I reached down, fingers curling around the hem of my shirt. Slowly, deliberately, I lifted it over my head. The fabric slid away, revealing what lay beneath.
Avaâs breath hitchedâa sharp, audible gasp.
My body wasnât just tonedâit was a masterpiece of carved stone and liquid shadow. Shoulders broad, chiseled like cliffs, muscle ridges cutting sharp lines beneath skin that glowed like polished bronze in the dim light. My chest was a landscape of sculpted planes, the definition so deep it cast shadows even in the soft glow.
My abs werenât just definedâthey were cobblestones, each ridge a testament to power, tapering down to the sharp V-lines that disappeared into my waistband.
No imperfections.
Just perfection. Divine. Unearthly.
Ava stared, mesmerized. Her lips parted, a soft, almost reverent sigh escaping. Her eyes darkenedâno longer just curious, but
worshipful
. Her fingers lifted, trembling slightly, as she reached out to touch me.
Her fingertips brushed my collarboneâhesitant at first, then braver. She traced the solid ridge, following the line of muscle down to my shoulder, where the definition deepened. Her touch was feather-light, almost reverent, as if she were afraid Iâd vanish beneath her fingertips. I stayed still, letting her explore, letting her feel the heat, the hardness, the raw power beneath my skin.
When her lips met my collarbone, it was softâwarm, open-mouthed. A kiss. Then another, just below it, her tongue flicking out to taste the salt on my skin. My cock throbbed in response. She felt itâsmiled against my fleshâbut kept teasing. Her kisses trailed lower, down the center of my chest, over the solid planes of my pecs, her tongue tracing the valley between them.
Her touch was worship, slow, deliberate, devotional.
My hands moved tooâone slid up her back, fingers tracing the line of her spine through her tactical top, feeling the subtle tremors running through her. The other slid
under
her top, fingertips brushing the warm skin just above her hips, but not higher.
I teased the waistband, tracing the dip of her lower back, feeling her muscles quiver beneath my touch, but refusing to give in to the temptation to touch her breasts. Not yet.
Her hands and lips explored my upper body with increasing hungerâfingers splayed across my shoulders, nails grazing lightly, not scratching, just
marking
territory. Her mouth closed over the peak of my pec, sucking gently, not biting, just claiming. Her tongue swirled around the sensitive nipple, and a low groan rumbled in my chest.
I shuddered. She felt it. Smiled against my skin.
Her kisses traveled lower, down the ridges of my abs, her tongue tracing the lines of muscle as if memorizing a map. She knelt slightly, her breath hot against my skin as her mouth moved lower, following the V-line down my abdomen, her fingers gripping my hips, thumbs digging into the hollows near my waistband.
My hands tightened on herânot pushing her away, but holding her steady as I let her worship me. My fingers slid deeper under her top, tracing the dimples just above her ass, feeling the warmth of her bare skin. Her breath hitchedâa soft, needy sound.
I could feel the heat radiating off her, the tension in her body, the way she arched slightly into my touch, wordlessly begging for more.
Then, finally, my hands slid upâslow, deliberateâunder her top. She lifted her arms without hesitation, letting me pull the fabric up.
When I finally peeled her top away, it wasnât just exposureâit was revelation. The soft fabric *slid* down her arms, and her breasts spilled into view like a gift unwrapped in moonlight, but bathed instead in the dim, electric glow of the hotel room lights.
They werenât just large. They were
sublime
.
Full
âheavy enough to create a shadowed valley between them, yet high and firm, sitting like ripe fruit on the strong curve of her ribcage.
The skin was flawless, smooth as alabaster, but marked with the subtlest, sexiest imperfections: the faint blue veins tracing beneath the surface like rivers on a map, the faint tan lines from tactical gear cutting across her upper chest, the
darker, pebbled texture
of her nipples already hardened into tight, desperate buds.
The way they moved was
sin
âa soft, breath-catching bounce as she shifted, the weight of them swaying with every tremor that wracked her body. The contrast between the pale, delicate skin and the deep crimson of her areolas was absurdly eroticâlike forbidden fruit waiting to be tasted.
And her nipples... gods, her nipplesâalready hard from my touch, from my kiss, from the sheer weight of my gaze on them. They werenât just erect. They were aching,
pebbled into tight, flushed peaks that begged to be sucked
, to be nipped, to be worshipped with the same devotion Iâd given the rest of her body.
When she arched her back slightly, pushing them closer to my mouth, the sight was decadentâthe way they lifted, the way the curve deepened, the way her breath hitched as my breath ghosted over one sensitive peak.
I could see the delicate
thrum
beneath the skin, the sharp intake of breath as she waited for me to touch her there. To finally claim what Iâd deliberately denied us both.
The view was sinful in its perfectionâpure temptation made flesh. The kind of sight that made a man want to fall to his knees and worship. To taste. To devour.
And I knew she
knew
it too.
The way she watched me watch herâeyes dark, lips parted, chest heavingâwas the final confirmation.
She wanted me to starve.
And I was
starving
to give in.
So, I did.
My mouth closed over one straining peakânot gently. I
sucked
â
hard
.
Her back arched like a drawn bow, a sharp moan tearing from her throat as her hands
fisted
in my hair, pulling me closer.
Wet
heat flooded my mouthâthe taste of her skin, the subtle salt, the
sweet ache
of her arousal.
My tongue swirled around the tight bud, teeth grazing itâjust enough painâand her hips
jerked
against me, a broken whimper tearing from her lips.
"More..." she begged, grinding her hips against me, her breasts
rubbing
against my chest.
I gave it to her.
My mouth
claimed
her other breast, sucking just as hard, my hand sliding up to roll the first nipple between my fingersâpinching, twisting, tormenting as I devoured her.
Her moans came fasterâbroken, desperate. Her entire body
shuddered
âher hips rolling, her thighs pressing together, her nails
scraping
down my back.
"You wanted me to see?" I growled against her skin, teeth grazing her nipple. "You wanted me to worship you?"
Her
eyes rolled back
, a choked sob escaping. "Yes... please... Eros..."