MoonlightTemptation (12 page)

Who was the bigger idiot?

Stopping in the doorway, he leaned against the jam and let
himself stare.

Evie had curled into a tight ball on the bed, as if trying
to protect herself from attack.

The thought made his teeth clench until his jaw hurt.

She’d been through so much in the past months and now she
had him and Dane to contend with. It should’ve made him pause, should’ve made
him draw away.

But he couldn’t.

She looked so vulnerable huddled in the center of Dane’s
huge bed.

Her shoulder-length curls covered her face but the sheet had
worked its way off her body, baring her entirely. Slim, sleek, her skin a pale
cream and sprinkled with freckles. Absolutely gorgeous. He wanted to lick every
tiny spot on her body.

Not a bad idea.

Moving to the bed, he knelt on the edge, careful not to
disturb her.

He had a better way to wake her.

Bending close, careful not to cage her in, he ran one finger
up her spine and watched her shiver in response.

He smiled as her body lost some of the tight, defensive
posture. Her back straightened the slightest bit and her head tilted toward
him, her hair sliding back to reveal the delicate curves and angles of her
face.

Evie had the kind of soft beauty most people thought of as
girl-next-door pretty.

Ryan just thought she looked completely fuckable. And that
didn’t mean he only wanted to fuck her.

But damn, the woman gave him a hard-on.

His dick throbbed, wanting to sink deep inside her again.
That wanting could easily become addiction. He’d have to keep an eye on that.

Wanting her too much wouldn’t be good for any of them.

But right here, right now…

He brushed his fingers over her hips and she eased onto her
back, her eyes still closed but her lips parted.

Bending over her, he settled his lips on hers as he ran his
hand down her stomach until he felt the curls on her mound brush his palm.

When she gasped into his mouth and opened her eyes, he slid
two fingers inside her clenching pussy.

Her hips arched, taking his fingers even deeper into her
wet, clasping channel. Her hands reached for his shoulders, though not to push
him away. She clutched at him, her lips parting as his tongue slipped into her
mouth, tangling with hers.

Surprise made her tense but desire followed close on its
heels.

When he pulled back to let her breathe, he watched her and
felt a weight he hadn’t known he was carrying lift from his shoulders when she
smiled up at him. And clenched around his fingers.

“Jesus, Evie. You’re so fucking tight.”

“Ryan, please. Fast and hard. God, I’m gonna burn if you
don’t do me.”

Her low, rough tone made his cock throb. “Then ride me,
baby. Take what you want.”

Her eyes widened for a second before she smiled. Then she
scrambled to her knees and had her hands on his shoulders, pushing him back
into the bedding.

Slinging her leg over his middle, her smile spread as she
stared down at him.

Damn, he loved a woman who smiled in bed. He hadn’t expected
it of Evie. He should have.

And he’d be damned if it didn’t make him feel fucking great.

“You have a great smile.”

Her softly spoken words made him pause but it was the look
in her eyes that made him smile. She looked happy.

“I aim to please.”

Her lips curved again. “So please me.”

Wrapping his hands around her head, he drew her down so he
could kiss her. He pressed their lips together and just tasted her. So damn
sweet. Responsive. No hurried rush this time. No fevered race.

Just pure passion a man could become addicted to.

She kissed him until they had to pull back to breathe but
she dove right back again as her hips shifted, seeking.

With her hands braced on his chest, she shimmied until the
tip of his cock slid against the lips of her pussy.

She moaned, her breasts quivering with the sound, her
hardened nipples teasing against his chest.

Releasing her mouth, he kissed his way to her ear.

“Take me in, angel. God damn, you feel great.”

Pushing up, she seated him fast and hard.

She sighed as she sat upright, his cock sinking even deeper.
Their gazes met and held for a brief, stolen second before her eyes closed and
she began to ride him. Slow and steady.

He reached for her hips but didn’t try to direct her
movement. He wanted her to be in control.

She moved like a dream—sleek, tight and hot. So fucking hot,
he’d be content to let her burn him into oblivion.

Instead, she took him to the edge and held him there.

Her motions slowed until she barely moved, her expression
expectant.

He realized he was holding his breath, waiting for her to
ride him harder, faster.

Sweat slicked his body and hers. The air held a humid warmth
that closed around them, sealing them together.

His muscles zinged and popped as he waited for her to move,
to put him out of this wonderful misery.

But she seemed in no hurry to go on.

“Evie, you’re gonna kill me, babe. Move.”

“But it feels so good.” Her voice had lowered to nearly a
whisper and it brushed over his skin like a caress. His cock throbbed in time
with his increased heart rate and she moaned as if she felt it.

Maybe she had.

“I swear I can feel the beat of your heart deep inside me,”
she said. “It feels amazing.”

“Let me make it even better. I want to touch you. Let me get
you off, baby.”

Her eyes opened as her mouth curved. “Please do.”

He didn’t waste any time. He let his hand slide from her hip
to between her legs. Parting her swollen folds, he brushed his index finger
against the tight bud of her clit and watched her shudder. Her sheath clasped
him even tighter and he felt the orgasm he’d been holding off build.

Ruthlessly, he stroked her clit. Soft flicks then tight
pinches. She responded to each touch with a shudder until finally she began to
move faster, to take what she wanted.

She looked so damn pretty above him, her face a study in
pleasure, her skin warm beneath his hands.

She moaned and her head fell back just as her sex clenched
around him and she shook in the throes of her orgasm.

He watched her, holding out until he couldn’t any longer.
Then he let himself go, arching his back and holding her tight so he could stay
deep inside her as he came.

* * * * *

Evie woke with a warm male body wrapped around her.

Contentment wanted to drag her back into sleep but the sun
slipping past the heavy silk curtains at the window told her it was time to get
up.

She had a schedule to keep today. The first in months.

It gave her a sense of purpose.

Which the man behind her would
not
be allowed to
divert.

Even with the enticing erection pressed against her
backside.

Now, if Dane were here with them…

She sighed, making the arms wrapped around her close even
tighter.

Firm lips pressed against her nape and Ryan shifted until he
pressed his erection between the cheeks of her ass.

“Good morning, angel. Sleep well?”

His voice still held a touch of huskiness, making goose
bumps spread across her skin. God, that voice could definitely become
addictive.

And that made the goose bumps recede as reality began to
intrude.

No, she wasn’t ready to give up this comfortable state yet.

Reaching behind her, she sank her hands into his hair,
letting the strands slide through her fingers like silk. Dane’s hair, she
remembered from last night, was no less silky, just not long enough for her to
grip. Didn’t mean she liked it any less.

She sighed again. “I slept fine, thank you.”

If Ryan heard the note of reserve in her voice, he must have
chosen to ignore because his hands began to roam, one to cup her right breast
and pinch the hardening nipple, the other down her stomach to tweak the short hair
on her mound.

The sharp little pain made her body tighten and her sex
moisten. She bit her lip to hold back a groan.

“Well, you certainly feel fine. And if we had time, I’d show
you just how fine, but I know you want to get to the classroom this morning to
get ready before the boys come.”

Ryan made a move to get out of bed but she grabbed his arm
before he could leave. She only meant to stop him from leaving but he flipped
her around so he could look into her eyes. His gaze caught and held hers. So
warm, they made her melt. And thawed the sheet of ice threatening to coat her
heart. “What happens now?”

He grinned. “Now we get up and take a shower. We get dressed
and have breakfast then I’ll take you back to your house so you can get clean
clothes. Then we’ll walk over to the schoolroom in the common building so you
can meet your students.”

“That’s not what I meant and you know it. Ryan—”

“I know it’s not what you meant. But it’s what you’re gonna
do because Dane’s not here.”

“Where’d he go?”

“The lab. The serum he’s making takes several steps to
complete, apparently. He explained some of it to me but I wasn’t really
listening. You know how Dane gets when he talks about lab work.”

Actually, she did. Her smile came a little more naturally.
Then she remembered what he was making the serum out of and why. And then
other, more explicit memories surfaced. Memories from last night, the three of
them together.

“Everyone’s going to know I slept with the two of you.”

His eyes narrowed the slightest bit. “And you think people
here will think that’s a bad thing?”

She thought of Tira and Nica again. She’d never heard
anything derogatory said about either of those women.

But her brother…

“No, it’s just… My brother’s been a little protective of me
lately. He’s going to think…”

“What, Evie?”

That she was a slut?

No, John would never think that. He’d never treated her as
an untouchable princess to lock away in a glass tower. She’d always felt she
could talk to him about anything. Even when she didn’t see him for months
because he’d shipped out to God-only-knows-where with his SEAL team, she knew
she only had to call and he’d be on the other end, ready to listen to whatever
she had to say.

“Since the kidnapping, he’s been— I think he’s been trying
to make up for not being there when I was taken. He’s trying not to hover but
it’s like he can’t help himself. And… I don’t want him to think I’m falling
back into old habits.”

Ryan’s eyes narrowed. “So, because you’re in a relationship
with two men, you’re not thinking clearly. And of course, that means you’re
going to fall back into your drug habit.”

She opened her mouth to say no, that wasn’t what she meant.
And it hadn’t been. Had it?

Damn it. Maybe that’s exactly what she’d been thinking.

Frowning up at Ryan, she shoved at his chest, trying to get
him to move off her but the damn man wouldn’t budge.

“Are you always this annoyingly right in the morning?”

His smile made her frown deepen. “Usually, yeah. But Evie,
you know that’s not going to happen. You’re stronger than that. You know it.
And so does your brother.”

Bending his head, he kissed her then rolled off her and
stood, naked, by the side of the bed. He had a hard-on that stood straight out
from his body that he didn’t seem at all embarrassed by when he stretched. And
he shouldn’t be. God, the man was gorgeous.

Until he pulled the sheets and comforter off her and left
her naked in the center of the bed.

“Hey!”

“Come on, babe. You’ve got things to do and you don’t wanna
be late for your first class. Won’t set a good example for your students.”

Her students. Just saying it in her head made her smile.

“There’s the smile I want to see.” Ryan grinned at her.
“Come on, you can use the shower first. Just make it fast. We’re already
running late.”

* * * * *

Dane walked back to his home from the holding facility,
fatigue making him go slower than he wanted.

He’d had a nagging ache in his chest the entire time he’d
spent at the lab but he’d refused to give in to the urge to leave three hours
ago and crawl into bed with Evie and Ryan.

Now his eyes burned and his stomach gnawed at his insides,
he was so damn hungry.

He’d wanted to be home before she woke but the serum had
been finished at six and he’d wanted to administer it himself.

Alex had been sleepy but the kid was used to being awoken at
all hours for testing and medicine. He’d smiled for Dane even though he knew
the injection into the carotid artery hurt like a sonofabitch.

Then Dane had sat by the boy’s bed for observation until he
was sure Alex was asleep.

Now it was close to eight. Ryan had always been an early
riser who loved morning sex. Dane couldn’t help thinking maybe he’d be able to
catch them in the act this morning…and join them.

The thought made him pick up his pace.

By the time he pushed through his front door, he had a
hard-on from the images in his head.

That were shattered when he found Evie, wearing a too-big
t-shirt, propped against the kitchen island sipping coffee.

She looked up when he pushed through the door and he
couldn’t tell if she wanted to smile or run the other way. Her hair curled
around her face, still damp, as if she’d just gotten out of the shower. He
smelled his soap on her, along with Ryan’s scent.

It made him want to lick her from head to toe.

He watched her eyes widen as he continued coming for her,
unable to stop himself now that the idea had taken hold. He only knew he had to
kiss her as he rounded the island and reached for her.

“Dane, are you o—”

He sealed his mouth over hers as he crowded against her. He
didn’t know what he’d do if she froze, which is how he expected her to react.
Vaffanculo
,
he’d practically crawled out of bed in the middle of the night to run to his
lab. He hadn’t said goodbye, hadn’t thanked her for taking him into her body.
He should have said something…