“Don’t cover yourself. You arelovely.”
She’d been called many things. No one had ever called her lovelybefore.
He touched the corner of her mouth with his thumb. Kieran brought his thumb to his lips and licked it slowly, his intense gaze never leaving hers. Heat sizzled in the air. Her limbs felt loose and pliant, her nipplestight.
She wanted to feel him naked against her skin, rub against her body. Her fingertips ached with the need, the yearning to touch him, explore muscle andsinew.
The air grew heavy with expectance, charged with sexual awareness. Kieran stretched, and she watched his muscles flex with themovement.
“Adrian has a hot tub into the ground. The weather is perfect for swimming,” he murmured. “Joinme.”
Taking her hand, he led her through the woods to a small brick patio overlooking the backyard. Water gushed over a rock structure Adrian had built next to the hot tub. Tiki torches blazed around the patio, casting shadows over the bubblingwater.
Kieran turned, facingher.
Her startled gaze met his heated one. Ella glanced at the dark, curly hairs covering his sculpted chest, marching in a tempting line down his muscledabdomen.
A warning rang through her mind. When they came together, he would be primitive and possessive. Images shot through her mind—the two of them naked, tangled together, their bodies sweat-slicked as they surrendered to the overpowering desire. Her gaze shot downward, past the ridge of muscle at his lean hips, down to his long, taut legs and then upto…
Straining upwards from the dark hair at his groin, his thick penis was erect. Moisture gathered between her legs, her sex pulsing in natural response, her nipples tingling andhardening.
The harsh sounds of his breath twined with the gurgling of the waterfall. Kieran approached the stone steps. Her hungry gaze riveted to the smooth muscles of his spectacular ass as he waded into thewater.
Kieran ducked beneath the water and turned over, his smoldering, predatory gaze riveted to hers. He tread water, watchingher.
“Come,Ella.”
Ella’s heartbeat kicked as her breathing hitched. Her core pulsed in response to his naked body. She envisioned those strong hands holding her fast as his thick cock pushed deep insideher.
He wanted her, and she wanted him equally. Her desire sparked to life, as fierce as herwolf.
Their joining would be intense, passionate, and blazing. It had been so long since anyone had held her close…had bothered to show her anyaffection.
But she reminded herself that they would not make love. It would be onlysex.
Hot, steamy, deep thrusting, clawingsex.
Wading into the water, she sighed at the delicious warmth. Ella resisted the urge to cover her breasts, and watched Kieran, noting the predatory heat in his gaze, feral as his jaguar.She swam over to him in sure strokes and he caught her in his arms and kissed her. Ella opened her mouth beneath his as his tongue slid into her mouth, stealing away her breath. His kiss was demanding, and yet gentle. Then it became urgent, almostdesperate.
At last he pulled away, began to touchher.
Symbolic and soothing, his actions roused her desire as he slid his hands over her arms, the slope of her neck. It was the jaguar claiming her through touch. Droplets clung to his thick hair, sparkled in his long, black lashes and the stubble on his face. Water cascaded down his strong, muscled neck, beaded in the black hair on his sculpted chest and slidlower.
He looked sexy and intent, and it took her breath away. This jaguar would become her firstlover.
His heated gaze remained fixed to hers as he stroked her wet, glistening skin. Kieran brushed sweet, tender kisses alongside her jaw. His hands cupped the rounded curve of her hips, pulling her tight againsthim.
“Turn around,” he said, his voicethick.
Ella closed her eyes as he stood behind her, cupping her breasts and gently teasing the hardened nipples with gentle strokes of his thumbs. Massaging gently, he molded his body to hers, his erection rubbing against her bottom. Each languid stroke aroused her senses, chasing away every rational thought with sensualawareness.
Taking the lobe of her ear between his teeth, he gently bitit.
Shemoaned.
“Good,” he murmured, flicking his fingers lazily over her nipples. “You have a deeply sensualnature.”
His mouth went from her ear to her throat, nuzzling down to her bare collarbone. Then he moved in front and suckled her breasts, his tongue flicking over each crested peak, creating new, aching need inside her. Ella sagged against him, pushing her hot skin against his questingmouth.