“Oh, I’m still sure you’re certifiable. I just want to make sure I heard you right.”
She sat next to him. “Heard what right?”
“It sounded like you’ve finally accepted me as your mate.”
Roz folded her hands in her lap and stared at them.You may have showed your hand a little too soon, Roz. Now what?
“Now we celebrate, my love…in the bedroom.”
Roz chuckled. “I should have known you’d hear that. And react that way, too.”
He scooped her up in his arms, carried her to his bed, and said, “You and I are two of the luckiest creatures on earth. So many people never find their soul mate.” He gently placed her in the middle and crawled in beside her. “I love you, Roz.”
He wasted no time pulling her into his tight embrace and kissed her senseless.
Roz found nerve endings she never knew existed tingling to life. His shadowy stubble subtly scraped her face.
He pulled back a moment. “Do you know how rare this is?”
“You mean making love with your soul mate?”
She noticed the tiny lines crinkling outward from the outer corners of his eyes as he smiled at her. “Yeah. Making love, not just having sex.”
“Rare and beautiful.”
He delivered another intoxicating kiss and stroked her back all the way to her buttocks, which he cupped tenderly.
She inhaled deeply, loving his scent, lovinghimso much it almost moved her to tears.
Chapter 17
“Konrad?”
“Mmm?” He ran the backs of his fingers down the column of her neck, his touch so light and feathery she trembled. “Are you cold, love?”
“No. On the contrary, I’m heating up big time.” It was true. Heat raced up her chest to her face.
“Your sexy blush turns me inside out.”
She laughed. “I’ve never heard that one before, but I don’t think anyone but you has ever turned my cheeks pink, either.”
He began unbuttoning her blouse. As his fingers reached her breasts, he slipped his big hand inside and fondled one. Excitement ripped through her body.
“Oh, God,” she said breathlessly as she arched into his hand. Her nipple must have poked through the stretch lace of her bra, because he gave it a gentle squeeze.
“Oh.” Her knees went weak. She couldn’t wait for a slow seduction. She grasped the hem of her blouse and undid the remaining buttons quickly. “I want you, right now.”
He chuckled. “Eager, are we?”
“Uh-huh.” She sat up, peeled off her blouse, and tossed it to the floor.
“Well, I intend to seduce you a little longer, so lean back and enjoy it.”
She giggled but flopped backward on the bed as he’d asked.
He leaned over, and his hot, moist lips slid softly against hers. She inhaled his faint exotic scent, some kind of musk-scented toiletry, if she had to guess. Or maybe it was just pure him. The movement of his lips over hers intensified, and soon he was demanding entrance.
She parted her lips and met his tongue as their mouths fused. The bliss she experienced when he kissed her like that was beyond description. Warm, undulating waves of pleasure invaded her from head to curling toes.
