Wide Awake--3 Book Box Set by Nalini Singh

Author:Nalini Singh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Special Release
Published: 2014-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Eight

Charlotte undid another button on Alexandre’s shirt and wanted to whimper. The man’s body was beautiful beyond all reason. Unable to resist the temptation, she pressed her lips to the skin she’d bared, tasting him.

His groan was a rumble against her lips, his heart thunder under the fingertips she had pressed against his shirt. Glorying in her ability to make him feel such pleasure, she undid two more buttons and found herself at the waistband of his pants.

Swallowing, she pulled out the tails of his shirt and slipped the last button out of its hole. The feel of his bare skin under her hands had her gasping for breath. His abdomen was ridged with muscle that tensed under her touch and she indulged herself by running her fingers over him.

“Charlotte.”

Biting her lower lip, she looked up into his face. Alexandre’s eyes were closed and his jaw clenched tight, as he undoubtedly fought his desire to take the reins. It was the final thing she needed to tell her that she’d made the right decision. “Alexandre?”

His lashes lifted. “Ma petite.”

Gazing into that unapologetically masculine face, she whispered, “Make love to me.”

Alexandre felt his heart kick violently in his chest. “Charlotte—you’re emotional—don’t make a decision that will cause you hurt in the morning.” He couldn’t bear it if she regretted being with him.

Her smile was soft and so bright, he felt blinded by its beauty. “I’ll never regret being loved by you.”

“Are you truly sure?” he forced himself to ask, battling the possessive marauder who just wanted to take.

“Yes.”

He shuddered and held her tight. “I’m afraid I can’t protect you.” Her becoming pregnant didn’t scare him. For the first time in his life, such a thing seemed a gift rather than a worry. And that worried him. How far had Charlotte Ashton burrowed into his heart?

She placed a gentle kiss over his heart. “Remember that day I went to town and you got so angry because I’d walked home in the dark?”

Of course he remembered. Once again, his conscience told him that he should confess but he couldn’t bring himself to shatter her faith in him. “Yes.”

“Well…I made myself buy…you know.” He could feel her blushing. “I was so embarrassed—I’ve never done that before. I was sure everyone was looking at me.”

He bit back his smile. “Why did you buy…you know?” His words were gently teasing, even as relief whispered through him. It would’ve been torture to walk away tonight when in her eyes, he’d seen a welcome he’d barely allowed himself to imagine he’d ever see.

“Because,” she said, “while I might not be experienced, I know myself.” She finally met his gaze. “No matter what I tried to convince myself and you, I knew that sooner or later, I’d be in your arms.”

It was the first time she’d admitted her inexperience, but he would’ve guessed, even if he hadn’t read her journal. There was an innocence about her that said she’d never known a lover. “Are you happy to be here?” His heart almost stopped beating as he waited for her answer.

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