Lily was startled by the kiss and a soft groan escaped her. She gave in to it for several seconds before reason kicked in and she tore her mouth away from his. “What in the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“Proving a fucking point. You want me just as much as I want you. You can lie and tell yourself you don’t all you want, but your reaction to my kiss proves it.” He smirked at her. “It’s only a matter of time, doll, before you drop the human and accept that you’re mine.” He stood and headed to the door. “Sleep well, Lily.” He gave her one last heated look, and left.
Lily sat there, staring at the door. Her hand lifted to her lips and she shuddered. She’d never had such an intense reaction to a kiss before, not even from another shifter, so why did his kisses move her so deeply?
Declan
Declan wasn’t sure how long he stood there on the other side of Lily’s door once he’d walked out of the apartment. That kiss shook him, his cock was hard as a rock, and his wolf raged in his head. He needed to get out of the city and let his beast run. He needed to do something to take his mind off the need burning through him. The fiery-tempered brunette was going to be the death of him if he didn’t get his reaction to her under control.
He left her building and made his way to the hotel. Once there he hopped in his car and headed out of New Orleans. He didn’t want to risk shifting in the city and being seen. That would create a fuck-load of problems he didn’t want to deal with. He would find some place away from the city where he could pull off and park so he could go for a run. If that didn’t work, he was fucked because he couldn’t go back to her apartment. If he pushed too hard, too fast, he knew she would fight it just for spite.
Half an hour outside the city he pulled his car off the side of the road, parked, and got out. He made his way into a wooded area, stripped, folded his clothes, then shifted. He was tempted to howl his frustration, but wolves weren’t indigenous to Louisiana and he didn’t want to raise any questions.
The sun was lightening the sky when he finally made his way back to his hotel. His body was exhausted from the run but his mind was still on the kiss and the way it had affected him. The run had done nothing to decrease his arousal and his craving for the stubborn she-wolf.
