What started as gentle changed in intensity to hot in the blink of an eye. Hearing his name whispered from her lips spiked his arousal. Her mouth parted slightly, and his tongue found hers. He removed the band from her hair, and her braids cascaded around her face. He fisted his hands in her hair and crushed his mouth against hers, plunging deep, swirling and feasting on the sweetness like a starved man. His hands roamed down her back, over her hips, and found their way to the silken flesh of her thighs and curvy bottom. He slid a hand beneath her top and skimmed a thumb over her breasts. She trembled beneath his touch, fueling his passion, and the kiss intensified. Her hands came up to stroke the nape of his neck, and he groaned deep in his throat. Gabriel had only planned to be here for her tonight, but the way she was making him feel negated any chance of the quiet, relaxing night he’d envisioned. “Serenity.”

“I don’t want you to talk, Gabriel.”

He lifted his head, and their gazes locked. “What do you want?”

“You. Tonight, I just want you.”

Gabriel hit the side button, lowered the chair, and with her in his arms, strode purposely down the hallway to his bedroom. He placed her in the center of his bed and followed her down. The rapturous expression on her face combined with the sensual picture she made lying on his bed almost pushed him over the edge right then and there, and he had to close his eyes to steady himself. At that moment, he’d never wanted another woman more. Slowly, methodically, he stripped away each piece of her clothing, kissing and licking his way down her body, and was rewarded with her passionate cries.

Serenity pushed his shirt up and over his head, tossing it aside. She trailed her hot tongue as she went, sending sharp jolts of electricity straight to his groin.

Too impatient to wait, Gabriel stood, kicked off his shoes, and removed his slacks and briefs in one smooth motion. He searched for and found the condoms in his drawer, tore one off and tossed the others on the nightstand. After rolling it on, he crawled onto the bed and lowered himself onto her. He shuddered from the pleasure of feeling their bodies skin to skin. He kissed her with a hunger that both excited and frightened him, and she returned his kiss, giving as good as she got. He kissed his way down to her beautifully formed breasts and captured a chocolate-tipped nipple between his lips. He laved and suckled first one, then the other, charted a path down the front of her body with his hand and slid two fingers into her slick, wet heat until she was writhing and moaning beneath him.

Serenity let out a loud moan, then leaned up and skated her tongue over his jaw, neck, and shoulder.