Page 17 of Pivot Point

The words had barely left my lips before he was claiming them with the crash of his mouth into mine.

SEVEN

Rafael

Lou wasthe sweetest thing my tongue had ever tasted. I could never have imagined how addictive her kiss would be, and now I couldn’t imagine ever pulling away from her.

She nibbled on my lip with a gentle scrape of her teeth that struck me like a bolt of lightning. I swallowed a groan, not wanting to show how desperate for her I already was.

Instead, I let my fingers run rampant in her newly colored hair. The strands were so soft, so delicate, so fragile.

Something inside me tightened. More than anything in the world, I wanted to make her mine. Dominate her body and soul until every inch of her was quivering with need like I was.

Show her all the passion I’d kept under wraps for so long and how well I could bring it to bear.

As her arms wound around my back, her nails tracing fine lines through the fabric of my shirt down my back, I reined in the impulse. This was still new, whatever we had together. I had to be careful with it.

She might be all woman, but she’d had a crush on me since she was practically a kid. I had to make sure she was totally on board with the change in our relationship every step of the way.

Her tongue darted between my lips again with a playful swipe. I closed my eyes, savoring the sensation for all it was worth.

My hands slid down to stroke over the sleekly muscular planes of her perfect shoulders. Lou hummed encouragingly, the sound setting me on fire.

I kissed her harder with a growl and pulled her tight against me. Shewasmine now. Maybe she had feelings for two other men as well, but in this moment it was just me and her.

I’d accepted her as a woman, and that meant I could enjoy all the benefits that came with it.

But not too forcefully. Not too demanding. Simmer down, Rafael.

She might have left the mafia princess life behind, but she’d always be royalty in my eyes.

As I loosened my hold, Lou dipped her head to plant a trail of kisses along my jaw. Her lips drew a scorching line all the way to my ear.

When she nipped the lobe, I couldn’t suppress my groan. My cock twitched within my jeans, achingly hard.

Lou shot me an impish grin before continuing her torturous course down my neck. It was all I could do not to slam her against the wall and grind the proof of my arousal against her pussy until she was pleading for release.

I wasn’t going to cede all control over the situation, though. I grabbed her wrists and backed her up until I had her caught against the door. She dragged in a tiny breath, her eyes on mine, but she didn’t tug against my hold.

No, the heat in her gorgeous eyes was nothing but welcoming.

She wasn’t the only one who could tease. I lowered my head to the crook of her neck and flicked my tongue over the smooth skin there. When I sucked on it, she rocked against me with a gasp.

Fuck, I needed more. I wanted to drown in this woman.

No other lover had ever consumed me like this. It was as if I’d been waiting my whole life to give in to Luciana Cordova.

Catching both her wrists in one hand and keeping them raised over her head, I slipped my other hand beneath the hem of her shirt. My fingers splayed across her toned stomach.

I couldn’t resist the swell of her breasts. Without thinking, I jerked at her bra hard enough to snap the band.

As my palm closed over one breast, Lou squirmed against me with a whimper that both inflamed me and made me hesitate. What kind of animal was I going to be here, ripping up her clothes?

But as I forced my touch to gentle, my fingers to stroke tenderly rather than urgently over her curves, Lou peered up at me through her eyelashes.

“Don’t hold back with me, Rafael. I’ve wanted this for so long. I’m not afraid of you.”

I inhaled with a hiss and let my mouth crash down against hers again. As I tweaked her stiffening nipple between my thumb and forefingers, she moaned against my lips and wriggled her hips.

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