Surrender 01 - Surrender

attempted to gain the willpower to push Rafe away, his mouth slowly moved down her jaw, trailing soft, feather-light kisses along her slender neck. His tongue traced her skin and his teeth gently nipped her shoulder.
    A shudder passed through her, and she was shocked when he effortlessly lifted her with the smoothness of motion only strong muscles could support and then walked into the bedroom, laying her upon the mattress, her body sinking into its comfort.
    “I don’t normally have sex without a woman first being an employee — without a formal agreement — but I can’t seem to get you out of my mind. I have to have you, and I’m tired of resisting the pull. I’m not stopping unless you tell me to, so if you have protests, give them now,” Rafe ordered as he slipped off his suit jacket and began unbuttoning his soaked shirt.
    Ari knew now was the time to tell him this wasn’t going to happen. She needed to get the words past her tight throat and demand he leave her alone. But as he exposed his contoured olive chest with the release of the last button on his dress shirt, she completely forgot what she’d just been thinking.
    The sight of his ripped abs and narrow waist sent more sensations through her body. She felt a pinch in her breasts, and her nipples hardened, engendering an exquisitely pleasurable pain. She lifted her hands to her breasts , her palms squeezing over her peaked pink skin, trying to relieve the ache of desire.
    The brush of her own hands sent more sensation coursing through her, and she involuntarily spread her thighs. Her eyes never left Rafe’s as he shed the rest of his clothes and stood beside the bed , gloriously naked, looking like a statue of Adonis.
    He was pure perfection, from the dark, slightly mussed hair on his head to the very soles of his feet. His body was covered in a fine layer of muscles, and his large erection stood proudly, ready to penetrate her. Fear should be rolling through her system, but all she felt was need.
    “No regrets, Ari. It’s too late,” he murmured as he caught her hands and raised them above her head. Before she could protest, his mouth descended, capturing her aching nipple, sucking it deep inside the warmth of his mouth.
    Her hips rose from the bed, turning in his direction, seeking the warmth of his body. He threw his leg over hers, trapping her as his mouth devoured first one taut bud and then the other.
    He released her hands and she immediately moved them to his head, her fingers running through his thick hair, tugging on the short strands, trying to hold him in place as he relieved the ache in her breasts but caused new awareness to spread lower in her body.
    Her stomach trembled as she felt warm heat radiate through her core. Moistness coated her insides, readying her for his entry, as his hand ran up her thigh and his fingers traced the edges of her slick opening. He easily slipped his fingers inside her, and the smoldering fire ignited into a raging inferno.
    She pressed against him, not understanding the changes coursing through her, but her body instinctively took over as she sought relief. This was nothing like the clumsy fumbling of the college classmate during her only previous sexual experience . She was burning up, and she had no doubt that Rafe could quench her raging thirst.
    His mouth trailed down her stomach, causing her to cry out as he touched every inch of her throbbing torso. Ari was reaching toward something she’d never thought to experience. Was something so amazing really possible? Why hadn’t she tried to experience it before this moment?
    She couldn’t seem to get enough oxygen — breathing came only with difficulty as her heart thundered and her airways closed. Pressure built steadily in her core; she was close to tears and her head whipped from side to side as Rafe took his time devouring her body.
    “Please, Rafe, please make it stop,” she cried as she pressed her hips upward, causing his seeking fingers to plunge deeply inside her saturated folds.
    “Oh, Ari, we’re only just beginning,” he murmured before he spread open her knees and his tongue swirled around her inner thighs. She moaned in pleasure as his fingers moved swiftly in and out of her swollen heat while his mouth skillfully circled the area.
    When his tongue descended onto her engorged bud, the pressure spiked dangerously high . She felt a tingling sensation begin to flood her entire body as tension built higher and higher. His tongue