His words pounded against the barriers she had carefully erected over the years. She could feel cracks starting to form.
Kat’Chinna knew it was wrong, that now was not to the time to give in to urges she could barely understand. But he was right. He’d thrown doubt onto every other person on this ship and beyond it. The world had shrunk to the two of them, locked in a room together and forced to rely on one another to survive.
It didn’t seem so bad, then. She could have done worse than a tall, strong male whose kisses set fire to her insides.
She watched his face as she leaned closer. His eyes widened slightly, and she thought she saw a dazed look on his face.
“Your skin is changing again,” he whispered, his mouth a breath away from hers. “I think I’m beginning to see what purple means.”
Kat’Chinna smiled. She couldn’t help herself.
His face changed when he caught sight of her smile. The expression was one she wasn’t entirely sure of, but the longing in his eyes was familiar. It must be mirrored in her own eyes.
“Kat,” he groaned, this seized her lips in a ferocious kiss.
She surrendered immediately under the onslaught, opening her mouth and allowing his tongue entry. She twined her tongue with his and he moaned into her mouth, tightening his grip on her.
When he pulled back, the look in his eyes set her blood to boiling. “I want you like I’ve never wanted another woman,” he said, his lips against hers.
Kat’Chinna ran her tongue along his bottom lip, and he growled. Moving his hands to her hips, he lifted her and wrapped her long legs around his middle. Then he claimed her mouth again, stealing her heart.
Her vision went dim, her mind swirling the possibilities. Unable to make complete thoughts while he ravished her mouth, Kat’Chinna gave in to the feelings and stopped trying to think. She tightened her legs around him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and holding on for dear life.
She kissed him back with all the passion inside her, a passion she’d kept hidden for most of her life. He’d told her earlier that she was incapable of feeling the kind of desire she’d pretended during her mock seduction.
Now he’d see how wrong he was.
“My God,” he groaned against her lips. “I can’t resist you. I knew it from the moment I saw you that I had to taste you.”
He walked them across the room, lying her down gently on the table without loosening his grip. His lips continued their explorations, his kiss increasing in intensity until Kat was writhing beneath him, begging for more than just his mouth on hers.
“Shh….” he breathed as he pulled away.
She whimpered, instantly missing his kiss.
Jeffrey gave a throaty chuckle. “I knew you were made of fire, if I could just melt the ice.” His hands slipped down, tracing over her throat, across her breastbone.
She closed her eyes and arched under his touch, wanting so much more. Her eyes opened as he tugged hard on her top. He’d pulled it down to expose her breasts.
“Fucking magnificent,” he said, his voice reverent. “You’re so goddamn beautiful.”
He moved down and licked along her neck, slipping lower, and leaving a burning trail of kisses along her flesh. He licked at her right breast, finding the nipple and teasing it, which drove her into a frenzy.
His slow, tormenting licks were like nothing she’d ever felt, driving her passion higher and higher.
“Just look at you. Your skin flushed purple. Even your nipples are a dark violet. Incredible, baby.”
She reached up to grab the back of his head and pressed him back down toward her breast, not wanting him to speak. She only wanted his lips on her skin.
He gave another laugh and returned to his torture, licking and sucking her until her nipple was a stiff peak. Longing drove through her stomach. She wanted to belong to him more than she’d wanted anything in her long life.
Then his mouth was on her other breast, giving it the same treatment. His actions seemed to increase in urgency, the small noises of enjoyment he was making was causing her hips to lift of their own accord.
“I never want to stop,” he whispered, moaning and capturing her nipple between his teeth. The little nip he gave her made her cry out, at the same time causing a rush of liquid to her core.
“Please don’t stop,” she whispered and ran her fingers through the soft hair on the back of his head.
He continued teasing her breasts with his mouth as his hands slid lower, soft touches feathering over her taut belly, lower, until he was pulling her shorts away, exposing her skin to the air.
