I resisted the urge to take a step away from her.
“I reunited you with your friend.I held up my end.”In the barest sense, but I didn’t have another way to convince her to stay and I needed this female in a way I couldn’t put into words.We were in the middle of a crowded tent, drunken brawling males all around us and all I could see was Taz.
Her fiery hair, the stubborn set of her jaw, the lovely curve of her shoulder and the lips I’d only recently tasted but already craved like a drug.There would never be another female I wanted when I could have my little Firebrand.If I had to cling to this deal, I would.No matter how much of a fool it made me look.
She grabbed my cup and took a deep drink, grimacing as the taste hit her.
“I’m all yours, then.I hope you know what you’ve gotten into.”
I gaped at her, scrambling to process her unexpected agreement.She smirked and took another drink.
I grabbed her hips, pulling her closer until she was locked against me and knocked the cup aside.The foul brew sloshed over my arm but I didn’t care as I leaned down and took her mouth.The kiss was short, and her teeth grazed my lip like a threat but I didn’t expect anything less from this female.
Pulling back before she took my tongue off, I grinned down at her.My blood heated as I realized that I’d won a mate who’d fight me for the rest of our lives.
“Don’t look so thrilled,” she said, lips parting as I stroked my hands up her back.“I won’t make this easy for you.”
Ducking down, I let my lips graze her ear and pulled in her scent.My cock hardened between us, and I couldn’t help but grind against her subtly as my brain swirled with all the things I planned to do with her once we were alone.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way, little Firebrand.”
Everything worth having was hard to win, there was no better example of that rule than my mate.
19 Taz
Iwas a little, teeny, weeny bit drunk.In my defense, as soon as I told Dargo I was staying, his eyes had lit up with such an unholy heat that I'd dived into his booze just to hide.
Whatever it was that aliens drank, it worked on humans and tasted like ass.I figured one more good chug of whatever this nasty stuff was and I'd be in the right state of mind for whatever I'd gotten myself into.
I wasn't getting into bed with him against my will.
Far from it, between several days of blatant seduction from Dargo and that one inhibition-destroying kiss, I was in a near-constant state of arousal around him.That didn't mean I was mentally prepared for the actual act of sex.
I was a pessimist, but I didn't lie to myself.I wanted Dargo, I just didn't have the balls to go into this sober.Blame it on my virginity, the fact that he wasn't even human, or the circumstances of our meeting, it all shook out the same.I needed another drink to turn my brain off and make this happen.
"Fill me up."I nudged the empty cup into Dargo's ribs and almost bit my tongue off when he gave me the world’s filthiest grin."Not like that!"
