Storm Front (The Charistown Series) (Volume 2) Read Online Free

slide into the pool
without any clue as to how every single step she took was one step closer to
bringing him to his knees.
    “What are you boys talking about?” Ashley said wiping the
water from her face, finally joining them at the deep end of the pool.
    With Leo’s blessing in his proverbial pocket, Ryan knew that
he could finally take steps to make Ashley his, and he would start as soon as
humanly possible.
     
     

     
     
    “ALRIGHT GUYS, I’LL run out and pick
up dinner. I’ll be back in about twenty minutes.” Leo winked at Ryan as he left
the pool with a towel wrapped around his torso.
    “What was that about? Do you think he’s acting weird?”
Ashley asked. Ryan barely heard her questions while he watched as Ashley clung
to the edge of the pool, her back to him as he walked through the water to get
closer to her. The soft lapping of the water around them gave away his
location. She sensed him closing in and shivered. He doubted her reaction had
anything to do with the water’s temperature. Just knowing that she was affected
by him made Ryan grateful for the cover of the water to disguise his growing
arousal.
    “I think he wanted us to know that we had some time to
ourselves.” Ryan whispered in Ashley’s ear, his warm breath spreading thousands
of goose bumps over her wet flesh. She turned around and he got lost in the
warmest pair of hazel eyes gazing into his. With the sun setting around them,
Ryan loved how her hair looked like spun gold.
    She inhaled sharply before speaking, pressing her hands to
his chest pushing some space between them. "What are we doing Ryan?"
her voice hoarse with desire. His ears perked at the particular way she phrased
her question. Employing the use of we instead of he would suggest
that she was already allowing herself to consider this. To consider him .
While his initial reaction was to roar his excitement, he harnessed his
enthusiasm as he slowly moved his way to her again.
    “Ash,” her name came out as a whisper as he stepped even
closer. He ran his hands up her arms and cupped her shoulders, his thumbs
stroking the smooth skin around the curved bone. He felt her body tremble and
her breath get shallow. Ryan knew she wasn’t scared, he could see the desire in
her eyes. He could feel warmth radiating from her sweet smile. One hand moved
to her neck and one to her jaw, he lifted his thumb, gently swiping its pad
over her full bottom lip just a fraction of a second before he placed his mouth
to hers for the first time.
     

     
    His lips were warm, soft and tender. His hard naked chest
pressed firmly up against hers, heat sinking into her skin and spreading like
the roots of wild flowers. He deepened the kiss as his tongue entered her mouth
and stroked hers as if savoring the very feel of her essence. The tug when his
fingers twisted in her wet hair sent more thoughts racing through her scrambled
mind, could this really be happening? She had fanaticized about this moment for
months, even years, if she was being honest.
    At first her thoughts were girlish dreams of hugs and pecks
on the cheek, but over the years her fantasies had become those of a woman—filled
with lust, desire and need. Ashley had never given her body to another person.
Not only was she a virgin but other than a few chaste kisses she had remained
virtually untouched, saving her body for the one person who held her heart.
    As Ryan ran one hand through her hair and the other down the
column of her neck, she could feel the flames of desire licking her skin. The
feel of his thick erection between her thighs was foreign, but intriguing as
Ashley pressed her body even closer to Ryan’s.
    When a soft moan escaped her, she felt Ryan’s body stiffen.
He slowly withdrew his tongue from the confines of her mouth and gave her
bottom lip a small nip before inhaling deeply and breaking their intimate
connection completely. He held her close to him as he looked into her
expressive eyes. Ashley felt dazed, confused,