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naturally sexy, disheveled way and her cheeks had taken on a rosy blush. Her lips were flushed and a bit swollen and if Thomas wasn’t mistaken, curving a bit at the corners.
    From one look, one glimpse of Elizabeth standing beside his bed, Thomas wondered how he’d ever look at another woman the same. She would spoil him for all others, he was sure. This woman with the hands of a thief, a heart of gold, and the body of a goddess…
    Though he’d only lived a short thirty years on this earth, Thomas was certain there was no other woman who could match Elizabeth’s beauty, inside or out.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER FOUR
     
     
    Elizabeth didn’t know what to make of Thomas McGuire or the rumblings inside her when they touched.
    Before boarding the Titanic, Elizabeth had lived her life as a bit of a daredevil, taking on adventures others thought too risky. She’d been searching for something worth fighting for. Something that would boil the blood in her veins and rile up her defenses. Since stepping foot on board, she’d stolen from a handful of first class passengers and thought not much of it.
    Never—not once—had a single spark of exhilaration ever fired in her middle. Not like this.
    From one smoldering touch, Thomas sent heat flashing to Elizabeth’s center and flurries of excitement to her core. When his lips pressed against hers, she felt… alive . More so than she ever had before.
    “What now?” he asked, once he’d turned from the door. His face was pale, nearly matching the whiteness of his dress shirt. He looked anxious, but it suited him well. His square jaw was clenched, ticking by his temple. And his lips were pressed tight.
    He was a challenge. A tightly wound ball of nerves that Elizabeth couldn’t wait to unravel.
    “Now you kiss me,” she said, and held her breath.
    He covered the length of the room quickly, his strong hands cupping her neck as he pulled her against him. She arched back, letting the pleasure of his kiss overtake her.
    Beneath the prim and proper suit, hidden under layers of stifling responsibility, was a man that made Elizabeth’s heart beat fast. She could feel power surging beneath the surface of his rigid persona.
    If only she could unleash it…
    He kissed her hard and urgent, sealing them together from mouth to chest to hip. Flickers of heat licked through her body as he held her firm and drew her close. His tongue dove deep in her mouth, weakening her knees and clouding her mind. She kissed him back, hungry to fuel the fire he’d started in her middle.
    While he planted one hand on the small of her back and angled her into him, the other found her breast.
    “Yes?” he breathed against her mouth, his fingers dancing around the lace top of her corset.
    She nodded fast, struggling to find the air to speak. “Yes.”
    Moving with more control than Elizabeth thought possible, Thomas guided her onto the bed and situated himself beside her. Palming her stomach, he laid her back and lifted her arms over her head, then ever so slowly, pulled down the top of her dress.
    She ached for his mouth to smear kisses across her skin. Yearned for the sensations to continue spiraling down her body.
    As his mouth found her breast, she moaned and laid her head back.
    Yes . This is exactly what she’d wanted and so much more.
    His tongue swirled around her nipple, fast at first, hungry and desperate. Then his control snapped back into place like a steel trap. He licked her nipple slower. Slower still. Until he was licking the pink tip with long, thick draws.
    He was liable to drive her mad.
    Chills shot across her chest and radiated through her body, gathering at her center. Her legs squirmed beneath the light folds of her gown, anxious for his hand to find her wet and wanting.
    As if he could sense her passion rising, Thomas caught her mouth and slid his tongue past her lips. Between the sweetness of his mouth and the spicy scent of his cologne, Elizabeth lost herself in him.