Stone Cold Surrender (39 page)

Stone’s
throaty
chuckle
swirled
over
her
like
a
sensual
mist,
absorbing
her,
snarling
her
and
making
desire
ripple

through
her.
“No,
usually
I
have
an
overabundance
of

energy.
It
takes
a
lot
to
wear
me
out.”

She
recognized
his
words
as
similar
to
ones
she’d
spoken
earlier
that
day.
She
came
to
her
feet
and
gathered
their

dishes
off
the
table.
Deep
down
she
was
aware
of
the

electrical
tension
that
was
beginning
to
short
circuit
in
her
body,
however
she
was
determined
not
to
go
up
in
smoke.

She
walked
over
to
the
kitchen
sink,
feeling
the
heat
of

Stone’s
stare;
she
tried
hard
to
ignore
it.
His
very
presence
and
the
scent
of
him
taunted
her
with
the
unknown
and,

although
her
back
was
to
him,
she
was
aware
of
every

move
he
made
and
every
breath
he
took.

Her
pulse
rate
increased
when
she
heard
him
get
up
from
the
table
and
cross
the
room
to
stand
less
than
two
feet
behind
her,
and
for
a
few
moments
he
stood
silently,
not
saying
anything,
not
doing
anything.
Then
he
took
another
step,
reducing
the
distance
separating
them
and
she

quickly
turned
around.

Their
gazes
collided.
His
was
so
intense
the
force
of
it

ripped
through
her,
sending
a
sharp
sexual
longing
to
her
belly,
between
her
legs
and
to
her
breasts;
making
her

nipples
harden
in
immediate
response.

Then
she
felt
herself
moving,
taking
a
step
forward
and

reaching
out
to
drape
her
arms
around
his
neck.
She
heard
the
growl
he
made,
deep
in
his
throat,
just
moments,
mere
seconds,
before
he
claimed
her
mouth
with
a
kiss
that

seduced
any
resistance
she
may
have
had
out
of
her.

The
heated,
yet
gentle
thrust
of
his
tongue
as
it
slipped

between
her
lips
had
her
whimpering
in
pleasure,
and
he

toyed
and
teased
with
her
tongue
while
sharing
his
taste

and
the
intensity
of
his
hunger.
She
was
trying
hard
to

understand
what
was
happening
to
her.
Then
she
decided,
why
bother.
Who
could
possibly
understand
how
Stone
was
making
her
feel?
Who
could
understand
why
her
heart
was
beating
five
times
its
normal
rate
and
how
the
heat
of
him
was
branding
her
all
over,
especially
in
the
area
between
her
legs
to
the
point
that
she
felt
her
panties
getting
wet.

And
when
he
pressed
his
body
up
against
her,
bringing
her
closer
and
letting
her
feel
the
magnitude
and
strength
of
his
arousal,
she
emitted
a
soft
moan.
He
was
stroking
a
flame
within
her
and
she
was
a
willing
victim.
She
didn’t
want
to
dwell
on
the
decisions
she
had
made
yesterday
morning.
The
only
thing
she
wanted
to
think
about
was
how
he
was
making
her
feel.

She
felt
him
pulling
his
mouth
away
and
thought,
no,
not
yet
and
tightened
her
arms
around
him,
keeping
their
mouths
locked,
as
her
tongue
became
the
aggressor,
doing
what
his
had
done
to
her
earlier.
She
licked
the
insides
of
his

mouth
from
point
A
to
point
Z,
exploring,
tasting,
consuming

as
much
of
him
as
she
could,
but
still
feeling
it
wasn’t

enough.
Her
body
had
broken
free
of
any
restraints
and
was
raging
with
an
intense
sexual
need
that
only
he
could
fill.

He
broke
free
from
their
kiss
and
she
whimpered
in
protest
until
she
felt
him
lift
her
top
and
his
mouth
latch
on
to
one
of
her
nipples.
She
had
forgotten
she
hadn’t
worn
a
bra
and
the
touch
of
his
tongue
to
her
breast,
sucking,
flicking
and
licking
like
he
was
getting
the
dessert
he
talked
about

earlier.
She
moaned
deep
in
her
throat
as
coils
of
sexual
need
tightened
deep
within
her.

He
pulled
back
slightly
and
she
felt
herself
being
lifted
effortlessly
into
his
arms.
“I
want
you,”
he
whispered,
his
voice
hot
next
to
her
ear.

She
wanted
him,
too,
and
reached
out
and
pulled
his
mouth
back
down
to
hers.
Tonight
they
were
in
a
cabin
deep
in
the
wilderness
and
succumbing
to
the
call
of
the
wild.
She
felt
out
of
control
with
him
and
knew
whatever
he
wanted
to
do
she
wanted
to
do,
too.
Never
in
her
life
had
she
wanted
or
needed
a
man
with
this
much
intensity.
She
hadn’t
known
such
a
thing
was
possible.

He
lifted
his
mouth
from
hers
and
she
felt
herself
being

carried
swiftly
out
of
the
kitchen
and
straight
into
one
of
the
bedrooms;
the
one
he
had
planned
to
use.
He
placed
her
on
the
bed
and
immediately
went
to
her
clothes,
pulling
the