Free Surviving Seduction by Maia Underwood Page A

to free her mouth. He wasn’t ready for that to happen, and grasped her jaw gently as he worked his tongue between her lips and final y against her own. She sucked in a shuddering breath and felt herself opening to what he wanted to do to her. His deep kisses both soothed her and made her tremble. He took his time tasting and exploring her before he was satisfied enough for a pause.
    “What is it?” he murmured, his lips brushing hers as he spoke.
    In the deep fog that surrounded her mind, she’d almost forgotten. “It’s not the safest time,” she whispered.
    She was careful to plan around her cycles to avoid any surprises, but this was a borderline.
    “How ‘not safe’ is it?” he asked as his lips found their way to her neck again, teasing the sensitive skin there.
    “It’s not real y clear …” she breathed as the sensations carried her away.
    He pul ed a length of cloth from his pocket and drew her arms over her head, slowly wrapping her wrists. “Don’t worry,” he urged, and began tying her wrists to the bars of the headboard.
    “What are you doing?” she asked, her heart beating faster stil .
    He lowered himself down next to her and took his time running his fingers up and down her body.
    “Remember our first night together?” he asked her quietly.
    She nodded. The memory was grim. She’d been trying to escape him and attempted to kil him in his sleep.
    “Why do you have to remind me?”
    He smiled down at her in amusement. “Was it that bad?”
    “I almost kil ed you. Of course it was,” she told him, frowning.
    His smile grew. “No you didn’t. I knew what you were doing the second you got on your hands and knees and started creeping across that floor.”
    Selena’s mouth fel open and he seized the opportunity to kiss her again.
    “Why did you let me get so close?” she gasped when she could free her lips.
    He shrugged with a mild expression of guilt.
    “Dan!” she cried, staring at him in surprise. “I can’t believe you ... I could have ... you are wicked!
    He laughed softly. The sound of it was beautiful; especial y because it was the very first time she’d heard it.
    This almost made her forget what he said.
    “You’re lucky I don’t slap you,” she told him petulantly when the distraction passed.
    He nodded at her wrists, looking smug. Her bonds prevented her from doing much of anything.
    Dal ying now with the laces of her shirt, his expression grew more serious. “I pinned you, savage thing that you were. I don’t know why that made me want you so much. It was painful. I thought I was losing my mind.”
    “You were right,” she told him accusingly.
    “Do you remember what happened next?” he asked undaunted, sliding a hand up beneath her shirt.
    “You tied my wrists and t—” she sucked in a breath as his hand found her breast, “told me not to fight you anymore.”
    He rubbed the soft mound of her flesh with a look of deep concentration on his face. She moaned softly, feeling herself slide back into acquiescence, and he responded by sitting up and tugging her pants off.
    Completely bare now from the waist down, Selena Completely bare now from the waist down, Selena felt a little embarrassed. He made it worse by exploring her with his eyes while he drew her legs apart and trailed each of his hands lightly along the inside of her thighs. His touch was so soft she reflexively twitched away. His hands fol owed and he ran them al the way up to her knees and back down again. He did this for a long time.
    “I couldn’t do any of the things that I wanted to, then,”
    his low voice rumbled. “Now I can.”
    Selena struggled with battling sensations of arousal and self-consciousness. His touch was growing firmer, but with agonizing slowness. She moaned in frustration. If he didn’t stop, she thought she might climax before he put his hands where she wanted. She couldn’t help but arch her hips up when his touch was close, and he squeezed the soft flesh of her