Chapter Seventeen
Olivia switched thefloor lamp near the cushy chair by the window to low then slowly walked over to Animal who stood by the bed. His gaze teased up her body then locked on hers; lust heated his eyes, and the look sent a bolt of fire between her legs. A low growl rumbled from his chest, fanning the desire inside her.
“Get over here,” he gritted as he unbuttoned his shirt.
She shook her head. “If you want me, come get me.”
A wicked glint lit up his eyes, and he threw his shirt on the floor before walking toward her. Seeing him shirtless for the first time made her knees shake, and it took every bit of strength to stay rooted to the spot when all she wanted to do was run over and collapse in his arms.
“Like what you see?” he said in a low, deep voice that made her panties damp with want.
“Oh, yeah,” she whispered as her gaze tracked his body up and down. He was superb—a work of art. Every muscle was taut, lean, and so sinfully enticing. A smattering of dark hair dusted his chest and trailed down his flat stomach then disappeared into the waistband of his pants. Oh man, she wanted to see what he kept hidden below that waistband.
Animal’s abs rippled with each step until he stopped in front of her. Without warning, he reached out and jerked her into his arms, crushing his mouth on hers. His kiss was hot and hungry. Her mind reeled out of control as he thrust into her mouth, touching her body and making it burn.
Olivia pulled back slightly and ran her fingertips across his chest; it was something she’d wanted to do since that day he’d come over to help move her cupboard into her home. She bent down and traced the swirling ink pattern with the tip of her tongue and smiled when Animal threw his head back and groaned. Softly, she ran her fingernails over his nipples while she continued to forge a trail with her tongue down his chest and toward his navel.
Suddenly, he yanked her to him, his hands squeezing her ass hard. “I want to see your body. Now. All of it.”
Her fingertips slipped into his waistband, brushing against the softness of his hair and the sharpness of his muscles, and he grunted.
“What the fuck are you doing to me, baby?” he rasped, pulling her hand away.
“Don’t you like that?” she asked. Her tongue swiped at his Adam’s apple before her teeth nipped his skin.
“Damn, woman,” he gritted.
The vibrations of his groan against her lips and tongue burned through her. She leaned her head back, and he showered airy kisses down her throat to the creamy swells that her top’s neckline exposed. Her hardened nipples strained against the thin fabric of her blouse and she rubbed them against his muscled chest, burying her moans against his shoulder. Everything about him sent her reeling: his scent, his look, his touch. Her vow not to become involved with him shattered; she wanted Animal to take her rough and hard, and do things to her she’d only dreamed about.
In one smooth movement, Animal broke away slightly, grasped the hem of her top, and yanked it over her head. He bent down and lavished a trail of kisses and bites over the tops of her breasts as his hands traveled up to cup them. His thumb grazed over her nipples, then flicked them teasingly until they ached for his mouth. He jerked her bra down, and her breasts popped out revealing dusty-pink taut buds. Leaning back on the heels of his boots, his gaze devoured her, stroking her with dark intent.
“Damn, your tits are fucking beautiful,” he rasped as he dipped his head.
Tilting her head back, Olivia closed her eyes, her body tingling in anticipation for his touch.
“Open your eyes. I want you to watch what I’m doing to you.”
Fluttering them open, she caught his stare as he slowly licked the tip of her nipple.Damn!Sparks snapped through her, and she arched her back, thrusting her breasts closer, hoping he’d take them in his mouth. Animal leaned back again.Dammit!With his eyes boring into her, he pinched both of her taut buds between his fingers and pinched them, softly at first, then harder. It was exquisite and tormenting at the same time.
“So good,” she moaned, sliding her hands into his hair, her nails scratching along his scalp before her fingers tangled in his strands.
“Fuck,” he said, backing Olivia up and slamming her against the wall. His mouth assaulted her neck with hard, biting kisses—the kind that left deep red marks for days. It then moved down to her breasts, and he sucked one of her aching buds into his mouth while tweaking the other until she thought she’d explode.
“Oh fuck!” Heat flooded between her legs and she pressed closer to him, humping his leg. Harder and faster he sucked, and her low moans turned into cries. When he slipped his hand under her skirt and placed his palm on her damp panties, shivers rushed up her spine.
“You’re so sexy, baby,” he rasped, rubbing her aching sex.
“That’s so good,” she muttered as she ground against his hand.
“What do you want me to do?”
Swallowing hard, she looked into his eyes. “Fuck me,” she moaned.
Suddenly, Animal scooped her in his arms then threw her down on the bed and she bounced. Barely able to catch her breath, he grabbed the sides of her skirt and yanked it down, sliding it past her legs and ankles then throwing it on the floor. She sat up and reached down to take off her shoes, but he gripped her hand and shook his head.
“The heels and stockings stay on. I’ll get rid of those sexy-as-fuck panties in a minute,” Animal said. There was a feral, predatory look in his eyes as he pushed her back down on the mattress.
Her arousal surged through her senses, screaming for him to take it further, to release the built-up tension that made every one of her nerve endings crackle. Her breath caught in her throat when he grasped one side of her panties and ripped them at the seam. A wicked smile spread across his lips and he ripped the other side easily.