eyes turned back to her but his face was completely impassive. “I"m sure the staff will be able to fulfill any of your needs.”
“I need something better and more comfortable to sleep in that these,” she stated firmly, her hand gripping the lace and silk pieces disdainfully.
Dharr"s eyes traveled from the silk crumpled in her hands to her face, a smile forming as he said, “I can suggest many ways to be comfortable in bed. Would you follow my advice?”
Electra shivered as her body remembered how easily he could make her decidedly uncomfortable. “No. I wouldn"t,” she said firmly.
He took a step forward. “Would you like to wager on that? I"m pretty sure I can make you forget wearing either ofthose.”
“No,” she whispered and took a step back.
His eyes flared and he nodded slightly. “Yes.”
Taking a deep breath, she planned her escape, knowing it would have to be quick. Darting to the left, she dashed out of his reach, running at full speed for the open doorway. She had no idea where she would go or what she would do when she got there, she just knew that she couldn"t let Dharr reduce her to a puddle of desire, which was exactly what he intended to do. She could see it in his eyes.
But before she"d gotten two steps, she felt the steel-like arms wrap around her waist and her body was flung up and over his shoulder.
“Put me down!” she yelled, uncaring of the open door to the suite or who heard her screams. She wasn"t going to be this man"s play thing!
“With pleasure,” he replied and a moment later, she was unceremoniously dumped onto the bed. She didn"t have a chance to escape before his strong, hard body covered hers. She shook her head back and forth, avoiding his kiss but he didn"t care. He simply used his mouth in other places. When his lips captured her breast trough the thin silk of her shirt, she gasped out and tried to push his head away, but he was merciless. Within moments, she was no longer pushing him away but was pulling him toward her, urging him to move faster.
In the end, they both found satisfaction. Electra"s last thought before she tumbled into oblivion was, “This still doesn"t mean anything,” she mumbled.
Electra woke the following morning to chaos. Her bedroom was still, ominously so when she turned her head on the soft, cotton pillow. But deep inside her, she could feel impending doom. A moment later, the noise outside her bedroom hit her. Sitting up in bed, she held the sheet to her naked chest and looked around, trying to orient herself.
Sliding out of the bed, she quickly found a robe and pulled it on, tying the silk sash tightly at her waist before venturing out into the living room of her suite. She heard the word “wedding” and “reception” all within the same breath as her name and Dharr"s. Shrinking back into the bedroom, she leaned heavily against the doorway, wondering how she was going to get out of this mess.
Each time Dharr touched her, she simply melted into his arms. Last night was evidence enough that she couldn"t count on her body to obey her mind"s orders. Stumbling to the bathroom, she showered quickly and changed into a pretty pink dress, finding a matching pair of shoes that were both comfortable and stylish. She looked pretty and feminine but inside, she was a roiling mass of nerves. She had to get out of here. She had to leave this mess. Dharr didn"t love her, he only wanted to marry her out of obligation. That was a problem she"d have to avoid at all costs. She couldn"t marry a man who didn"t love her. Especially when she lo….
Her stunned eyes caught her reflection in the mirror, horror at what she"d just realized. She was in love with Dharr! She was in love with the man who had been making her miserable all her life.
Well, not all her life, she corrected with complete honesty. She"d been deliriously happy for the past six weeks. Spending each weekend with the man had been blissful, challenging, fun, hilarious and adventurous. She"d never met a man who could make her feel so much, so intensely.
How could she not have fallen in love with him, she asked herself when she thought about all they"d done together. No man had ever touched her before Dharr but if she thought about it, she"d never really met