Dangerous Stranger - Piper Stone Page 0,35

some more caustic than others. Whatever she was hiding from, her own past had taken a toll on her heart.

Two damaged souls taking solace and pretending to be something we weren’t. I shook my head at the thought.

After taking a deep breath, I eased onto the sand. For a little while I could pretend to be content, savoring the quiet moment.

Before all hell broke loose.

Several minutes passed, my anger beginning to surface once again. There was no doubt Alviro had ordered the assassination of my brother. He’d obviously planned my family’s demise carefully, although the mere threat he’d issued at the restaurant continued to stick in the back of my mind.

I closed my eyes, listening to the waves, such beautiful music. There was barely any movement, almost no additional sound but I knew there was a sudden presence creeping up from behind. I’d been careless in leaving my weapon inside. I jerked to the left, swinging around and wrapping my arm around the throat of the intruder, yanking us both onto the sand.

“Oh!” Savannah’s shriek of horror floated into the air as she struggled to get out of my grasp.

I immediately rolled over on top of her, stretching her arms over her head as she continued to fight, rolling her hips in an effort to slide out from under me. The feel of her body crushed under mine was exciting, my heart racing from the same yearning I’d experienced before.

“What... It’s me, Rafael,” she half whispered, her eyes open wide.

I took a deep breath, savoring the rush of desire. “You shouldn’t sneak up on a man like me, sweet Savannah.”

“Who were you expecting?” She tried to jerk her arms away, her breath coming in short pants.

I ground my hips against her, my cock throbbing from the friction created. “Just another monster.”

“Am I that monster?”

Chuckling, I would forever be amused at the continued defiance. She truly had no understanding of who she was with or what I could do. “You’re so much more.” I slowly lowered my head, brushing my lips back and forth across hers. The connection we shared was far more powerful than even before, our combined hunger exploding off the chart.

Her breathing finally slowed, her body relaxing in my hold. She managed to shift her leg from under me, curling it around my calf. I gathered a delicious scent of her feminine wiles as she wiggled. I darted my tongue into her mouth, taking my time to explore the dark recesses.

As she moaned into the kiss, she shifted her hips against mine, using her leg to draw me in as tightly as possible. I wanted nothing more than to devour her here, holding back nothing.

The intimacy between us roared, sparking another wave of intensity as I dominated her tongue. Everything about this woman sparked the ravenous beast. I finally let go of her arms, roughly rubbing my fingers down the length of one, moving quickly to the side of her voluptuous breast. Even the thick material of the robe couldn’t hide her gorgeous figure, curves that went on for days.

She tore at my shirt, yanking it to the middle of my back and sliding her hands underneath. Her touch was a powerful draw, dragging me into her beautiful web. God, the woman could turn me on like no other.

I pushed my forearms against the hard sand, breaking the kiss yet remaining hovering over her. “It seems someone is very hungry.”

“You disappeared.”

“Not for long. No man leaves a possession so dear to them.”

She bit her lower lip before nipping mine, her eyes sparkling from amusement, her fingers continuing to caress my back.

The light splash against our feet from the incoming tide forced a yelp from her lovely mouth while I laughed, debating whether to stay exactly where we were.

“It’s cold!” she exclaimed as she began to struggle once again, laughing with me as the water receded.

“From what I remember, you look incredible with wet hair.”

“You are... terrible.”

I slid my hand down further until I was able to crawl my fingers under the edge of the robe.

She undulated her hips, taking shallow breaths as she stared into my eyes. “You’re insatiable.”

“I know exactly what I like and what I need.” I swirled the tip of my finger around her clit, my excitement growing simply from seeing her reaction; the slackening of her mouth and her half-closed eyelids. She was so hot and wet, the touch of her scalding my fingertips.

“Mmm...” She arched her back as much as possible, gripping my