Free In the Palace of Lazar by Alta Hensley Page A

They were all going to die.
    "No!" she screamed. Breathing became harder, her heart threatened to rip out of her chest.
    Donte grabbed her by the shoulders and shook. "Briar, look at me. Control yourself. I have no doubt you can do this. I need you to be able to do this."
    His mouth descended. His kiss conquered her lips as she so desperately hoped he would conquer Jaden.
    Passion erupted, a fervor stronger than any power known to man. His kiss dominated every sense in her body. It demanded every emotion, every feeling. Everything in her became his with one demanding kiss. She couldn't breathe, couldn't reason, couldn't put up any resistance as his strong arms swooped her up and carried her over to his bed. And fear of the future erased within his arms.
    Without saying a word, he removed her silks in one fluid motion. She stood at the edge completely nude. It wasn't the first time she stood naked before him, but this time was different. Her body sizzled beneath his hungry stare. Lust melted her core. Her pussy throbbed in anticipation.
    "Lay down." His command was husky as he removed his clothes, baring his caramel skin.
    Briar licked her lips in anticipation.
    The candlelight fired his ebony hair, his face glowed in the warm light. His hard edges softened as he pressed the palm of her hand against his chest. She could feel his heart beat against her touch. He never released her of his stare as the rhythm of his life pounded against her hand. One beat at a time, the connection between the two formed.
    He kissed her again, possessing her mouth with slow thoroughness. His lips pressed firmly to hers as his tongue plunged deep within her mouth. Pulling away, he placed soft kisses along her neck, along her collarbone, slowly lowering until his tongue teased her erect nipple.
    Her body jerked in response to the touch. A gasp escaped her lips as his mouth sucked her nipple completely. Lost in sensation, Briar's mind swirled beneath her closed eyes. He moved to the other hardened nipple, edging her closer and closer to a cliff of abandoned passion.
    With a trail of kisses down her stomach, Donte placed his body between her spread legs. Caressing her moistened folds, he expertly plunged his finger into her pussy. Briar tensed at the surprise invasion, but relaxed as he massaged his way in. He began a seductive dance with his hand, in and out of her wet entrance. Looking into her eyes, he lowered his mouth to her clit and circled his tongue along the bud. Gentle licks with gentle thrusts of his finger pulled a moan from the depths of Briar's core.
    "Open your legs wider," he commanded.
    She did as he asked, feeling the cool air against the wetness of her sex. Continuing to move his finger in and out of her pussy, Donte licked down the length of her folds until he stopped at her puckered hole. He circled his tongue along the sensitive entrance, the tip threatening to push past.
    She instantly tensed, closing her legs around his head. The wet kiss in such an intimate spot, shot an electric bolt to her center.
    He sat up and stared at her for a moment. The blue in his eyes clouded with desire. He grabbed her ankles with one hand and raised her legs up, as if changing a baby. Her legs bent so her knees were nearly resting on her stomach.
    "I told you to open your legs, Briar." He swatted her exposed bottom twice. "I expect you to submit completely. Allow yourself to trust in my touch. Trust that I know exactly what your body needs." He began to spank her bottom as she did everything she could not to wiggle from his hold.
    Spank after spank, Donte delivered the discipline. The sting, the submissive position, the complete act, consumed her senses. Wave after wave of fire spread from her punished behind, right to her heated pussy. An orgasm built with every swat as Donte stared into her eyes. As if reading her body perfectly, he lowered his lips and placed a gentle kiss on her clit and thrust his finger back into the wetness where it once