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dipped his face to hers and brushed his lips against hers. Gently, softly at first. But when she inhaled sharply, everything primal in him took over, and he captured her lips like a wolf captured the helpless deer caught in a trap. He knew what he was doing was wrong. But it didn’t stop him from pressing his mouth to hers and dipping his tongue between her parted lips, exploring her. And God, she tasted good. Sweet, innocent, yet not inexperienced. She responded to his kiss, not only by swiping her tongue against his and angling her head to invite him in, but also by putting her arms around his neck and holding him close.
    He sensed her need—the need to forget. And he couldn’t deny her this little pleasure. And just like Tessa, he wanted to forget and experience a few moments of abandon. A few moments of pure lust. Because that was all this could be: lust between two adults who needed to feel instead of think.
    The way she kissed him back, the way she held him, made him want more. Hunger grew inside him, and while his hands had been idle until now, they couldn’t remain so. Without thinking where this might lead, he felt for the belt of her robe and tore it open. He slid his hand inside, gliding against the silken fabric of her negligee. From beneath it, her body’s heat radiated as if he’d dipped his hand into a vat of boiling liquid. He knew he’d get burned, but he didn’t care, because the reward was worth it.
    The longer he kissed her and the more intense the kiss became, the more his need to feel her naked skin under his palm grew. He slid his hand higher up, to just under her breast, and felt her gasp into his mouth. But she didn’t push him away, didn’t pull back her head to stop the kiss, so he moved higher, until he held her breast in the palm of his hand. He loved the weight of it, the roundness and firmness. He squeezed it and felt her shift on his lap, making him aware of that part of his anatomy which he’d been so ardently ignoring, but couldn’t ignore any longer—for the damn thing was growing at an alarming speed.
    He ripped his mouth from hers. He should stop now while he still could, but just then she shifted again, and so did the strap of her negligee. As he lifted his hand from her breast, the fabric slid away, revealing one hard nipple surrounded by creamy skin. Too tempting to ignore. He stroked over the hard bud and felt her shudder in his arms. She moaned, her eyes closed, her head falling back.
    Goddamn it! To hell with caution!
    He dipped his head and sank his lips onto her nipple, sucking it and caressing it with his tongue, while he moved his hand farther south. Over her stomach, down her toned thigh and even farther to the hem of her negligee. He pulled on it, but it was entangled with her bathrobe, so he tugged harder.
    “Ouch!” she cried out.
    He instantly stopped, his head whipping back, his eyes searching for the cause of her pain. He found it instantly. Blood was seeping from her knee—the very knee that had gotten injured during her fall earlier.
    “Shit!” he cursed and stared at her.
    Tessa avoided his gaze and nervously pulled her robe over her torso.
    “I’m so sorry,” he mumbled and lifted her off his lap as quickly and as gently as he could without further injuring her. “I didn’t mean to…” Well, he didn’t mean to do a lot of things. First and foremost, he hadn’t meant to maul her like a hungry beast.
    He jumped up. “I shouldn’t have done this. It’s my fault entirely. It won’t happen again.” He walked toward the kitchen. “If you tell me where your first aid kit is, I’ll bandage you up.”
    But she was already getting up from the couch. “I can do that myself.”
    Of course. Why would she risk him touching her again? She was smart.
    “I’m tired. I should go to bed. I’ve got a long day tomorrow,” she said.
    He didn’t turn around when she walked toward her bedroom. “I’ll be quiet when I clean up here, so you can sleep.”