DANGEROUS TO LOVE

...all she had left to bargain was her body...


For one moment she selfishly wondered what it would be like to kiss him.

As if to answer her, his lips moved from her head to her left ear. The sensation sent tiny shivers through her. What would happen if she turned her head and her lips met his? Could she afford the momentary luxury of enjoying a kiss? There was a second of hesitation before she felt the slight pressure of his finger under her chin, tilting her face toward him, guiding her mouth closer to his. She tasted the flavor of his breath, warm and minty, the slight pressure of his lips as they brushed hers. It was enough.

She kissed him back, catching his lower lip as he started to turn away. She lifted her gaze to find surprise etched on his face. Surprise tempered with longing, anxious with desire. She was taken by a sudden urge to hold him. She shifted in her seat so her arms could find their mark He responded by pressing her body against his. A small moan escaped his lips as Tara found her breasts gently crushed against him.

He was kissing her again. Deeply. His soft lips begged her for the tenderest mercy. She opened her mouth to grant him access, greedily accepting his invading tongue. She had coveted that sensual mouth last night. Now it was hers. His strong hands roamed leisurely across her back and through her hair.

She moaned in protest when he lifted his mouth from hers. “I want to touch you,” he whispered. “Everywhere . . .”

He nuzzled her ears through her hair. “Especially, your hair. It’s like liquid fire.”

Tara could only draw a ragged breath. Liquid fire was what he’d reduced her insides to. Her answer was to pull him closer.

He kissed her more possessively now, his hands sweeping around to caress her bottom through the denim barrier of her shorts. Then his warm, rough hands slid along her bare legs.

“You’re just like I thought you would be,” he murmured. “Like warm, golden silk. You don’t know how much I wanted to climb into that back seat with you last night. Have you ever had a man in the back seat, Tara?”