"Are you sure."
He coaxed her to get an answer but there was no response. Maybe she was trying to run away from the fact that Richard had a special effect on her and Richard who was well aware of that was not willing to extinguish that spark that he had started.
When his hand sneaked to her lower back, it rewarded him another gasp. One, it was bacause his hand was cold over her silky night gown and two, it was because his touch elicited some feeling that she could not explain.
"You have been avoiding me these days." He declared in a low husky voice. He had leaned such that he was a breath away and Lilith who had been making an effort to lean back could not as he securely held her. 'Thats because she was afraid that he would do what he was doing to her right now.' She thought to herself.
"I.._ no." She stuttered as she continued to try to free herself. "Rich..._"
