Free Romance: The Tiger's Hired Mate: BBW Tiger Shifter Romance Standalone (Spicy Shifters Book 2) by Ashley Hunter

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    Chapter 6: No Return
     
       
    The next week was like a pleasant dream for Amanda.  After what she’d learnt from Rebecca and now witnessing him making a stand against Natasha, she saw Joshua in a different light.  She had decided to stay, to honour her agreement with him.  After that, she wasn’t sure what she was going to do.  Her feelings had grown too strong and she was finding it harder to stay professional.  She wanted him more than ever now, and something told her he felt the same.  The night on the terrace was never mentioned, and they both pretended it had never happened.  But the sexual tension lingered between them waiting to be awakened.
    The more time they spent pretending to be a couple, the more the tension increased.  His touch made her quiver, and the connection between them grew stronger.  Then, one night, the inevitable happened.
    They attended an Arabian Nights themed party on one of the hotel’s terraces looking onto the beach.  Persian rugs and oversized cushions covered the floor, and Moroccan décor and food created just the right ambience.  Guests were dressed appropriately, in brightly coloured costumes and robes and good music, wine and food turned the evening into a tremendous success.
    Amanda, dressed in a sexy and very revealing Arabian princess outfit of light blue silk, was in her element.  She was more relaxed now and less self-conscious and danced and socialised with ease.  It seemed to make an impression on Joshua.  Looking good enough to eat in his pantaloons and open silk vest, he couldn’t keep his eyes off her. 
    At one point, as they danced together, Amanda ran her fingers along his smooth, sculpted chest and nibbled his ear.  He ran his hands along her exposed midriff and around her hips, setting her nerves on fire.  Judging by the iron rod grinding against her through the fabric of his pantaloons, she was having the same effect on him.
    Suddenly, he held her tight and pressed his face into her hair.  “I want you,” he whispered in a hungry voice.
    Amanda smiled and squeezed his firm buttocks.  She couldn’t deny what she had wanted for so long, no matter the consequences.  She parted from him and gave a slight nod of consent.   His beautiful blue eyes burned with desire and taking her by the hand, he led her back to the suite.
    They were kissing each other before they were barely out of the elevator.  Wild and feral, they clung to each other, their mouths locked together.  The fire in Amanda was all-consuming, and she savoured his taste with desperate abandon.  He hooked his strong hands under her legs and hoisted her up.  She wrapped herself around his firm, toned body, clawing madly at his back beneath the rumpled up vest.
    He carried her to her room, and finally breaking free of the barrage of passionate kisses, he gently lowered her onto the bed.  She gazed up at him with undisguised longing.  He looked so beautiful and perfect, a carved Adonis of dark grandeur.  With his eyes fused to her body, he slowly removed the bikini top of the princess outfit.  Her large, ripe breasts hung free, and he stared at them with savage hunger.  Straddling her, he reached out and gently circled her hard nipples with each of his thumbs, teasing the flesh with the very lightest of touches.
    Her breathing hitched and she arched her back as he provoked dizzying sensations through her.  “Oh yes,” she gasped.  “Yes!”
    He grinned as he gained confidence exciting her body, and bent his head to trail soft kissed along her throat and down along the crevice between her breasts.  Each kiss ignited a bushfire on her heated skin, and she moaned softly, losing herself into the sweet oblivion of his expert attentions.
    Reaching her navel, he paused and moved his hot mouth up to her aching breasts, leaving off with thumbs and now licking and kissing her nipples with his tongue.  Amanda bit her lower lip and writhed on