Before She Ruled (Before Series, Book 1)

Chapter Twenty-Five

His lips were on hers in a movement that was swift but hot. This is what she had wanted. She knew he didn't have the answers. She knew that her days with him were limited. So, all she truly wished for was to have him, all of him. Right here, right now.

Addie instinctively threw her hands around his neck, deepening the kiss. He pressed against her open mouth, his tongue seeking entry to stroke hers in a jolt of pleasure. Theo made a noise deep in his throat and Addie couldn't help but feel satisfied at the sound. His hands caressed her body until they planted themselves firmly on her bottom, pressing her closer to him.

"You feel amazing," he said, barely breaking his lips from hers to get the words out.

Then, in an abrupt movement, he picked her up clean off her feet so that she was forced to wrap her legs around him, his hands still tightly gripping her backside. Theo managed to walk them several paces across the room, never breaking their kiss. Addie felt the hard bedpost behind her as he bucked her into it. Her breasts were thrust forward against his chest, straining through the fabric of her clothes with tantalizing roughness.

Being supported by the wooden post, Addie gasped as Theo moved his hands up her legs, barring them as he went. His touch was light, and his fingers cool, making Addie shiver with awareness.

Theo froze. He began to let her slide down his hips, teasing her without knowing it or meaning to.

"Do you wish to stop?" he asked, uncertain.

"No," she quickly reassured him. "I never wish to stop with you."

He hesitated, lifting his head back to give her a questioning inspection.

"Do not ever stop, Theo," Addie repeated softly.

"Thank God," he muttered, before hoisting her up again and kissing her fiercely. Never letting go, he moved them capably to the bed, his heavy body coming down on top of hers. His mouth moved over hers in ragged, hot breaths.

"I need to see you, just this once. I can no longer resist the temptation," Theo breathed as he began ripping her dress away. She happily helped him in discarding her many layers until there was only her chemise between them. His hands moved up her body to cup her ample breasts in his strong hands. It felt as though he would leave impressions on her skin where his hold had been. His thumbs roved over her, making her ache with a desire she felt in every nerve in her body. Addie released a sigh that spoke of every feeling she didn't have the words to say.

His kisses moved down her jaw, to her neck, to her collarbone and further, until they brushed over her smarting breasts, raw beneath his ministrations. Addie was being worshipped, thoroughly. He caught her nipple between his lips, sucking on it through the thin fabric.

"Theo," she cried as she tangled her fingers in his golden hair.

He growled and then continued to tease her until she was ready to beg him to stop the barely-there sensations and give everything to her.

As if he knew her thoughts, he glanced at her with a flash of a smile before single-handedly ripping her chemise open so that she lay bare-breasted. Without further delay, he covered her creamy skin with his mouth. His tongue flattened over her aching tip, and Addie bucked up beneath him, arching her back to give him better access.

His dressing robe slipped open, the light fabric brushing against her skin with silky smoothness. Unable to bear it any longer, she reached between them to undo the knot he had so expertly tied to enclose the robe. Addie only hoped that the way her fingers shook wasn't noticeable. Releasing the knot, she pushed the robe open, baring his smooth but powerful chest to her.