Page 66 of Hot Zone

She continued, blithely unaware of her effect on him. “Back home, I’ve been known to argue passionately against some of the more conservative opinions held in my country about sexuality. Other parts of the world are much more laid-back about it all and seem to have healthier societies because of it.”

“Laid-back?” The visual image he formed all but made him growl in frustration.

“It means relaxed. Free of stress or tension.”

Exactly like they would be if they made love tonight—

Stop that,he ordered himself. He’d given her his word.

They lay there side by side in silence for a long time. They were both as stiff as boards. If she was one-tenth as uncomfortable as him, she was utterly miserable. And the longer they remained, the thicker and more overpowering her scent became in his nostrils.

Finally, she broke the silence, whispering, “Are you awake?”

He grunted. “You’re kidding, right? I won’t sleep all night. Not when I’m this randy.”

She sighed. “I’m sorry. This really is ridiculous, isn’t it?”

“How so?” he said cautiously.

“We’re both adults. I’m assuming we’re all alone out here—”

He accessed her aura quickly and cast his mind out. “There’s no one within at least three of your miles.”

She propped herself up on his chest, a pale, unearthly figure in the light of the new moon just rising behind them. She flung one sleek leg across his thighs, and every part of him jolted to full attention.

“What the heck,” she muttered in a tone akin to disgust.

“I beg your pardon?” he asked cautiously.

She laughed. “How about this phrase? In for a penny, in for a pound.”

That one he got the gist of. Hope leaped in his chest, but he held himself perfectly still beneath her.

“You may have promised not to make love to me, Rustam, but I never promised not to make love to you.”

He gaped up at her, stunned. Relief flooded him that she was going to end his torture. But more than that, the idea of her making love to him galvanized his mind. He’d never conceived of such a thing before. Such a thing would never happen on Centauri Prime. It had to be forbidden here, too…taboo…but apparently not. The idea of her pleasuring him—ye gods…

And then all thought fled as her soft, warm hands closed around his rigid flesh, and her mouth…oh, stars, her mouth…

He reached for her, but she pushed his hands back down to the ground. “Oh, no, big guy. Tonight it’s my turn. You keep your hands right there. Just lie there and don’t move anything. Promise?”

Too stunned by what she was doing to think straight, he muttered, “All right. Fine. I promise.”

She slid down his body deliciously, and he all but spilled his seed right there. Her lips and tongue and teeth wove magic around him unlike anything he’d ever felt before. The sensations were beyond intense, verging on painful at times, so achingly wet and soft and seductive at others that, despite his promise, his entire body arched up off the ground, desperately seeking more and yet more of what she was doing to him.

Just when he thought he couldn’t take another second of it, she would drift away from his male parts, stroking her fingernails across his belly, kneading and massaging his body from head to foot. She even sucked on his toes, which all but sent him over the edge.

And then she would move back to his throbbing, rock-hard shaft and start her ministrations all over again, until he was stretched so taut upon a torture rack of pleasure that he thought he might explode into a million pieces.

“End this,” he finally ground out from between clenched teeth. “For the love of man and horse, release me from this torture.”

The vixen laughed. “Not yet,” she purred. And then, using both hands and mouth, she drove him nearly to the point of unconsciousness.

“No more,” he gasped. “You’re killing me. I shall die if you do not let me spill myself now.”

She rose up over him, smiling triumphantly. “I do believe the man begged. And for his troubles, he’s earned his reward.”

He watched in abject relief as she threw her leg over his hips and positioned herself above him. “Say please,” she murmured.

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