Julianne slowly turned around to face Jin. He was standing too close. She could feel his warm breath against her face.
“I named this place The Arabella when I was building it,” he continued. “And that’s also why I have to tear it down.”
She bit her lip as tears rolled down her cheeks. She felt his hands on both sides of her cheeks. His face descended towards hers as he took her lips in one chaste kiss.
“Jin…” she started saying.
“Arabella…” he whispered against her lips. His voice was low, but thick with emotions. “Just this once. Please… choose me.”
He sounded sincere… and desperate. And it broke Julianne’s heart even more. She remembered the time that she would have given everything to stay with this man. If she had the freedom then… if she hadn’t been scared of what her father or McAllister would do to him… she would choose him. Over. And over.
He raised her face towards him and then he kissed her once again. She offered no resistance. She let him kiss her… gently at first. And then slowly, his kisses became demanding. He kissed her with a raging passion that matched the wrath of the storm outside the glass house.
His arms wrapped around her waist as he pulled her to him, trying to get as close to her as possible. He continued pushing her towards the sofa. He never released her mouth. He was exploring her, entering her soul. She was mesmerized, drowned in the pool of desire he was pushing her in.
It was getting warmer inside the glass house. Outside, the storm was getting stronger. His kisses were getting more demanding. And she was slowly getting lost in the abyss.
“Ma belle…” he whispered against her skin as he nuzzled her neck. “You are driving me insane.”
He gently peeled off her coat. He took off his jacket. He kept kissing her as he continued to unbutton her sweater. Slowly, he undressed her, kissing every bit of skin he exposed.
Piece by piece.
Kiss after kiss.
Breath by breath.
Moan after moan.
Oh my God! Am I really going to fall for this?
Her mind was screaming danger signs all over. She knew Jas Mathieu. She trusted him. She knew he would take care of her. He wouldn’t break her heart.
But this is Jin Starck!
The wolf in sheep’s skin. The devil disguised as an angel.
Jin stared back at her, his eyes blazing with desire. His face descended towards hers and he whispered, “Tu es ravissante. Restez avec moi… ma belle.”
The minute his lips touched hers again, all doubts, all warning signs flew out the window. Her mind went blank. All she could think about was him and his mouth devouring hers… and the electricity radiating from his skin.
“Jin…” she moaned in a voice she couldn’t even recognize.
“Arabella…”
He left a trail of kisses from the base of her neck, to the slope of her shoulders and then he returned to her lips again, tracing it with his tongue, gently goading her to open her mouth, asking for entrance. An entrance which she couldn’t help but grant.
He gently pushed her towards the sofa. She landed on the soft cushions and he landed on top her, caging her, preventing her from escaping him, not that she would want to escape him at the moment. She wasn’t herself anymore. She was lost.
He nudged her knees apart as he pressed firmly against her. She could feel him against her core. He was rock hard. They were only separated now by the thin material of her cotton panties, and his boxer briefs.
He nuzzled her neck once again. She felt his hot kisses trail down her chest. He sucked on the skin of her breast. She almost screamed when she felt his mouth on one of her peaks, gently nipping, then eagerly sucking.
“Oh my God, Jin!” she breathed.
“You like that, baby?” he asked in a hoarse whisper.
He sucked on her nipple again.
“Oh God, yes!” she heard herself say. She was completely surrendering to this.
She felt his hand between her thighs. He touched her most intimate part.
“Fuck!” she cursed softly.
He kissed her lips again. His kisses were much more invading and demanding than the last ones.
“Soon, ma belle!” he whispered. He pulled her underwear to the side so he could touch her without barriers. She could feel her own wetness through his fingers. “Fuck! It’s gonna be sooner than I thought! You’re so ready for me, baby! I can’t wait to have you again.”
“Jin… please.” She couldn’t take the feeling of his fingers on her. It was pure torture. He caressed her bud and she felt fire ignite from her core. “Oh God! What are you doing to me?”
“I’m gonna make you scream, ma belle!”
She felt him nudge her thighs so she could open them wider, give him better access to the treasure between them. Then she felt a finger invade her.
“God!” she moaned.
At the same time, she felt his thumb on her button, rubbing her in gentle circles as he touched her sensitive spot from inside.
“Jin!” She could feel more wetness coming out of her, she must be drenching the fabric of the sofa. “Please!”
It had been a long time since she felt pleasure like this. She hadn’t had sex again since her first time. And now, she couldn’t believe she was about to give herself again to the same man she gave her virginity to.
He kissed her savagely. His tongue invaded her mouth with as much urgency as his fingers were invading her sweet core.
“You like that, baby?”
“Yes…” she breathed. She could barely find her voice.
“Give it to me, ma belle,” he commanded. “Come for me. I want you to be very ready to take me.”
“Jin, please...”
“Come for me, sweetheart. I can barely hold it together,” he said, as he looked at her with eyes that were drunk with passion, raw with hunger, dark with desire.
He hit that sweet spot inside her at the same time he pressed on her bud, driving her towards the edge.
“Oh my God, Jin! Jas! Oh my God!” she moaned loudly, not caring anymore who might hear them.
He gave her pleasure. He gave her fireworks. He raptured her soul.
She shattered right before his eyes. And when she opened hers again, she found him staring at her, content was evident on his face. He pulled his fingers away from her core and brought them to his mouth, tasting her nectar, the evidence of her surrender.
“You taste as good as I remember. Sweet. Heaven.”
Then his face descended towards hers as he kissed her gently. She could almost taste herself on his lips.
And then in one swift motion and without further warning, he entered her.
“Holy mother of…” she cursed. She had forgotten how big he was.
He didn’t move immediately, giving her time to adjust to his size.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
She nodded. “It’s just that… you’re big.”
“And you’re too tight, ma belle. You’re suffocating me,” he breathed. “But damn, you feel so good!”
Slowly he started moving. Gently. He was looking at her intensely. Soon, she had fully adjusted to him. She could feel pleasure slowly building up within her again.
“You feel good, love,” he said. “God! You fit me like a glove! Snug… tight. Perfect. Like you were made for me.”
He kissed her again. Then his thrusts became faster, more urgent than before.
“Oh God! Love!” he moaned. “Arabella…”
Her core began to ignite once more. She became wetter and wetter by the second. He filled her perfectly, touching her in all the right places inside. Every thrust he made stimulated that sensitive spot that made her hunger for more.
“Jin… please…” she whispered.
“What do you want, baby?”
She pulled him to her, so she could give him demanding kisses this time. “Make me come again!”
She felt him smile against her lips. Then he whispered, “My pleasure, ma belle.”
He pushed himself up. Then he took both her legs and slung them on his shoulders. He put both his hands on her hips and then he started pounding her—hard, giving her strong, powerful thrusts. Julianne felt that her second rapture was inevitable.
“Oh, my God!”
He wasn’t gentle anymore. He was a man on a mission. He was a beast consumed with desire. And Julianne felt like she could no longer take the pleasure he was giving her.
“Jin…”
She could hear the sound of his body slamming against hers. She could hear the sound of her own wetness as he pushed and pulled from her… over and over.
“God, Arabella!” he said in a low, hoarse voice. “You’re driving me mad! I’ve never wanted anyone like this before!”
“Jin! Faster! Oh God, I’m so close!” she demanded. If he stopped, it would drive her insane. “Don’t stop, don’t stop! Please don’t stop!”
She couldn’t believe it! An hour ago, she was making him promise not to kiss her again. Now, she was demanding that he doesn’t stop thrusting in and out of her. “Jin… please don’t stop!”
“Never, baby!” he breathed. “I don’t think I would be able to stop from now on!”
He gave her one strong thrust that hit her right on her spot and finally pushed her to the cliff of oblivion.
“Oh my God, I’m coming! I’m coming!” she screamed, not caring who heard her.
He released her legs and leaned forward to kiss her lips, swallowing her cries and still pumping within her to ride her through ecstasy. Then she heard him cry, “Fuck! I’m coming too! Damn!”
Then she felt him pulsating inside her. He was filling her up with his hot fluid. He buried himself within her even deeper and it intensified her pleasure even more.
She didn’t know how long it lasted, but she wished it could have lasted a lifetime. They were both in Nirvana. It was the most powerful orgasm of her life, even better than the one he gave her when they first made love and she thought nothing could top that.
When she opened her eyes again, he was staring down at her with gentler eyes. He smiled and then he leaned forward to give her a soft kiss on the lips. He was still in her, not releasing her, as if he, too, was scared to break the magic.
“You’re amazing!” he whispered and then he gave her cheek a kiss. He left a trail of light kisses from her ear to her chin. Then he gave her lips another kiss. “Are you okay?”
She nodded. “Why wouldn’t I be?”
“I was a bit rough,” he replied. “I’m sorry. I think I lost control.”
She gave her a soft laugh. “That makes the two of us.”
“You were too beautiful… I couldn’t hold anything back.”
She reached up to gently touch his cheek. “It was good that you didn’t. I’ve never felt like that before.”
“I did,” he whispered. “The first time we made love.”
“You were gentler that time.”
“I had to be…” he started saying and then he trailed off.
She raised a brow at him, waiting for him to continue. But instead, he kissed her lips once again and then he gently pulled out of her.
He reached down and pulled something from under the sofa. Julianne realized that the sofa had a drawer under it. He pulled a white fur-like blanket from the drawer and then he draped it over both of them. He pulled her into his arms, making her rest her head on his shoulder. She felt warm and comfortable.
Just then, she realized that she had sex in public… well, almost public.
“Oh my God! Do you think somebody could see us from outside?”
“Of course not,” he said. “The bushes around the house were perfectly arranged to obscure what’s inside. I’m quite particular with my privacy.”
She propped up on her elbow and raised a brow at him. “Hmmm… how many women have you brought here?”
He stared back at her in surprise. Then he laughed. Julianne was almost shocked because she didn’t expect that. Jin Starck does not laugh. At least that’s how they describe him.
She realized how ridiculous she sounded. “I’m sorry. I was out of line. I had no right to ask that.”
He reached forward to push a lock of stray hair away from her face.
“I didn’t know why I bought a sofa as big as this and placed it here. It’s big enough to be a day bed. But now… I’m thankful that I did,” he said. He tilted her chin up so she could look him in the eye. “It’s safe to say that the only woman I’ve brought inside The Arabella… is Arabella herself.”
She smiled at him shyly. He smiled back. Then he pulled her gently towards him. She rested her head against the crook of his shoulder.
Outside, the weather got worse. They could see the lightning in the skies above them. The rain poured heavily against the glass roof.
“This glass house is storm proof, is it?” she asked wearily.
“Of course, it is,” he assured her. “We’re safe here until morning.” He gently caressed her arm. “Sleep, Arabella. I will wake you up when it’s time to go.”
“Hmmm…” she murmured as she closed her eyes.
The storm may be raging outside but right at that moment, Julianne felt warm and safe. And for the first time in many years, she felt like it was okay to take a break… to escape. And she was glad that she chose to stay with him this time.
Even just this one last time.