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“But you are not,” she pointed out, biting back a smile.
“No, I am not, which is both perplexing and unfortunate.” He was standing in front of her now, and her senses were filled with his musky scent. She was tempted to close her eyes and revel in it, but knowing how dangerous it was, she decided against it.
He touched her cheek, and to her utter dismay, the desire she had tried to stave off all evening gathered in her belly and spread sweetly to the rest of her.
“I have an offer for you,” he said, his hand circling the back of her neck as his thumb caressed her throat.
“I do not want your offer.” Her voice was a breathy whisper that made her inwardly curse herself for falling under his spell again.
“But you have not heard it,” he murmured, bringing his lips close to her ear.
Elizabeth closed her eyes when his lips touched her cheek. “What is it?” she managed to ask. He did not reply and instead moved his lips down her cheek at the same time that his arm circled her waist, pulling her body against the hardness of his. The book she had been holding slipped from her fingers, and her arms slid around his neck.
It appeared it was all the permission Rhys needed before his lips claimed hers, and he moved them until her back was against the bookshelf. He removed her arms from around his neck and held them above her head with one hand holding both of her wrists.
He pulled away. “Open your eyes, Elizabeth,” he commanded. She obeyed and was mesmerized by his blue gaze. She felt his hand reach between them to touch her sex through her dress, and her breath was released in a hiss. She wanted to beg him to give her pleasure.
“Do not close your eyes,” he ordered when her eyelids started to flutter. “You wrote that I am wicked. I want you to feel just how wicked I am.” The promise in his words made excitement pulse in her veins.
“What are you going to do?” she asked.
He smiled and touched her again. “You are already feeling it.”
Her legs parted to welcome the touch, and she moaned. The look in his eyes intensified her need, and she moved against his hand, his fingers rubbing her where she wanted. Her pleasure grew, but then he suddenly removed his hand.
“Rhys!” she moaned in protest.
“Do not move.” He touched her again. She held his gaze and tried not to move, but his slow strokes pushed her so far that she rolled her hips against his hand. He removed his hand again, shaking his head. Releasing her wrists, he took a step away from her.
“Touch yourself,” he ordered.
“What?” she breathed.
“Have you never touched yourself?” He folded his arms across his chest, and his eyes moved very slowly over her body, burning her skin.
“No, I have never,” she confessed.
His lips curved slyly. “I will teach you.” He took another step away from her. “Do you remember how I touched you yesterday in the fight house?” When she nodded, he said, “Touch yourself in the same manner and hold my eyes.”
Her tongue darted out to moisten her dry lips, and his eyes flared. Her hands slipped under her neckline to stroke her breasts, and the fire in his gaze burned hotter as it slid from her face to her breasts. She caught her nipples between her fingers and rolled them. He smiled, and she felt as though he was touching her. Elizabeth pinched her nipples and was shocked at the pleasure that washed over her.
“You did not know you could feel that, did you?”
Her head rolled back, and she continued to stimulate herself. One of her hands began to move down to her center, but his fingers circled her wrist and stopped her. “That is enough.”
“What?” she gasped.
“You cannot touch yourself there yet.” He kissed her lips. “Now, about my offer.”
Elizabeth was still reeling from the interruption, and she glared up at him. “What do you want?”
“I want you to stay out of my courtship, and in return, I will be silent about the fights you attend.”
That pulled the rest of her senses out of the desire-filled daze they were ensnared in. “What manner of an offer is this?”
“One that will ensure you behave as you ought to.” He released her hand and stepped back, his expression unreadable.
“You cannot expect me to allow you to continue courting my sister after what you did to me, what you made me do.” She wrapped her arms around herself, clenching her jaw.
