have brought them closer. Closer to each other than they would be with anyone else. It was like Jane knew him better than anyone else did, and he wasn’t done learning everything he could about her. “Do you want to stay in my room?”
“For the night?”
“As long as you want,” he said, hoping, no matter how dangerous it was to want more.
She smiled and nodded. “Lead the way, then.”
Still holding her hand he guided her into his room, shutting the door behind him.
“I guess we’re crazy for wanting to do this now,” he said.
“There are so many worse things we could be doing. There’s nothing wrong with feeling what we’re feeling right now.” A blush stained her cheeks, subtly signaling her arousal. The embers of her desire started to glow behind her eyes and he heard Jane’s breath hitch ever so slightly.
He was so in tune with her body now that he could sense even small changes. It was as if surviving hell together had bonded them completely. Gabriel didn’t know how he could let her go. How he could return to his dull existence without her in his life.
“I want you,” he told her.
“Good,” she said, moving so close to him that he felt every line of her body against his own. “Because I want you, too.”
Jane tilted her head back, her eyes fluttering closed as she offered her mouth to him.
She didn’t seem to realize that he had meant he wanted more than sex. For all he knew, this was the last time they’d ever be together. That filled his heart with pain. The fact that he could still hurt after all the tragedy he had gone through revealed the depths of his feelings for her.
Only an intoxicating taste of her would ease the agony.
He lowered his mouth to hers, a soft moan escaping her at the moment of contact. His lips brushed over hers tenderly at first. A feather-light kiss that gave him the chance to savor her slowly. But as he gripped her hips to pin her more tightly to him, Gabriel lost all sense of control.
He swirled his tongue into her mouth, savoring the sweet taste of her. Her tongue met his, the kiss deepening as she surrendered to him.
Breaking the kiss, she grabbed a condom from the nightstand and gave him a seductive smile. “I want to do it in front of the fire.”
Gabriel pulled her into his arms and lifted her to start walking over to the bear skin rug in front of the fireplace.
With a gasp, she said, “I can walk on my own.”
“Yeah, but I wouldn’t get to hold you,” he said, gazing down at her. “And there’s no fun in that.”
Jane laughed softly, wrapped her slender arms around his neck, and kissed him fiercely.
He groaned, reluctantly ending the kiss to set her down on the soft fur in front of the fire.
Before he got the chance to really take her in Jane was tearing off her clothes, baring her perfect body to him.
He was hard instantly. She was so damn gorgeous he didn’t know where to start looking. Her full pink mouth caught his eye first. Then her small breasts that peaked into rosy pink nipples. The light from the fireplace lit up every line and curve of her body. Bathed her exposed skin in a golden hue as she sat up, propping herself up on her elbows. Without warning him she spread her legs, revealing her glistening flesh.
He almost died right then. All the air escaped his lungs and his brain melted at the sight of that heavenly part of her. Gabriel swallowed hard, his erection beginning to ache.
“Time for you to strip,” she said, giving him another seductive smile.
At this rate, Jane could ask him to do anything and he’d do it. He was that turned on. Eager to get naked and join her, Gabriel quickly discarded his clothes.
“You have the most incredible body,” she said, her gaze roaming appreciatively down his torso.
“I try.” He flashed her a grin, tore open the condom wrapper, and sheathed himself with the latex.
Part of him wanted to slow down. Make this last. Because there was a good chance this was their final time together. With the killer caught, the castle was still up for grabs. Once they settled back into their roles as legal rivals, this burgeoning relationship was as good as finished. It would only be made worse by the fact that he intended to win this case. The way