Page 109 of Red Zone Awakened

She sighed and angled her head to give him more space, delighting in the soft kisses he trailed up to her jaw.“Only that you’re the most infuriating man I’ve ever met and a poor excuse for a Viking.”Her voice was breathless as her eyes drifted closed.

Mace’s hands dipped under her shirt to caress her hip, his touch searing her skin, making her desperate for more.He nipped at the edge of her jaw.“I’ll work on my Viking skills.”

“You do that.”She wound her fingers through his hair and tightened her legs around him, feeling his hard length pressing against her soft, hot center.A needy moan escaped her, and he gave an answering gasp.

There was a hair’s breadth of space between them, and she used her tongue to close it.He groaned before angling his head and taking her mouth in a slow, sensual kiss.

“I missed you,” he whispered against her lips.

Keiko nipped at his bottom lip, then soothed the sting with her tongue.“You were unconscious.”

The snap on her bra gave way, and then those big hands of his slid around to cup her breasts, rasping over sensitive nipples, making her groan.

“Not unconscious,” he said as he nuzzled her throat.“Asleep.And all my dreams were of you.”

“You’re making it hard to think straight,” she complained at the onslaught of sensation his hands, mouth, and words caused within her.

His lips descended on hers again in a kiss that was demanding and more than a little desperate.Keiko lost herself in it, in the feel and taste of him, in his sandalwood scent that engulfed her senses, wrapping her in him.She was so far into him that she didn’t realize they’d moved until her back pressed against the soft sheets of his bed.

Clothes disappeared at lightning speed until she lay naked with Mace.Like a piece of a puzzle that had been out of place, something slid into the right spot within her.She was complete.

“Kiss me,” she demanded as he ran his hands down her body, caressing each curve, giving extra attention to her fading wounds and bruises.His touch was so gentle it made her want to weep.

Mace shook his head.“Nuh-uh.This time, we’re taking it slow.”And then he leaned forward and sucked her nipple into his mouth.

She clasped his head to her breast and arched up into him, desperate for more, moaning her pleasure, wondering if she’d ever have her fill of this man.

“I need you inside me,” she begged.

“We’ll get there.”He stretched out beside her on the bed and leaned over to take her other nipple into his mouth.

Keiko threw a leg over his hip, vaguely noting that his jeans were gone.She ground against him but couldn’t get close enough to satisfy herself.She tightened her hands in his hair and yanked hard.“I need you now.”

“Patience,” the devil admonished as he released her and he kissed his way down her stomach.

Strong hands gently spread her thighs, and then his mouth was on her in the intimate kiss of lovers.His tongue teased and danced over her clit, making her gasp and wail and call his name.Over and over and over again.

She was breathless, panting, and desperate when he settled over her, his hips nestled in the V of her thighs, his hard length poised at her entrance.The muscles in his shoulders strained and flexed as he held himself above her.Overgrown hair flopped down onto his forehead, and there were beads of sweat at his temples.His rough jaw was clenched with restraint, his full lips forming a thin line as his eyes blazed with need.He was wild and untamed, his power and strength barely contained.She’d never seen a more beautiful sight.

“Answer my question.”Mace grated out the words.“Will you stay with me?”

She lifted her hips, trying to take him into her, but he had her constrained.“You’re evil, teasing me like this.”

“I know, baby, but I’m also a desperate man, and you’re a hard woman to pin down.”His hips flexed, giving her the barest tip of his cock.

A long, low moan escaped her as she dug her nails into his waist, attempting to pull him closer, unable to move him an inch.

“This is blackmail,” she grumbled.

“Might as well carry on as we started.”He pressed deeper and retreated just as fast.

“Fine,” Keiko howled.“I’ll stay.”She frowned up at him.“For your information, I’d planned on staying even before you asked.”

His smile was wide, sexy, and deeply worrying.“I know.”He surged into her, filling her with his length.

“Yes,” she moaned, wrapping her legs around him, keeping him tight within her.

“Mine,” her Viking growled before slamming his mouth over hers.