“Like right now.”
He shook his head. “I need to kiss you.”
Colin claimed her lips before she could react.
Her moan remained stuck in her throat. Instead, she found herself wrapping herself around him even as his arms bound her to him.
They kissed frantically, kindred souls finding each other and trying to meld. Sexual union was only part of it.
Colin divested her of her gown and she kicked off her shoes.
“I wanted to wring Dillingham’s pretty little neck when he wanted to dance with my nearly naked wife.”
“I know.” And she did—now. Oh, she still had the lingering remnants of anger, but she was more understanding.
They frantically worked at removing Colin’s tie and then he shrugged out of his jacket and shirt.
She moved her fingertips over the smooth planes of his chest and then down to the hair above his groin.
He undid his belt and shed his trousers and shoes.
They were both nearly without clothes now.
He was fully aroused, his erection pushing against his briefs.
She caressed him through the fabric, letting her hand wander and explore.
“Yes, touch me,” he said harshly.
She slid the briefs off of him and then kneeled and slowly caressed him with her lips.
“Belinda, sweet—”
She savored her effect on him until Colin pulled her up and tugged off her panties. They lowered to the sofa.
Belinda felt Colin’s delicious weight press her back against the pillows. She wrapped her legs around him.
She thought dimly that Colin’s library was fast becoming their favorite place. They really couldn’t be bothered with a trek to bed most of the time.
Colin kissed along her jaw and down the side of her neck. His hand stroked up and down her thigh and then cupped her breast.
Their breathing deepened and mingled as Belinda’s world shrank to the two of them and their need for each other.
Colin stopped only to reach for protection and then gathered her to him.
“You know,” he teased, his voice rough with passion, “before you, I never considered the library to be a sexy place.”
She batted her lashes. “Do you want me to play the role of the sexy librarian?”
He gave a bark of laughter. “Why not? You’ve already been my Las Vegas seductress.”
“Your lucky charm and arm candy at the gaming tables?”
“Come here.”
Colin claimed her in a blaze of passion that matched her own. And Belinda’s last thought was that if she couldn’t resist him now, she could never resist him.
She shut off her mind before she could follow that thought to its logical conclusion…