She’d disappeared behind the “Employees Only” door, no doubt to help Ellie, who seemed overrun with customers wanting more than drink.
I shook my head and followed after Samantha.Too bad Ellie did nothing to heat my blood.She had the looks, the brains, hell, a body to kill for.But something about her failed to draw me.Samantha, on the other hand…
I found her in the basement struggling to unlock a loaded dolly and quietly crept behind her.
“Back in the basement again, hmm?”I grinned when she jumped and spun around to face me.“Didn’t mean to scare you.”
“Yeah, right.Asshole.”
I caught a subtle whiff of perfume that went straight to my head and narrowed my focus.
She looked good enough to eat.
Her eyes sparkled with anger, and she crossed her arms over full breasts, her mouth a tight line of pink indulgence.“Don’t you have a job you should be doing?Why are you down here when your bar is overloaded with customers?”
She sounded high and mighty, her husky voice surprisingly prim.She made me want to throw her down on the cold floor and fuck her until she screamed my name, begging for mercy.
Something of my desire must have shown in my eyes because she backed away nervously.“Darius?”She cleared her throat and planted her feet, though I could see the tension in her tight frame.“I asked you a question.”
I smiled.“I followed you down here.Samantha.”Her name rolled off my lips like molten hunger.Before this night was through, I intended to conquer Samantha, to once and for all purge her from my thoughts.I couldn’t afford the distraction—so I kept telling myself.
“Why don’t we finish what you started last night?”I stepped closer.I didn’t want to scare her, but I wanted her to know, in no uncertain terms, I wanted her.
“Last night?”She had to tilt her head to look up at me.“WhatIstarted?Are you saying I initiated those touches?That embrace?”She glared and poked me in the chest, any hint of nervousness vanishing in a flash.“Look, Darius,youcame on tome.”
She scowled at me, making me wonder just what she’d found so disgusting about my behavior last night.I clearly remembered her body’s response to my nearness.The woman desired me, no question.
At least, that’s what I thought until she added, “You lost the blonde earlier today, so now you want to try me on for size?Forget it.”
I frowned.“What blonde?What are you talking about?”
“What?”she asked, all innocence.“Can’t remember her name?Or are you finally feeling guilty for dumping her in public?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.The only woman on my mind lately is an irritating consultant with flashing green eyes and honey-spun hair.”
I tugged her closer, daring her to deny this need between us.Pressed so close to me, she had to know of my intent.But I dropped my arms, making no move to hold her close if she truly wanted to leave.
Her eyes darkened, a dusky leaf-green color that made me think of the wild forests of Tanselm.When her nipples brushed my chest, she created a storm of need that had me pressing harder against her, my cock like steel.
I felt no shame for it.Despite the battle raging within her, I could sense her passion equaled mine.Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath and smelled her need, knowing she’d be so wet and ready for me if I pushed my hand down her belly, searching between her legs.
I shook with the desire to touch her intimately.But when she shoved at me, I let myself step back.The confusion lining her face made me oddly protective, and she must have seen something of that because her lips parted in silent question.
She met my fierce gaze and, like a switch that had been thrown, stopped trying to put distance between us.She stepped close once more, her gaze wandering from my eyes to my mouth.
Taking the opportunity as an invitation, I wasted no more time.With a swiftness that took her breath, I latched onto her luscious lips, groaning at the contact.She tasted sweet, fresh, and dangerously addictive.And between one breath and the next, she melted in my arms, hugging me tight.
Fierce satisfaction blazed through me, setting my body aflame.Excitement grew to a fevered pitch as she not only returned my kiss but met my tongue with her own in an aggressive battle of wills.
Several lightbulbs popped, leaving the basement in darkness save for a dim light against the wall, throwing us in the shadows.I couldn’t believe this woman had such an effect on me.With just a kiss she made me lose control of my powers, made me want to unleash all my frustration and hunger in her lush body.
I deepened the kiss, trailing my lips across her cheek to her throat as I brought a hand around to her front.She moaned my name as I suckled her neck and gasped when my hand stole under her shirt to caress her lace-cupped breast.
Rocking against her, I left no doubt as to what I wanted.On the cold floor, against the wall, it didn’t matter as long as I felt her accept me.And bless the Light, she felt the same, because her hands crept around my waist, pulling me as close as I could be without fucking her.
Then I swore I heard her say,More.But not out loud.
Touch me,I answered, mentally linking us closer.
