Tempting by Susan Mallery

Author:Susan Mallery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HQN
Published: 2007-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

DINNER WAS DELICIOUS. A spicy chicken dish with mashed potatoes and vegetables. Dani didn’t know where Alex had picked up the meal, but she wanted the restaurant’s phone number. Not that she’d been able to eat that much. She continued to be in shock, first by the fact that she’d blurted out bondage would be required for her to have sex and second because Alex hadn’t run screaming into the night at the thought.

She knew he could be dangerous to her. Now she had a bad feeling she was in way over her head.

They sat on the sofa in his great room. The lights were low, the music seductive, the man irresistible. Hmm, she might have a problem here. So what was she going to do about it?

Before she could make a decision, mature or not, he put his hand on the back of her neck. Just a light touch, fingers barely grazing her skin. Yet goose bumps broke out on her arms and she found herself wanting to shift so she could rub against him.

She turned to him and found him closer than she’d realized. Close enough that leaning in and kissing him made all the sense in the world.

His mouth was an impossible combination of firm and soft. It was a perfect mouth for kissing and maybe other things, she thought, imagining how it would feel to have him press his lips to her everywhere.

He slid his hand up the back of her neck until his fingers threaded through her hair. He put his other hand on her waist. Again, a light touch, nothing demanding. Just tempting…very tempting.

She strained to get closer, which was probably his plan all along. To make her want him so much that making love would be her idea rather than his. Smart man.

Despite the gentle brush of his tongue against her lower lip, she drew back.

“Alex, I…” She stared into his dark eyes. Fire burned there. Hot fire that made her want to be swallowed in the flames. “I really want to do this.”

“Good. Me, too.”

“There are complications.”

“I have condoms.”

“What? Oh, not that, although I appreciate that you’re willing to use them. I meant us. Who we are. The fact that our lives are oddly intertwined. My hideous past.”

He smiled at her, then kissed her again. “I’m totally open to your terms.”

That took her a second. “My terms?” Then she shrieked. “Bondage. Are you saying bondage?”

“You’re the one who wanted to tie me up.”

“If you have velvet handcuffs in your nightstand, I am so out of here.”

“Ties,” he said as he kissed her again. “Really nice ties. Silk.”

His teasing felt almost as good as his mouth. She gave herself over to his kiss, letting desire sweep through her, the heat of it melting away lingering good sense.

Alex was so much of what she wanted and nearly nothing she didn’t. He was single, funny, open to new experiences and interested in her. He cared about his family, did the right thing, respected vows and hadn’t cheated on his wife.

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