Riding the Storm (46 page)

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Authors: Brenda Jackson

Tags: #Fiction, #Romance, #Contemporary, #Arts&Photography

neck,
then
slowly
pushed
aside
her
robe
to
reveal
what
was
underneath.

Nothing.

She
heard
his
sharp
intake
of
breath
and
he
pushed
the

robe
off
her
shoulders
to
the
floor.
“A
few
moments
ago,
I
was
thirsty
for
your
mouth,
but
now
I’m
starving
for
this,”
he
said
reaching
out
and
stroking
her
between
the
legs.
“Once
I
get
you
in
bed,
I
plan
to
make
love
to
you
all
night.”

His
voice
was
low,
uneven
and
so
sexy
that
it
sent
shock

waves
all
through
her
body.
She
met
his
gaze,
saw
the

deep
darkening
of
his
eyes
and
any
grip
she
had
on
reality
slipped,
joining
her
robe
on
the
floor.

“That’s
a
promise
I
intend
to
hold
you
to,
Storm

Westmoreland,”
she
said
on
a
breathless
sigh,
just
seconds
before
he
swept
her
into
his
arms.

Eight

“W
hich
way
to
your
bedroom?”

“Straight
ahead
and
to
your
right.”

Storm
didn’t
waste
any
time
taking
her
there
and

immediately
placed
her
naked
body
in
the
middle
of
the

bed.
He
took
a
step
back
to
look
at
her.
For
a
moment,
he
couldn’t
move,
too
overwhelmed
by
her
beauty
to
do

anything
but
to
take
it
all
in…and
breathe.
He
ached
to

make
love
to
her,
and
sink
his
body
into
the
wet
warmth
of
hers.

Love
her.

Air
suddenly
left
his
lungs
in
a
whoosh
and
he
summoned
all
the
strength
he
could
not
to
fall
flat
on
his
face.
The

thought
that
he
wanted
to
love
her
had
been
unintentional,
absolutely
ridiculous,
outlandish
and
totally
absurd.
He
only
did
non-demanding
relationships
and
short-term
affairs.
He
wasn’t
into
strings,
especially
the
attached
kind.
He

suddenly
felt
a
tightening
in
his
chest
at
the
same
time
that
he
felt
a
bizarre
quickening
around
his
heart.

Hell!
Something
was
wrong
with
him.
Then,
on
second

thought,
maybe
nothing
was
wrong
with
him.
He
was
merely
imagining
things.
He
was
aching
so
badly
to
be
with
Jayla
again
that
he
wasn’t
thinking
straight.
That
had
to
be
it.

When
he
got
home
later
tonight,
on
familiar
turf,
his
mind

would
be
clear.
And
spending
a
day
at
the
station
tomorrow
around
the
guys
would
definitely
screw
his
head
back
on

straight.

“Are
you
going
to
stand
there
all
night,
Storm?”

He
blinked,
attempting
to
clear
his
mind
and
immediately
became
entranced
with
the
warmness
of
Jayla’s
smile
and
the
teasing
heat
of
intimacy
in
her
eyes.
He
swallowed

deeply
and
tried
to
get
a
grip,
but
all
he
got
was
a
harder
arousal.
“Not
if
I
can
help
it,”
he
said,
suddenly
needing
to
connect
with
her
that
instant.
He
needed
to
touch
her,
taste
her,
mate
with
her.

Right
now.

He
yanked
his
T-shirt
over
his
head
and
then
began

fumbling
with
the
fastening
of
his
jeans,
and
became

irritated
when
the
zipper
wouldn’t
slide
down
fast
enough
because
of
the
size
of
his
erection.
Finally,
he
was
able
to
tug
his
jeans
down
his
legs
and
quickly
stepped
out
of

them.
He
reached
down
and
took
a
condom
packet
out
of
the
back
pocket
of
the
now
discarded
garment.

After
he
took
the
necessary
steps,
he
looked
at
her
and
one
corner
of
his
mouth
quirked
up.
“Now
to
keep
that
promise.”

Simply
looking
at
Storm
caused
Jayla’s
blood
to
pump

rapidly
through
her
veins.
The
look
in
his
eyes
said
that
he
would
hold
nothing
back.
Her
pulse
quickened
as
he
slid

his
body
onto
the
bed.
He
moved,
with
the
grace
of
a

leopard,
the
prowl
of
a
tiger
and
the
intent
of
a
man
who

wanted
a
woman.
Overhead,
the
glow
from
the
ceiling
light
magnified
the
broad
expanse
of
his
chest.
He
was
perfectly
built,
his
flesh
a
chocolate
brown
and
every
muscle
well

defined.

When
he
joined
her
on
the
bed
she
couldn’t
stop
herself

from
reaching
out
to
touch
him.
Her
fingers
trembled
as
she
ran
them
through
the
dark,
tight
curls
on
his
chest,
and
she
smiled
when
she
heard
his
breathing
hitch.
Hers
did

likewise
when
she
felt
the
hardness
of
him
press
against

her
thigh.
Her
gaze
was
drawn
to
his
nipples.
They
were

hard,
erect,
and
she
wanted
to
know
the
texture
of
them

under
her
tongue.
He
had
tasted
her
breasts
many
times,
but
she’d
never
tasted
his.

Leaning
forward,
her
mouth
opened
over
a
stiff
bud
and
her
tongue
began
sliding
around
it,
tasting
it,
absorbing
it,

sucking
it.
But
for
her,
that
wasn’t
enough.
Reaching
down
she
took
hold
of
his
hard
heated
flesh
and
her
thumb
and

forefingers
began
caressing
the
hot
tip.
This
was
the
first

time
she
had
ever
tried
to
bring
a
man
pleasure,
to
drive

him
insanely
wild
with
desire
with
her
hands.
And
from
the
sounds
Storm
was
making,
it
seemed
she
was
doing
a

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