”

His dick jumped at her words. He didn’t need any further encouragement. With a low growl, he bent his head and planted passionate kisses down the side of her neck as his fingers nimbly undid every one of the buttons and fasteners that held her clothes on her body.

He didn’t need to look at what he was doing to undress her. He could do that blind. It was a matter of instinct. There were a few things he’d been born to do in this life, and they came to him like second nature. Protecting the people he loved was one of them. Getting Brynn naked was another.

With every article of clothing that he slipped from her smooth, hot skin, his cock grew stiffer and harder, throbbing in time with his pounding heart. Blood rushed through his veins like lava from a volcano, and he knew that this encounter was leading toward a similar eruption.

He let her blouse fall to the floor and then unhooked her bra, sliding the straps down over her shoulders and arms.

Damn. Her skin was so creamy and soft. The moonlight filtering in through the window spilled over her body and gave the illusion that she was lit from within. Looking at her, glowing like she was, made him want nothing more than to touch her, to absorb some of that glow, and take it in.

He let his kisses drift further down her chest. She tasted so good that it was hard to go slow and stay gentle. His impulses were driving him toward throwing her down on the bed and ravaging her.

Yet another, stronger impulse reveled in the way that it felt to go slow and connect with her, to use the way he touched her and kissed her to express how he felt about her deep inside. That was the impulse he nurtured and gave into. That was the true desire of his heart.

He captured one nipple in his mouth and swirled his tongue around it. He heard a deep, desperate moan escape from her throat as her head dropped back. He wrapped his arms around her waist as he stroked that sensitive nub. He had to, her muscles were turning to jelly with every flick of the hard tip with his tongue.

As much of a turn on as her naked body was, he thought that her reaction to what he was doing to her might just be the sexiest thing of all. When he felt her collapse a little in his arms as he suckled her breast, his erection jumped in his pants, more than it had at any single moment of the night.

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