they had her by whoever had set up this date for her?
“I work on a ranch here in Montana.”
It wasn’t a total lie, but he felt guilty nonetheless. According to Abby, the men and women in the Hit It and Quit It Club underwent scrutiny that would make the FBI jealous. He didn’t have anything to worry about. So why was he suddenly on alert?
Lorna looked up at him. “Work on a ranch?”
He detected no guile. “Yeah, herding cattle, stuff like that.”
She gave him another brilliant smile. “You are a cowboy?”
Damn, she acted like she didn’t care that he might be some hired hand.
“That’s right, I’m a cowboy.”
“I’ve never known a cowboy.”
“This is your first time in Montana?”
She nodded.
“How do you like it?”
A shadow flickered across her features, but was gone before he could be sure what it was. She glanced out the window. The snow had stopped and soft moonlight spread an ethereal glow around the snow-covered evergreens.
“It’s beautiful,” she murmured.
Desire uncoiled inside him. “You’re beautiful.”
She glanced at the chocolate and then looked at the empty plate of strawberries. He had to laugh.
“You want more?” he asked. “I’ll call room service.”
A mischievous look entered her eyes. “No need.”
She moved the three empty platters from between them, pushed onto her knees, and picked up the small bowl of chocolate. Lorna dipped a finger in the dark sauce, then pushed it past her lips. His heart pounded as her finger disappeared inside her mouth. Her cheeks hallowed in a sucking motion and his cock jumped—hard. She withdrew the finger and he realized he’d been holding his breath.
Jace remained motionless as she unbuttoned his jeans. When she tugged them downward, he lifted his hips. She pulled them free of his legs, then tossed them aside. Eyes locked with his, she picked up the chocolate. He tensed in readiness for another exhibition with her finger. Instead, she grasped the waistband of his boxer briefs, pulled them down and dribbled chocolate along his stiff rod.
“I like chocolate,” she said.
She lowered her head. When her mouth closed around his chocolate covered dick, Jace’s last coherent thought was to wonder how he got so lucky.
Chapter Ten
Lorna did love chocolate, though she had never indulged in this manner—with chocolate, or with a man. The dark, sweet liquid mingled with Jace’s musky scent to create a heady sensation that she could lose herself in. She took him deep in her mouth. He moaned. She withdrew, sucking hard, and swallowed with a big slurp.
Chocolate still remained on his engorged shaft and she ran her tongue from tip to root, then back up again. She lapped at the tip. No man had ever tasted so good. Lorna swirled her tongue around the head, then swiped at the slit before sucking him into her mouth again, sucking and licking. Each stroke made him pulse in her hand and mouth.
He squirmed, thrust past her lips, and trembled. “Sweetheart, you’re going to drive me out of my mind.”
Desire vanished with a wrenching twist. She’d heard that same phrase enough times to know what it meant. Jace was consumed by lust. Her chest tightened with the realization that she had let her guard down. He had charmed her.
She choked back tears, never faltering from the in and out rhythm that was pulling him higher. He thrust into her mouth. His rod lengthened. She had thought to escape Aeden. Instead, fate had brought her back where she belonged. She was to be the Queen of Shade . Jace abruptly grasped her head and pushed her upright. She blinked, but before she could comprehend his meaning, he shoved his undergarments from his body and gently urged her onto her back.
He came down on top of her and covered her mouth with his. His body enveloped hers. Her mind whirled. He thrust his tongue past her lips, tasting, sucking…savoring. She’d never had this happen before. No man had pulled his rod from her mouth when