She wants me to kiss her.
CHAPTER 16
ALLY
Why won’t he kiss me?
Ally thought she was making things obvious, but Lyk didn’t seem to take the hint. Would she have to take matters into her own hands? Leaning in even closer, she blinked up at him, then licked her lips.
When she heard him groan, Ally couldn’t hold back a smile. He wants me. Although that was her plan, to seduce him, she hadn’t expected to feel so conflicted.
I want to seduce him but not to manipulate him. I actually want to feel his naked skin pressed to mine.
He was sexy, after all. Ruggedly handsome with tanned skin and a muscular build. Although she’d yet to see him without his clothing, she could already tell that he’d had the body of a deity, and, if the bulge in his pants was any indication, the cock of one too.
But at the same time, she felt guilty for trying to manipulate him in the first place. Although she’d done nothing but give him a hard time since they met, he’d been infinitely patient, and even now, he was spilling his secrets to her. And she planned to repay him by fucking him over.
I have to. My sister’s life depends on it.
If she couldn’t convince Lyk to make nice with his family and use their combined forces to get Evie off Dazimin, then she at least had to lull him into a false sense of security so he’d lengthen the leash, so to speak, allowing her the opportunity to slip away.
Kissing and cuddling with him was one way to build trust between them.But none of this will work if he won’t kiss me!
“Lyk,” she whispered, her eyes filled with need that was feeling more genuine by the moment. “Why won’t you kiss me?”
His hand cupped her face gently. “You’ve been through too much. It wouldn’t be right.”
“Please,” she whispered. “Help me forget about it all, just for a little while. You’d be doing me a favor.”
Lyk shook his head, brushing his thumb against her cheek. “No, never a favor. You granting me access to your body will forever be a divine gift from you to me, never the other way around. You are sheer perfection, and to be able to taste you, to wring pleasure from you, is a gift like none other.”
His pretty words shot straight to her core, causing a rush of moisture even as they made her insides feel warm.
“Then accept your gift,” she whispered against his lips, pressing them gently with her own until his restraint broke.
He captured her mouth, taking control of the kiss. Leaning her head back, he probed deeper, making her melt with languorous pleasure. Ally tried to keep her wits about her, but it was hard when all she could think about was how good he made her feel.
Finally, he pulled back, and Ally struggled to catch her breath. His eyes burned into hers. “I’ve never wanted a woman like I want you,” he admitted, and from the earnest expression on her face, Ally could almost believe it.
“You need to rest,” he said at last.
“Nonsense. I’m not at all tired, especially after that kiss.”
He smiled at her, but her words didn’t stop him from pulling away. “I’ve got to check on my men. Why don’t you take a nap? I’ll be back to check on you soon.”
Ally did her best pout, but it only made him laugh. Before long, he was out the door, the lock clicking behind him.
“Shit!” she yelled to the empty room, beating the mattress in frustration, and not all of it at her plan being thwarted. Part of it was pure sexual frustration.
Although she was exhausted, Ally couldn’t waste a second, not when her sister’s life was on the line. She scurried off the bed and headed to the table that doubled as a console. Going down on her knees in front of it, she studied the controls.
It didn’t take long for her to find the last number connected, and she re-dialed it, waiting patiently until Kara’s face filled the screen.
“I never expected you to call back, brother,” she said, then frowned when she saw Ally’s face. “Where’s my brother?”
“He’s busy bossing other men around. I wanted to talk to you, woman to woman.”
Kara looked her up and down, then nodded. “You love my brother.”
