Forbidden Lovers. Kimberley Troutte

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       Six

      Julia gasped when Captain pulled her into the crowded hall. It looked the same as it had for Matt’s birthday party ten years ago. Her chest squeezed so hard that breathing hurt. Everything ached. She felt small, ragged.

      She pulled her hand from his. “I have to go.”

      He faced her and probably saw full-fledged anguish in her eyes. Instead of letting her go, he stepped into her space. He put his hands on her shoulders and said, “No one will hurt you here. I promise. Please stay.”

      He lied. She was already hurting, big-time. “You don’t understand.”

      A trumpet blast made her jump. The band struck up a beat and the singers started in on one of her favorite songs.

      “Think of the birds you want to save. Plus...” Captain crooked his finger at her. “I can’t show you my moves if you won’t step onto the dance floor with me.”

      She bit her lip. The plovers needed her. She did love this song.

      And she wanted this man.

      Julia gave him her hand and let him lead her in. “This song is really good for—”

      He spun her under his arm. “Salsa. Relax, I’ve got this.” And just like that she was dancing with a pirate.

      Barely twenty seconds into the song, she realized she’d met her match. Everyone was watching, but Captain hadn’t stopped watching her. It gave her a zing up her spine to be the focus of his attention.

      “You dance well.” She meant it as a compliment. So why did her voice dip with sorrow?

      Because part of her wanted to believe that somehow Captain was Matt reincarnate. The way he danced destroyed all hope. Matt could barely move his feet to a beat while her date danced salsa like he’d had years of practice. He wasn’t her boy. It was time to let Matt go for good and enjoy this hot man who’d dropped in for a night.

      “You’re not bad, either.” He pulled her closer so her breasts pressed into his hard chest. “For a girl.”

      He grinned and she forgot about the past. She lost her mind. Those lips! She couldn’t stop gazing at them.

      Placing her hand on his jaw, she enjoyed the feel of his beard under her palm. He stopped dancing. He studied her intensely. Had the music slowed or had the world stopped moving? She didn’t know. All she could focus on was the way he looked like he could make love to her right there on the dance floor.

      And she wanted him, the past be damned.

      She wrapped her arm around his neck and pulled his lips to hers. The kiss she gave him wasn’t small or sweet. Her lips had been lonely for so long that they just took over.

      Fire licked through her core and her heart pounded hard. She was overcome with need. For this man. Right now.

      He held her cheeks and gave back as good as he got.

      It wasn’t enough. More, more, more! everything in her cried. She ran her tongue inside his mouth, tasting, exploring. The groan he made told her she was doing something right. One of his hands released her face and pressed into the small of her back, holding her to him, keeping her right where he wanted. She was breathing fast and burning up.

      People around her disappeared. She completely forgot where she was, who she was, but she knew exactly what she wanted. More!

      The taste of him, the way he kissed, made her head spin. His lips were perfect. They fit as if they were made for her. A fever of desire engulfed her.

      Heaven help her, she wanted that hand on her back to move lower, to squeeze. More, Matt!

       Matt?

      She pulled back and blinked at Captain. What in the world? For just a second there she’d thought...but that wasn’t possible.

      When would her stupid head get it?

      Captain’s grin was gone, replaced by an intense expression that spoke volumes. He was as worked up by the kiss as she was. They were fully clothed and in public.

      What moves would he show her when they were alone?

      A slow, sensuous song started playing and he spun her around until her back was against his chest. He pressed one hand to her belly and they rocked together to the beat. Slowly, he ran his other hand up her arm, down, petting her skin. Every nerve cell she owned sizzled. He moved the hair of her wig and kissed her neck.

      She gasped and closed her eyes.

      He nibbled on her ear and pressed himself against her. “Feel how much I want you.”

      There was no doubt about what she was feeling. She swallowed hard and simply nodded.

      While they rocked from side to side, his knees bumped her legs and he nibbled her ear. Waves of shivers rolled over her body. It felt so good. He made circles with the hand on her belly, dipping lower, lower...stopping too soon. She rolled her hips, trying to get those fingers where she needed them. She wanted him to cup her through the skirt, to hold her nice and tight. He was pushing all her buttons and there was no way to go back now. She wanted to cry out for more.

      “Miss Espinoza, you have defied the restraining order,” an authoritarian voice said behind her. “You need to come with us.”

      Julia’s eyes flew open to see two guards surrounding them.

      Captain growled, “Like hell she will.”

      “Sir, this is official business. Step back so no one gets hurt,” the second guard said.

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