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Wherever things might go after tonight she had no idea and wasn’t about to make any assumptions or entertain hopes. Right now, it was time to seize the moment.
She gripped her clutch in one hand and curled the other around his neck, brushing the tips of her fingers through the ends of his hair. “Didn’t you know chocolate cake tastes even better in bed?”
The fine lines at the corners of his eyes creased with his smile. “You can feed me, and I’ll find out for myself. Where’s your key?” He waited for her to dig it out of her bag and hand the key to him. He worked the door’s lock and stood aside as she entered.
She turned on the light in the living room and entered the code to turn off her alarm. After dropping her clutch on the side table, she turned back to face Seth. “Would you like—” She broke off as he lifted her up in his arms, holding her against his chest. “Hey, what are you doing?” Slinging her arms around his neck, she tried to overlook the giddy sensation in her belly at being carried, but damn it felt good that he seemed to hold her with ease.
Ignoring her question, he asked one of his own. “Bedroom?”
He sounded so calm and in control. God, that was hot. “Hallway, first door on the right.”
Seth strode down the hallway, and as they entered her bedroom, Harper remembered to flip on the light switch at the doorway. Her heart was beating against her ribs and the usual calming influence of her bedroom, decorated in shades of lilac, white and sage, failed to materialize as he lowered her to her feet at the end of the bed.
She closed her eyes and concentrated on her breathing, gaining a few moments to steady herself.
“Look at me, Harper.” His low voice caressed her like a velvet-covered hand stroking her skin.
She faced Seth. He’d set his jacket and wallet on the winged chair near her wardrobe, and now stood less than a foot away. He cupped her face, stroking his thumbs over her cheeks.
“Been thinking about doing this since the first moment I laid eyes on you.” Seth’s voice was rough, his gaze heated.
“Doing what?”
“Claiming you.” He crushed his mouth onto hers, his tongue pushing past her lips to explore and taste. He moved one hand to the back of her head, holding her in place, while he cupped her bottom with the other and dragged her up against him.
She lifted her hands and wrapped her fingers around his forearm, feeling the strength there, reveling in the way his hands—large, scarred from old nicks and scrapes she’d seen earlier—held her captive.
The urge to push back against his hold on her bottom proved too strong, but so was his grip. Definitely caught. A current of excitement flowed through every nerve in her body at the proof he was in control.
Seth relaxed his grip on her hair and trailed his fingers over her shoulder and down her body to stop at the dress’s zipper above her right hip. Without breaking their kiss, he slowly dragged the slider down. The silky material loosened against her skin a moment before his knuckles stroked in a sweep up her side. A flutter of pleasure skated over her as her heartbeat quickened.
Seth raised his head. “Lift up your arms.” His deep, unbending tone forced her instant compliance. With deft movements, he had her dress off and slung over the chair, leaving her in nothing but her bra and matching high-cut lace panties both in the same deep aqua as her dress.
Gorgeous lingerie was her weakness. Well, one of them. And from the heated look on Seth’s face and the way his gaze made a lazy study of her body, she was damn grateful she’d splurged yesterday and snagged the matching set from Nordstrom’s.
He grasped her hands and pulled her arms out and to the sides of her body. “Christ, woman, you know how to rev a man’s engines.” He gathered her up and threw her gently on the bed.
She bounced twice as her shoes fell off her feet and rolled over the edge of the mattress. Her yelp died in her throat as Seth removed his shirt, revealing the powerful build of his wide chest and muscled arms. She had felt that hardness, but seeing his tanned bulk without clothing was something else. Six pack abs in a hard belly tapered to narrow hips, that—she swallowed as his pants and briefs joined his shirt on her winged chair—led to a long, hard cock and athletic legs.
A part of her brain registered they’d got to this point fast, and yet it wasn’t fast enough for the excitement overwhelming her.
Seth stalked forward, dropped a knee to the bed and leaned in, all big and strong and masculine as he forced her to lie back on the bedcovers.
He grasped her chin in a firm grip.
“You’re a mixture of naughty and nice. That’s intoxicating, and I aim to discover more.” He kissed her hard and fast, establishing his authority in the most basic of ways. Lips still locked, he moved his hand from her jaw to under her back. Further solidifying his status as Master Seductor, he worked her bra free of its clasp with notable ease. The straps were pulled down her arms and the garment whipped away. Only then did Seth end their kiss.
Reaching up the mattress, he swept the collection of cushions used to decorate her bed off onto the floor. Now probably wasn’t the time to tell him of the precise way she stacked them each night so they’d be easy to re-lay in the morning. A quick glance at the determined hardness of his jaw confirmed her guess. Yeah, she’d give that a miss.
With impressive ease, he scooped her up and laid her high up the bed with her head on the pillows. Leaning on one elbow with his body pushing against her side, his deep voice issued a devilish threat. “Now, let’s see how quickly your engine overheats.” His hand gripped the sides of her panties and pulled them down her legs, leaving them bunched around her ankles like a pair of silken cuffs, keeping her legs together.
Holy shit!
He moved over her, still resting his weight on one elbow as he forced her back deeper into the mattress. Harper raised her hands to his shoulders, intending to do…what? Once her fingers touched that warm, sun-kissed skin whatever plans she had evaporated. A need to explore, touch...hell…taste him overtook all other thought.
She kissed his shoulder, breathing the scent of his leathery aftershave and a faint muskiness. Her hands explored his back, loving the feel of his muscles and the strength they represented moving under her touch.
Seth kissed her in the curve where her neck met her shoulders. Her happy sigh was followed by a low moan as he bit gently then harder, before kissing away the sting. He swept his hand up the length of her body to cup her breast. With a firm grip, he squeezed, harder than she was used to, harder than any lover had before. The roughness stood in stark contrast to the soft brushes of his thumb on her nipple. She closed her eyes against the conflicting sensations of hard and soft, her senses swirling in a haze of pleasure.
