A feather-light touch brushes down the length of my body. The caress starts at my shoulder, then moves down to my waist before gliding on to the skin below my hip and thigh. I moan a sleepy protest and roll onto my stomach. A warm trail of kisses travels from my tailbone up to the middle of my back. My body shivers and erupts in goose bumps. "I'm trying to sleep," I say, barely above a whisper. "Yes, I can see that, ma petite chere. However, now is not the time for sleep," Alexandre says with a soft timbre in his voice. "I want to explore more of your body." The mattress shifts around me. "But didn't we just . . ." Alexandre takes hold of my left calf and thigh, pushing my leg up on the bed. I gasp and rise on my hands and knees, then attempt to crawl away from his grasp. "What do

