Free Fearless In Love (The Maverick Billionaires, Book 3) by Bella Andre, Jennifer Skully Page B

gripping him tightly, owning him as much as he owned her in that moment.
    Spinning out of control with pleasure beyond anything he’d ever dreamed possible, he took her mouth as deeply as he took her body, palming her face and plundering her, staking his claim.
    Nothing had ever felt like this. Like heaven, like bliss, like beauty.
    Like Ari .
    He’d loved her wide eyes as he gave her sensual orders, their color deepening in the moonlight. There was sex, and then there was being totally engaged in the act, relishing every touch, every look, every breath. He sensed that in the past, she’d gone with the flow, acted upon rather than acting—but he’d refused to let her simply react to him.
    He nuzzled her hair, and she murmured something indistinguishable, a satiated sound. He’d have to move soon before he grew too heavy on her, but for the moment, he wanted only to match his breath to hers, feel her skin along his, savor being inside her.
    When they finally separated, it felt like losing a part of himself he’d only just found. But knowing they couldn’t stay locked forever, he moved into the bathroom to dispose of the protection they’d used. By the time he returned, she’d fallen into the easy breathing of sleep.
    Moonlight washed her features as smooth as a sculpture. She looked so young that his chest clenched with renewed guilt.
    But he’d allowed himself to have her just this once, and he wouldn’t give up so much as a minute of their one night together, damn it. Pulling up the covers, he gathered her close and let himself relish every single second she was in his arms.
    * * *
    Ari woke in the dark knowing immediately that she was in Matt’s bed, in his arms. Warm and safe.
    Home.
    If he’d sent her back to her room, the writing on the wall would have followed her all the way down the hall. But she was snuggled against him like a lover, not a one-night stand.
    She’d always packed light and had gotten used to moving on, but that didn’t mean she didn’t love the times she got to stay. Lord knew she wanted to wake up beside Matt as the sun rose, and she fitted herself more deeply into his arms, playing light fingers over his chest, outlining his heart. He’d made her feel special, with his hands, his mouth, his body, his words. There had to be emotion or it was just sex. And what they’d done couldn’t possibly be just sex .
    His hand closed over hers, over his rapidly beating heart.
    “Now you’ve done it,” he murmured. “Woken the sleeping—”
    “—giant,” she finished.
    “Are you ready for the consequences?” he asked in a teasingly sexy voice.
    Not wanting to be coy or play games with him, she said, “I’m ready for anything with you.”
    That was all it took for him to pin her to the mattress with his body. God, how she loved his weight and his erection hard against her thigh, loved how his lips took hers, his tongue mimicking the way he’d taken her just hours before.
    His fingers slipped and slid over her sensitive flesh, until she writhed beneath him and he groaned his own need against her mouth. “Ari.” He kissed her deeply, passionately and fiercely, before her name fell from his lips again. “ Ari .”
    Another condom from the bedside table in his hand, he sat back. In the moonlight through his bedroom window, the sight of him was rich, like a feast with mouthwatering scents and tastes that made your eyes roll back in your head.
    He tore open the packet. “Put it on me. I want to feel your hands driving me even crazier than I already am for you.”
    Never having put on protection before, she accomplished the task with slow precision. So slow that his breath quickened and his hands clenched. When she was finished, he hauled her up until she straddled his hips, her knees on either side of his.
    “Take what you want, Ari.”
    It was an order. It was a plea. His words made her catch her breath, releasing another rush of need.
    It was partly how he made sure the choice was