Page 23 of One Night in My Rival's Bed

‘Just sleeping.’

I frowned in puzzlement. ‘What do you mean?’

He closed the door with a soft click, his eyes dark and lustrous. ‘You’re the first women I’ve brought home.’

‘You’ve lived here ten years and never slept with a lover here? Are you flipping serious?’

He began to undo the buttons of his shirt, his eyes still holding mine in a lock that sent a delicate shiver rolling down the backs of my legs. ‘I don’t like sharing my space with strangers.’ He shrugged himself out of his shirt and tossed it over the back of a carved walnut chair.

‘So, you only sleep with strangers?’

‘Mostly.’

‘You know, a psychologist would have plenty to say about that.’

He gave a nonchalant shrug. ‘They might have plenty to say about you remaining celibate since you dumped your ex.’

‘Yes, well, I’ve been busy with work and stuff.’

He came over to me and lifted my chin with his finger. ‘You can change your mind, you know.’

‘About sleeping with you?’

His eyes glinted. ‘I’m not sure we’ll do much sleeping.’

I drew in a shaky breath, my body unravelling at the potent closeness of him. ‘Good to know. I would hate to waste a minute in your bed snoring my head off.’

He grinned and reached for me, tugging me against his body. ‘Why don’t you get undressed?’

‘Why don’t you undress me?’ Wow, who was this bold and brazenly flirty woman? I had morphed into someone else, someone I didn’t recognise as myself. But I liked the sense of power it gave me to be open about what I wanted.

‘With pleasure. Turn around.’

I did as he commanded. His hand went to the zip at the back of my dress, and he rolled it down slowly, so slowly I was quaking and shuddering by the time he pulled it to the small of my back. His warm fingers caressed my bare skin before he eased the straps off my shoulders, the dress falling in a black silky puddle at my feet. I was wearing a black strapless push-up bra and matching lace knickers and my high heels.

Grayson turned me to face him, his eyes feasting on my form, and I could not remember a time when I had felt sexier and more feminine or more powerful. ‘You are so damn gorgeous.’ There was a breathless quality to his voice that delighted me no end. Even though I knew he had seen countless women in nothing but their underwear or even less, I could feel myself glowing from his praise.

I placed my hands on his naked chest, revelling in the texture of his skin and the light dusting of his chest hair. ‘Are you going to take your trousers off or will I do it for you?’

His hooded gaze smouldered. ‘Feel free.’

My hands went to the waistband of his trousers, my heart thrashing around in my chest. I tried not to fumble but I was so turned on my fingers would barely cooperate. I finally undid the snap button and took the toggle of his zip between my finger and thumb. I gave him an arch look. ‘I wonder what I’ll find under here?’

‘Only one way of finding out.’

I rolled the zip down and gazed in wonder at the considerable tenting of his underwear. My lower body grew damp with longing and my pulse pounded. ‘Mmm...impressive.’

His hands came up to cup my breasts and even though I was still wearing a bra, I could feel the magical heat of his touch through the barrier of lace. ‘I want to touch you all over.’ His voice was gravel-rough, and it sent a shockwave of ferocious lust through my body.

‘I want to touch you too.’ I stroked my fingertip down the length of him through his underwear, and he shuddered and groaned.

His hands went to the clasp of my bra. ‘May I?’

‘Please do.’

He unclipped my bra and it fell away from my body and dropped to the floor. His eyes drank in my shape and then his hands gently caressed my breasts, sending shivers through my flesh. My nipples were tight buds, and he lowered his mouth to them in turn, the delightful sensations rippling through my body. He stroked his tongue over my breast, a light, barely touching caress, but it sent tongues of flame through my blood.

I whimpered in pleasure as his lips and tongue explored every inch of my breasts, never had they been subjected to such intimate attention.

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