“What if I don’t want to step back?”
That does something dangerous to me.
My other hand settles at her waist, steadying her, keeping her close.
“You don’t know what you’re asking for,” I say.
“Then show me.”
That’s it.
That’s the moment.
I kiss her.
Hard. Certain. No hesitation.
My hand slides into her hair, anchoring her. The other pulls her flush against me.
She makes a small sound into my mouth, and it almost undoes me.
Her hands climb my chest, over my shoulders. She rises on her toes.
I walk her back until her shoulders meet the wall.
I break the kiss just long enough to breathe.
“If I start,” I say against her lips, “I won’t stop. I don’t do gentle.”
Her answer isn’t words.
She kisses me again.
Harder.
A low growl rumbles out of me before I can swallow it back.
My grip tightens in her hair. The firelight flickers across her skin.
Her pulse pounds under my fingers.
And I know two things with absolute clarity.
He will come for her.
And I will burn the world down before he gets near her again.
Chapter 5
Blade
Ipullbackfromthe kiss, my breath ragged, her taste lingering on my lips.
The cabin's warmth presses in, but it's nothing compared to the heat building between us.
She's trembling under my hands, those hazel eyes locked on mine, wide and wanting. A surge of possessive desire floods through me, making my heart pound with the need to claim her completely.
“You sure you want to be mine? There’s no turning back from there.”
