Ladies of the Night OMNIBUS Collection: Sizzling Romantic Suspense

by Taylor Lee

  Watching her closely, Ian’s intense gaze held her in place as completely as a set of restraints. Diamond sucked in a raspy breath when he began to undress. Accustomed to his usual urbane, articulate banter, the power of his silence was stunning. He held her gaze as he freed his shirt from his pants and began slowly unbuttoning the pearl buttons on his silky dress shirt. Diamond realized she had never seen Ian’s body before. Even in casual clothes he exuded elegance. Gaping at him she held her breath watching as he undid each button, revealing another portion of his extraordinary physique.

  She knew he was fit. He had to be: he was after all a consummate MMA fighter. Even knowing that, Diamond was unprepared for the magnificence of his muscled chest and broad shoulders. As he opened one button after another revealing his taut belly and eight pack abs, Diamond swallowed hard. The dusting of black curly hair sprinkled on his chest and abs arrowed down to the top of his pants and disappeared beneath. When he removed his shirt sending it to the growing pile on the floor, a gleam of sweat was visible on his chest. Without tasting it, Diamond knew that it would be earthy, salty. She couldn’t help but lick her lips at the thought, wondering if his masculine taste would be as erotic as hers.

  He bent over and took off his shoes and socks and moved toward her on his bare feet. As he approached, he unfastened his sterling silver belt buckle and slowly untethered the rich full grain belt from the belt loops. He twisted the end of the burnished strap around his fist and for a long moment let it hang provocatively by his side. Diamond startled at the erotic sight and choked on the sudden gasp that captured the air from her lungs. The gleam in his steely eyes confirmed that he hadn’t missed her reaction to his potentially threatening move.

  While she’d managed to subsist on sips of air, even those fled as he dropped his belt on the floor and his fingers moved to the button on his pants. He undid it and shoved his pants lower on his hips, revealing a trail of tantalizing wiry hair pointing to his groin below. When Ian eased the zipper open, Diamond was shocked to see that he was naked underneath his trousers. Why the realization that this cultured, richly attired man had chosen to go commando under his formal attire was as powerful as it was, Diamond didn’t know. All she knew was that getting a full breath of air was a thing of the past. Biting her lip to hold back the cry lodged in her throat, Diamond watched avidly as he slid his trousers over his slim hips, freeing his impressive penis. The hard erect staff jutted out from his body nearly reaching his waist. At the sight of his burgeoning penis and the hunger in his eyes, Diamond couldn’t suppress an agonized cry as Ian strode to the bed.

  Chapter 21

  Ian drank in the erotic sight of Riley splayed across the bed. He groaned under his breath. Fuck, he knew she’d be beautiful, but even his practiced eye hadn’t discerned the extent of her beauty. Everything about Diamond was more erotic, more exquisite than he’d imagined. Waves of her sun-drenched hair blanketed the pillow. He imagined weaving his fingers in the golden tresses and using the shiny locks to tip back her head and bare her neck to his marauding lips and teeth.

  He allowed his eyes to travel lower to feast on her breasts. Ian hadn’t exaggerated when he told her that he’d been shocked at their abundance. The surprisingly full globes rose up in glistening ivory mounds. He ached to hold them in his hands, feel their lushness, lick the moisture that was gleaming between them. Her succulent nipples were erect, rosy tips just begging to be suckled. Which he planned to do, certain he could bring her to orgasm by that alone.

  Her taut belly confirming hours of rigorous abdominal crunches led to his biggest surprise. Ian had never pegged Diamond for a bare pussy. All the women he knew who either shaved or better yet lasered their pubic hair were adventurous, experienced lovers. Knowledgeable and willing to participate in extreme variations of sex. Ian knew Diamond well enough to know that she did not fit in that category. Which made her bare pussy even more enticing.

  Ian confessed that any woman he planned to bed more than once needed to be bare or she wouldn’t make it to his exacting list of potential repeaters. There was something about the feel, the visual treat and the taste of a bare pussy that drove his libido into the stratosphere. That the nervous, inexperienced Diamond had chosen to reveal herself in this erotic way pointed to a trove of hidden desires she likely didn’t know she had. Desires that Ian fully intended to explore.

  At this point Diamond was squeezing her thighs together as though she could somehow protect the treasures between them from his fierce gaze. He suppressed a chuckle. Unfortunately her modesty wouldn’t protect her from his need to explore. Her luscious thighs, pale and toned, begged to be spread open. Separated by one of his knees or better yet his shoulders to keep her legs wide apart, so that he could take his time examining her mouthwatering intimate folds. He already knew that her sweet, spicy taste was exquisite and her musky scent addictive. Until he licked Diamond’s juices off of his fingers, Ian hadn’t known it was a scent and taste that he’d been craving. His cock surged at the thought of placing his mouth where to this point only his fingers had been.

  He mused that the only part of her that he couldn’t see was her ass. He managed to keep from rolling her over and massaging those firm rounded globes he’d ogled through her clothes. He slowed himself down, knowing that he would have plenty of time to play with that glorious heart-shaped ass, particularly the enticing crack between the firm cheeks. He licked his lips remembering how he’d lusted over her bottom every time she wore those damnable skinny jeans. Hell, they were an open invitation to an ass-man like himself to come on in and play.

  Seeing her wide-eyed gaze at his prick, Ian did his best to smother his grin. He wasn’t surprised that she was startled. Hell, even he was impressed with the way his staff was jutting out from his body, a flag at reveille. Damned if there wasn’t even pre-cum on the swollen head. Why he was surprised at her reaction to his flagrant arousal, he wasn’t sure. His prick had been pounding against his trousers since the moment he saw her in the infamous dress. Or to be more precise, he’d been hard as a steel rod since he’d pressed her against the wall earlier this afternoon. He’d seriously considered taking her then and there. It had taken every bit of restraint he had not to pound into her balls deep—from the rear, no less. Now savoring her stunning body and her dazed expression contorted with a mix of fear and excitement, Ian was glad he’d waited.

  “Ian, I don’t know if I…I don’t think I can….”

  Diamond’s shaky voice trailed off. Biting on her lower lip, she shook her head, clearly dismayed.

  He moved imperceptibly closer to the edge of the bed and forced his voice to be soft, confirming, but didn’t hide the determination.

  “Uh uh, sweetheart. Don’t think, baby. That’s the one thing I don’t want you to do. All I want you to do is feel. And, to trust me. You know I won’t hurt you.”

  He lifted a cocky brow and smiled at her. “Unless, of course, you try to pull back and not give into all the sensations that are flooding your body. Then I might have to paddle your pretty ass just to ensure that you don’t cheat yourself or me to all the powerful erotic experiences we are going to share.”

  At her startled cry and attempt to move away from him, Ian softened his tone. Inching closer, he eased up to the side of the bed.

  “Do you know how flushed you are, Diamond?”

  He reached out and stroked the side of her face.

  “And not just your cheeks.” Gazing at her breasts, he marveled, “I wish you could see your chest. Only your erect nipples are hotter, rosier. And they are a gorgeous shade of scarlet.”

  At his reference to her breasts, her nipples tightened into hard beaded peaks and a low moan escaped her lips. Feeling his prick jerk convulsively in response, and seeing her frightened reaction, Ian moved against the bed and placed one knee on the edge. It was time to take this lovely woman in hand. And take them both to erotic heights neither of them had known. He crawled over to her, and before she could move away, he stretched out his lon
g body and lay beside her.

  Pulling her trembling body next to him, Ian murmured, “Let me hold you, darling. Just for a moment, let me hold you like this, easy and slow.”

  Not allowing her to move away, he began to stroke her back as he pressed his thighs and belly next to hers. He ensured that his rowdy prick was carefully ensconced between her thighs. Her passionate tremor and soft groan confirmed that his advance while likely frightening was also welcome. At least to her tempestuous body if not her reluctant mind. Knowing that he couldn’t allow her to think, Ian leaned down and lightly licked one hard nipple then drew it into his mouth and sucked on the sensitive beaded peak. At the same time he reached for the other nipple and began to tug on it, pinching it gently, persistently.

  He was rewarded by her massive shudder and whimpering moan. Breathing in her erotic fragrance, he couldn’t suppress a satisfied chuckle that sounded more like a groan.

  “Damn, darling, I’ve barely begun to assault you, and you are trembling like an Aspen tree in a forty mile an hour wind. And hell, baby, your rosy chest is damp with sweat. Do you have any idea how fucking sexy that is? Apparently what my Ice Queen has needed is a man who wants her more than anything in the world and won’t take no for an answer if she tried.”

  When she groaned and pressed her nipple against his searching fingers, his voice was low guttural.

  “That’s the way, baby. Show me how much you want me to do this. Don’t worry, I won’t stop. I’m going to assault these gorgeous breasts of yours until you are begging for mercy. Or more to the point, begging me to let you come.”

  At her passionate cry he intensified his assault, sucking vigorously on one nipple while he played with the other. He pinched then stretched the tender point until it was as long and hard as the one he was suckling. In an amazingly short time, almost before the words were out of his mouth he felt a massive orgasmic tremor take over her body. Shaking violently, Diamond muffled her passionate cry against his shoulder and dug her fingernails into his back; Ian responded with a groan of his own. No question, Diamond wouldn’t be the only one to earn battle scars in this passionate adventure they’d embarked on.

  Pressing his hand between her legs to intensify her reaction, he didn’t hide his wonder when a flood of moisture drenched his probing fingers. Not hiding his wonder, he murmured against her ear. “Jesus, baby, I barely suckled you and you are already cumming over my hand in waves.”

  Ian held her close to him, elated at the rioting shudders wracking her body and the moisture coating his fingers. With a heady rush of emotion, he congratulated himself. Goddamn, he was right. If anything, this surprising woman was even more passionate than he’d predicted. He felt like a knight of old who hung a sheet on the doorway to proclaim to the world that he’d deflowered his maiden lover. Not that Diamond was a virgin, but Ian couldn’t suppress his feeling of triumph. He knew in his gut, that the passionate waves that were still reverberating over her were as surprising to her as they were confirming to him.

  Not content to let Riley come down from the passionate peak she was clearly riding, he kissed her lips then began working his mouth down her body, nipping at the tender places on her breasts, her belly and finally her bare mons. At her shuddering cry, and attempt to push him away, he shook his head and murmured, “No, baby, not a chance I’m going to stop now. Besides you know in your soul that you don’t want me to stop. Damn, honey. Your pussy is speaking for you, love. Loud and clear. Let me give you a taste of what it is saying.”

  Ian inserted one finger inside of her, then another, then raised the drenched digits to her lips.

  “Suck on my fingers, Diamond. Then tell me if you’ve ever tasted anything more glorious in your life!”

  To his delight she did as he ordered. She sucked vigorously and groaned in pleasure.

  “That’s the way, sweet, sexy woman. Suck hard, lick my fingers clean.”

  He met her eyes and didn’t hide the passion that had to be burning in his. His voice was gruff, raspy. “You don’t need to save any of that glorious nectar for me. I trust you don’t mind, but I prefer to go to the source.”

  Not allowing her to pull away, Ian swung his leg over her belly and straddled her hips. Grasping her knees, he folded her legs against her chest then spread her knees wide. Ignoring her attempt to push him way, he merely shook his head, not bothering to answer her anxious plea. Bending down, he wedged his shoulders between her legs, forcing them still wider apart, exposing her pussy to his heated inspection. At her cry, he shook his head again and met her frantic gaze. He could hear her heartbeat pounding in her chest.

  “No, no, no. It’s okay, Diamond. Remember what I told you. Don’t think, feel! Revel in what it feels like to have a man starving for your taste, your heady fragrance. And, baby, know that nothing in the world can stop me now. I plan to devour you, Tiger, and I promise you, you will love every minute.” When she whimpered, his voice hardened to a command. “Hear me, Diamond. I want you to give yourself to me completely. No holding back. Do you understand?”

  Needing to take her firmly in control, to make her understand that he was in charge and to increase her feeling of helplessness, and he hoped, her ability to let go, he kneeled up and reached for her hands. Grasping them in his he stretched them over her head and wrapped her fingers around the slats in the headboard. At her confused stammer and attempt to pull away, he shook his head.

  “Uh uh, darling.” He allowed a wicked smile to curve his lips. “Not that I don’t trust you, but I need you to truly let go. If I had cuffs, I would fasten your hands to this headboard to ensure that you don’t try to stop me, to push me away.”

  At her startled gasp, he continued softly, “I want you to feel, Diamond. Not think. I want you to feel me making love to you in every bone and nerve in your body. I want you to revel in it. Knowing that I have never made love to a woman I want more than I want you.” Squeezing her fingers around the spindles, he chuckled. “Hang on tight, Tiger. This is going to be a hell of a ride.”

  Diamond choked out an inarticulate response then nodded, and clung to the headboard. Her dark brown eyes gleamed with a mix of fear and excitement.

  Barely able to contain his excitement, Ian smiled at her. “That’s my hot woman. Prepare to melt, Ice Queen.” Tearing his gaze away, he focused on the task at hand: bringing this gorgeous woman to an ecstatic climax.

  He began to lightly stroke her labia with his expert fingers, then gently parted the swollen folds and sought out her clit. Her sobbing cry confirmed he’d found it. Using a combination of his fingers, his tongue and finally his teeth, he tormented the sensitive nub with teasing flicks until it was erect and she was writhing on the bed. Ian hadn’t known his prick could get any harder. But at the sight of her clinging to the headboard like a lifeline and raising her hips to better meet his hungry mouth and hands, he knew he had to get inside of her or he would surely spill on the bed.

  With a hard groan, he rose up on his knees. His voice was rough, ragged.

  “Jesus, baby, I can’t wait. I have to take you now. And Diamond I’m not going to be easy. I want you too much. Do you understand?”

  Her trusting hips and harsh moan egged him on. As gently as he could he entered her. He was a big man and he knew it likely had been a long time since she’d had sex. Thanking the gods of sensuality that had her juices easing the way, he began to trust. Feeling her snug pussy clutching him, he knew he couldn’t hold back. Rising up on his knees, he warned her again.

  “I need you, Diamond. I…I have to take you now.”

  At her welcoming cry, Ian gave in to the overpowering sensations driving him. With a low groan he started to thrust, in and out, harder and faster until he was pistoning into her. Electricity was shooting through his balls and he knew his release was imminent. Feeling her orgasm take hold and listening to Diamond’s sobbing cries, begging him to go harder, deeper, he gave in to the brutal pleasure storming through him. With a passionate shout he lifted her higher and drov
e into her in a release so powerful it was a wonder it didn’t shatter them both.

  Chapter 22

  At the buzz of his cell phone, Ian sat up, fully awake. Rolling over in his arms, Diamond did the same. Ian grimaced. Their immediate responses spoke to their elite training. Hell, no normal man or woman could come to alert attention the way that they did following the night they’d had. For a fleeting moment Ian allowed the memory of the remarkable night to flood him. He didn’t know how many times he brought Diamond to orgasm or how he managed to do the same. He only knew that eventually they were too exhausted to do more than cling to each other in a drenched stupor. He’d finally roused himself enough to go to the bathroom and retrieve a hot towel. Like his, her body was slick with sweat and their combined juices. Her soft whimpers and moans as he gently and thoroughly washed her breasts, belly and between her legs, confirmed that his astonishing lover was still in the throes of passion—after what could only be called a marathon night of passionate, erotic loving.

  Keeping his arm tightly around her shoulders as they both sat up in bed, Ian glanced at the time. His phone read 4:05 a.m.

  “Ross.”

  After his terse greeting, he listened to the voice on the other end, his gut clutching. Huffing a hard sigh, he unwound himself from around Diamond’s body and rose to his feet. Listening to a tale that was going from critical to devastating by the second, he crossed the room and began dragging clothes out of the bureau. When he spoke, his voice was curt with an undercurrent of concern.

  “Where are you now? Good. Diamond and I are on the way. I’ll call Gunderson to meet us there. In the event the police arrive before we do, don’t let him say word one until we get there.”