Rules of Harte (Harte Series #1) (34 page)

             
Eva gasped as she landed back against the soft pillows of the giant water bed. He’d thrown her. It was rough and primal and so fucking hot, Eva though she might come just staring at his perfect chest.

             
‘This has to go,’ he said, staring at the damage he’d caused to her dress earlier. The purple silk splayed between his knuckles as he tugged viciously. The material shredded and exposed Eva’s bra and knickers.

‘Fuck,
’ Julian said, almost breathless. In an instant, he was on top of her, kissing every inch of her belly. ‘So fucking hot.’

             
His hot lips against her bare flesh had her soaking her knickers. Her clit pulsed and ached, as if Julian could read her mind, he slid his knee between her legs and she ground her hips against his thigh. Pleasure rippled through her with each thrust.

             
His hand slipped behind her back and flicked her bra open, effortlessly. He flung it on the floor without caring where it landed. She panted gently and her breasts rose and fell with each breath. She watched him tilt his head to the side, making no secret that he was staring at her breasts. He pinched her erect nipples between his thumb and index finger and rubbed them just enough to make her squirm.

‘Shh,’ he whispered
, raising his hands where she could see them. ‘Not yet. We’re not going to rush this.’

He leaned closer and dragged his teeth across her bottom lip. She gasped and her hands fought for space to unzip his trousers.

‘Get these off,’ she said, aching to see how hard he was.

Julian pulled back and flicked a single eyebrow up. Eva scrambled to sit upright to take in the full view. He stood up and pulled his trousers down. His boxers were tight and emphasised his perfect balls and throbbing cock.
Eva lunged forward. She brushed her lips against the outside of his boxers. He relaxed his shoulders and dropped his head back.

             
‘Suck me.’

His request sent a tingle down her spine. She pulled his boxe
rs down and let his warm, rigid cock fill her mouth. She slid her hand between his legs and rested her finger against his ass. He exhaled deeply with a satisfied groan. His hands rummaged through her hair as he thrust his hips back and forth. Her lips stayed tight around him, as he pushed deeper, right to the back of her throat.

‘Soak my balls.’

Eva pulled his cock free from her mouth and pumped it in her hands as she lowered her head and licked and sucked his balls. Taking each one into her mouth in turn, listening to his deep moans of approval.

             
Julian slid his finger under her chin and tilted her head until she locked eyes with him. ‘Fuck, you’re good,’ he said. ‘But it’s your turn now.’

He took both her hands in his and slid his fingers between hers.
He pulled her to the edge of the bed to stand in front of him. Her perky breasts pushed against his firm chest, and he waited a moment before he stepped back to take in the view. His eyes and his dropped lip told her, he was only getting started.

             
He brushed the tip of his nose just under her ear and his warm breath teased her skin as he slid his hands between her hips and her thong and pulled it down. He stared into her eyes and pushed two fingers into her mouth. ‘Wet them.’

‘Why?’ Eva said, barely able to breathe with anticipation.

‘Shh no questions, remember?’ he whispered into her ear.

             
Eva did as she was told and circled his fingers with her tongue, sucking each one in turn.

‘Good girl. Now lie back and spread your legs. I’m going to make you scream.’

Eva didn’t doubt it. His cocky confidence was the ultimate turn on. She sat back on the edge of the bed- slowly. Too slowly, Julian didn’t wait. His hands pressed against her shoulders and pushed her back against the soft mattress. Eva gasped as she felt cool air and Julian’s eyes between her, staring at her glistening opening.

‘So pink,’ he said. ‘I want to taste you.’

              Eva’s heart was beating so loudly, it thundered in her chest like a drumbeat.

Julian’s hands rubbed her ankles and his thumbs softly stroked the back of her calves, slowly working their way higher.

              Eva closed her eyes, barely able to believe the moment. The scent of his skin enhanced with rich cologne made every fibre of her body ache. Her opening pulsed with anticipation as her wet trickled out like seductive syrup. Soft, satisfied moans sounded from deep within her throat.

             
Julian flipped her onto her belly and she shrieked with surprise. She felt his finger traced the nobbles of her spine all the way to her ass. He placed a palm on each of her round cheeks and squeezed hard.

‘Trust me, okay?’ he whispered into her ear and then nibbled her neck gently.

She nodded meekly.

‘Good girl.’

She did trust him, but the mix of vulnerability and excitement had her body shaking. She had no idea what he would do next, and it scared the shit out of her in the best possible way.

His slipped a finger between the cheeks of her ass and slid lower until his finger was pressed right against her.

Eva shook her head. He wouldn’t dare, would he?

             
‘Fuck,’ Eva squealed. It burned and Eva sucked air between her teeth. Her breath was rough and shallow and her whole upper body trembled. The pressure was intense. And pain. It hurt, his finger was stretching her and she wasn’t sure if she liked it, but she wouldn’t tell him to stop. She was on the verge of orgasm and she wanted him to take her there.

             
Julian’s thumb circled her wet, dipping in and out of her and dragging her warm silk across her aching clit. He pushed deep and curled his thumb, effortlessly finding her spot. She clenched her walls around his thumb, throbbing on his hand. Oh God; she was going to explode.

‘Shh, not yet,’ he ordered, easing his pressure.

He slid his other hand between her belly and the mattress and his fingers crept lower.

‘Let me,’ he said.

Eva lifted her ass just a little and his hand slipped under her pelvis and his fingers positioned against her clit. He flicked it slowly and pumped her with his other hand. She was full.

‘Now,’ he said.

A loud moan burst from inside Eva as pleasure rippled through her. Her hips bucked and shook on his hands, his expert touch driving her crazy.

‘Say my name…’

Eva moaned louder.

‘Say it…’

‘Julian, Julian. Oh. My. God, Julian.

             
Eva’s body fell limp against the bed and she panted, barely able to move. Julian slipped his hands out of her and waited for her to catch her breath. He lay on his side, turned towards her and drew letters of the alphabet onto the sticky skin of her back. M.I.N.E. Eva closed her eyes and a delicate smile settled on her face.

Eva opened her eyes again to find the soft, cotton sheet covering her naked body. Julian was sat on the edge of the bed, his ankle resting on his opposite knee. Relaxed. He was wearing his shirt again but the buttons were all open. The crisp white material was a delicious contrast against his tanned, sallow skin. The sleeves were rolled up and his forearms were synonymous with strength as they rested, folded across his chest. He’d swapped his tuxedo trousers for a pair of loose, dark blue jeans. He was more relaxed than Eva had ever seen him and, if possible, even hotter.

             
She stared at his beautiful physique for a long time before he acknowledged she was awake. He didn’t talk; instead he shot her his infamous smile. She smiled back and rubbed her eyes.

Julian eyed up the ice bucket beside him
, containing champagne and two crystal flutes.

‘Oh God no, I can’t drink anything more,’ Eva said, her head spinning a little.

Julian laughed, ‘Who said anything about drinking it?’

             
‘Ready for more?’ he asked after a while of blissful silence.

Eva lifted her head, just enough to meet his eyes. She nodded and tried to wake herself up fully. ‘What time is it?’

‘Late.’

Eva shot up, pulling the sheet with her, painfully conscious that she was naked and Julian wasn’t. How familiar, she thought, blushing.

‘We have to go back down.’

Julian shook his head. ‘Why?’

‘To…you know…say goodbye and stuff.’

‘And stuff?’

Eva hated that he could do that; make her feel stupid by just repeating her words.

‘Well it’s your party. Aren’t you a bad host hiding up here?’

Julian scrunched his nose, lackadaisically. ‘Maybe.’

Damn. He was agreeable and infuriating at the same time.

              Eva scrambled to the end of the bed and tried to pull the sheet around her. Julian purposely wouldn’t move and she couldn’t free the corner from under him.

‘I need to go back.’ She was half pleading, half panicking. ‘Shelly will be looking for me.’

‘I doubt it. She was getting stuck into that fuck head who sniffs around you.’

‘Nathan?’

Julian shrugged his shoulders. Clearly refusing to say his name.

‘You went back to the party?’ She wanted to add, ‘without me’, but s
topped herself just before the words came out, certain it would make her sound like a needy psychopath.

‘Like you said,
it was my party. I couldn’t be rude.’

Eva was struggling to believe Julian was concerned about his hosting duties. He couldn’t keep a straight face just talking about it.

‘I had a few loose ends to tie up.’

Now that she did believe.

‘I would have come with you,’ Eva said, trembling, just thinking about facing that room of people again after the experience on stage.

‘I figured you needed your rest after your performance earlier. Bravo
, by the way.’

Condescending, irritating Julian was back. Where was passionate Julian that had touched her earlier? She liked him better.

              ‘I’m going,’ Eva said defiantly.

‘Off you go, but I’ll be keeping this here.’ Julian tugged hard and Eva lost her grip on the sheet. She stood completely naked in front of him. Her eyes flared with surprise and a huge, satisfied grin lit up Julian’s face. He was loving it, she could tell.

Her arm instinctively crossed her breasts and she grabbed a cushion off the chaise longue beside her and covered her lower half.

             
‘Satisfied?’ she snapped, humiliated.

‘No. But I will be.’

Julian stood up and was in front of her before she had time to blink. He took her arm from across her chest and forced it down by her side and caught the cushion and flung it away. His intention was clear and his confidence unravelled her. He pushed his mouth onto hers and against her better judgement, she kissed him back.

Her pubic bone brushed against the zip of his jeans and she felt his erectio
n swell behind the rough denim.

             
‘The party is over, everyone has gone home,’ he whispered, his lips still brushing against hers and the breath of his words rushed from his mouth into hers.

‘Gone?’ Eva repeated. ‘Everyone?’

Julian wrapped his hands around her lower back. ‘It’s just us now.’

‘Shelly?’ Eva said, worried.

Julian exhaled, almost laughing. ‘She’s fine, I had my driver take her home.’

Eva sighed, relieved - for a moment at least until, as always, she over analysed things. ’What about me?’

Julian took a step back and shook his head. ‘Seriously? You’re actually asking that? After tonight and all you know now, you’re only concern is…is a bloody taxi? Jesus, Evangeline. Do you not know by now that I will look after you?’

             
Eva’s throat swelled with a lump so huge that it threatened to choke her. So this was what it felt like when someone gives a shit, she thought, not sure what she’d done to deserve his protection. She stared into his eyes. His dark iris’s sparkled with honesty. She’d never seen that expression from him before. She liked it.

             
She stepped forward, closing the gap that he had initiated between them. Her body was confident and bold and her head was just going to have to get a grip and catch up. She reached her hands under his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders. She didn’t wait for it to hit the ground before she grabbed his jeans. She couldn’t undress him fast enough. She gasped as his rock hard cock awaited her as soon as she tugged the zip down.

‘No boxers,’ she said
, smiling.

Julian smirked, kicked off his jeans and wrapped his arms around her. His skin brushing against hers
, took her breath away and Eva closed her eyes. The only thing in the world that mattered right now was his touch and she wanted to savour every second.