“Harder.” He blocks my next kicks and hits.
“You’re nuts.”
“And you’re beautiful when you’re angry.”
I throw out a left hook. It lands on his cheek with a satisfying smack.
Admiration reflects in those green eyes, and I ignore the excited flutters in my stomach.
“Tell me to stop,” I grit out.
“No.”
Spinning around, I follow with a right jab. But this time, he catches it, uses my wrist as leverage, and turns me so my back plasters against his front.
A scream rips out from my throat as I jab my heel into his foot. His grip loosens, and as he reaches for me, I headbutt him, hitting him square in the nose.
A pained hiss escapes his lips as he stares at the blood dripping onto the floor.
Adrenaline pulses through me, my senses heightened.
I settle into a defensive stance. “Want more, bastard?”
Elias’s shoulders shake. Then a low chuckle rumbles through the room. Unwittingly, I take a step back, knowing I’ve unleashed something.
“You have no idea,” he murmurs.
Slowly, he lifts his head. His eyes take on a maniacal glint as his lips curve into a twisted smile. He wipes the blood from his nose.
“You’re turning me on, princess.” He prowls toward me, his hoarse voice sending ripples down my body.
My nipples peak and my body heats.
“Monster.” I back up until I hit his chair.
“Say it again,” he says softly. “Tell me you want to kill me.”
Another dark chuckle.
Then a flash of black and green—too quickly for me to react—he twists me around until I’m sitting on top of his lap on the chair again.
“Not vicious enough,” he says, pinning me in place with one arm while taunting me with the other like a dare.
He thinks I won’t do it?
I snatch his arm and bite down.
Hard.
He hisses, his nostrils flaring, but he doesn’t move. He doesn’t yell or push me off.
Instead, his lips curl and eyes flash. Then an arrogant smirk.That’s all you got?
The shaft between his legs grows harder.
I bite until copper floods my tongue. Warm, wet liquid slides over my lips, down my chin, my neck.
He grunts, his fingers digging into my waist, a sharp pain mixing with the heady warmth swirling in my veins.
