Legacy of Olympus (In the Gods' Secret Service) (21 page)

“You had as much Siac as we did. Aren’t you burning with need?”

She pronounced it See’ac, and an ugly suspicion started to rise in his mind. “Siac?”

“An aphrodisiac.”

No wonder his erection pressed against his trunks. He shifted, willing it to go away. “How long does it last?”

They giggled again. “Why, until you do something about it, silly. If you don’t, you’ll be sick.”

Alec gave an inward groan of frustration. Mallaki was behind this. He’d been drugged to entice him into having sex with these two girls. Why? For power over him? Blackmail?

Hidden video cameras were a given. Tapes of him with two women would be excellent extortion material. He could see the CEO of CNN being quite interested in the antics of their newly hired chief of meteorology.

He placed his arm around the brunette’s waist.

“That’s more like it.”

Then urged her toward the door. “Time to go.”

With a shrug, the redhead placed the dome back over the fruit, then linked arms with the brunette. “I can’t remain in this state. There’s an empty room a couple doors down.”

Alec closed his eyes and blocked out the sound of the women’s voices as they exited the room. Far too many visuals floating around his brain.

He had turned down the opportunity to fulfill every man’s fantasy. Well, he’d never considered two women to be his fantasy. One was more than enough. But still...the Vegas philosophy. He had to admit he’d been tempted, for a split second. Then all he could think of was Eleni, the way her mouth turned up when she thought he’d said something funny. The way she’d stood up to Mallaki to let him know she was okay. The way she was willing to do whatever it took to avenge her friends.

Alec’s blood chilled. Was there a limit to what she’d do? Eleni was smart. She knew Mallaki wanted her. Would she go as far as sleeping with the enemy?

“Dammit, Eleni. I have to get you out of here.” He eased closer, brushing a wayward strand of hair from her face. “What did he say?”

She gave a little shake of her head, her lower lip trembling. “Nothing that I believe.”

“Where is he now?” Alec glanced around, listening carefully. They were alone. He was sure of it.

“At another meeting with his houseguests. They’re getting ready for tomorrow night.” She started filling him in on Mallaki’s plans, but he stopped her.

“I know what he’s doing. He’s quite open about his intentions. How did you get here?”

“No one was guarding my room. I think Mallaki thought his earlier threats would keep me there, and that you were busy with Naia and Litsa. But I had to see you, Alec.” She met his gaze with those incredible eyes of hers, and he couldn’t take it any longer. He tugged her into his arms and crushed his lips to hers. She returned his kiss, eagerly, fervently.

Cradling her, he lowered her into the spa, out of sight of any possible security cameras.

Eleni’s breath hitched as Alec’s arms shifted, edging her closer, forcing her to lift her thighs over his, wrapping herself around the man she hadn’t been able to get out of her mind from the first moment she’d met him.

She wasn’t acting as Amalgamated’s agent anymore, not that seducing Alec had been the plan in the first place. Warmth flooded through her. Somewhere along the line, something changed. Conscious thought of what to do and how to pleasure evaporated, replaced by a raw, urgent need to be with Alec, to lose herself in pure sensation, knowing only that he was here with her, to relish in the solidness of his chest, the comforting warmth of his arms wrapped around her body.

He ran his hands over her, lightly touching everywhere, as if to prove she were really there, too.

Eleni inched forward, wanting to be closer still, then tilted her head upward, mouth parted, inviting another devastating kiss.

Alec didn’t disappoint as his tongue brushed her lips. He tasted sweet, like honey and exotic fruits. She shifted her mouth, encouraging him to delve deeper, her body warming and responding to the familiar taste of his mouth, the velvet caress of his tongue against hers as he plunged, retreated, then plunged again, causing liquid to pool between her legs.

She let out a husky moan, then scraped her teeth along his tongue before pressing her lips to his. Her hands clenched his hair, holding him to her mouth.

She started trembling, and it wasn’t from fear or sitting in a hot sub surrounded by cooler air. No. Her body’s reaction was one of recognition, of knowing who the man was that making love to her and welcoming him home.

Alec must have felt it, too. Tenderness and something else she didn’t recognize shone darkly in the depths of his eyes.

His kiss alone was making her body burn. She shifted restlessly against him, pressing the pulsing, demanding part of her against his erection, needing to feel some small measure of relief. Instead, her movements only intensified the smoldering demand for more.

A shudder ripped through Alec, and a sense of wonder suffused Eleni. She’d never felt like this before, hot and hungry, yet tender and desperate, all at the same time. Needing to tease her partner, not because she could, but because she wanted to drive him to the same torturous, intensely exciting place she was.

She traced her fingertips downs the sides of his face to his mouth, relishing the feel of the rough texture. “Alec.” The depth of her need thickened her voice.

Or was it something else? Something unrelated to sex, something that, until this point in her life, had been foreign to her.

“What?” Alec noted the change in Eleni’s expression. “Is everything all right?” She appeared choked up, like she was about to cry.

She hugged him and planted her face against his upper body. “I can’t think of a place I’d rather be or anyone I’d rather be with.”

A wave of emotion swept over him. Maybe he wasn’t ready to give voice his feelings, but he could
show
her how he felt.

He ran a hand through the damp tendrils at the side of her face, traced them upward to her hair bun, and then tugged out the ornate comb, letting the silky stands caress his fingers.

She shifted and pressed her lips against the ridge of muscle above his nipple.

He reluctantly inched Eleni backward. He loved having her pressed against him, loved the contrast of his hard chest against her feminine softness and the feel of her silky hair pouring over him.

His mouth closed over hers, and a rush of familiarity and desire swamped him. This time he didn’t bother coaxing or teasing. He drove his tongue deep into the sweetness of her mouth.

She sucked gently.

A thick sound of pleasure issued from his throat as he withdrew, then plunged again while at the same time moving her gently against his erection.

She made little noises herself, then thrust her tongue against his in a sensuous tango, leaving him more inflamed than he’d ever been before. Her hips rocked against him, forcing him to still her. Though his erection throbbed painfully, he didn’t want this to be over before he had the chance to be inside her.

He hooked his trembling fingers beneath the shoulder straps and peeled the wet, clingy fabric to her waist.

The sight of her bare breasts sent another wave of urgency thrumming through his ready-to-burst erection. He touched her shoulders, then trailed his fingers downward, circling the shaded portion, then cupping the perfectly shaped mounds.

Leaning forward, he drew the protruding pink tip into his mouth, sucking gently. He flicked his tongue back and forth over the slick, hot pearl and was rewarded when her nipple hardened and tightened into a taut peak. He paid her other breast the same attention until it, too, was shiny with his efforts.

Eleni threw back her head and made soft, unintelligible sounds as he continued to taste her. Her hands wrapped around his back, urging him even closer. He gave a soft moan as he closed around one peak, then the other.

Her head fell back with a cry, caressing his hand with her silky hair. He kissed her deeply along her exposed neck before scoring her neck lightly with his teeth.

He ran his hands down her back and encountered the suit, bunched at her waist. Lifting her onto the seat at the edge of the spa, he slipped his hand beneath the fabric, cupped her tight buttocks, and slid the remaining fabric over her hips, down her ankles, and off of her, finally setting the suit next to her on the seat.

He quickly stepped between her thighs, widening them, then knelt in front of her.

Eleni drew her knees up, giving him a tantalizing glimpse of her dark triangle. The scent of her arousal filled his senses. He planted a moist kiss on the inside of her thigh, then separated her warm, soft folds with his index finger.

“Alec.” Her voice was husky, full of need.

He kissed her again, this time encasing her sensitive, protruding nub at the same time he slid his finger into her slickness.

She thrust against him as he drew her into his mouth, feeling her response in the way her body tightened, then contracted in tiny pulses around his finger.

He doubled his effort, adding another finger to her slick heat. Her breath came quickly, and her thighs trembled. She convulsed once, twice, but he didn’t stop sliding his tongue over her hot little nub until finally she took his head in her hands and drew him on top of her.

The throbbing of his engorged flesh matched the heavy beat of his pulse, thundering through his veins. He shook with the sheer force of raw need, making him fear he’d waited too long.

He slid his suit to the bottom of the spa, positioned himself, then, meeting Eleni’s heated gaze, plunged forward into her slick heat.