Her leaf-green eyes gazed into mine, filled with so much fear and a simmering desire that I couldn’t unsee.
“Nick...” she whispered, nuzzling into my hands.
I released a slow breath, powerless to look away from those stunning wet eyes.
“I’ve got you, princess,” I whispered, my throat closing with the insane urge to press my lips to hers andshowher how much she meant to me...how ardently I would protect her and help her through this.
Her chin trembled as she glided her palms over my jaw. “I’m scared,” she said softly. “For me and for Mom. They’re going to try and kill us.”
I swallowed the lump of emotion in my throat, and slowly drew her toward me. Resting my forehead against hers, I nuzzled her nose. “Don’t you know I would never let anyone hurt you?” I grazed my lips over hers, so softly I barely felt it, yet the tendertouch set my body on fire. “Never, Alexis. No one will ever touch you...”
Her choppy breaths fanned across my lips as she lifted her chin. Her tongue darted out to lick those sinful lips, and my breath caught in my throat as the wet tip grazed my lower lip...
“Fuck, I’m going to hell for this,” I muttered before pressing my lips to hers and drawing her into a torrid kiss.
She breathed my name into my mouth, the sound heaven as I groaned and slid my hand to her hair. I tightened my fingers in the thick tresses, clutching on for dear life as I tilted her head to fully consume her.
I thrust my tongue in her wet mouth, searching...tasting...loving how she mewled as her body strained toward mine. She glided her arms around my shoulders before sliding her leg over my thighs.
Needing to feel her against me, I slid my free hand to her plump ass, grabbing one globe and dragging her to straddle me atop the couch. Her ass felt so perfect in my hand, and I massaged the flesh through her yoga pants as my other hand held tight to her gorgeous hair.
She shimmied over my erection, the heat from her core enveloping my rock-hard cock through my sweatpants. She purred with pleasure as her body undulated against mine, the movements driving me insane with lust as my tongue swept her mouth.
Her tongue tentatively touched mine, causing my body to surge against her. Pressing my cock against her hot core, I imagined fucking her as she clung to me like this...gorgeous and open as I made her come over and over...
Our tongues slid over each other, tangling in a heated game neither of us wanted to lose. Knowing I was playing with fire, I surged my tongue inside one last time, hating to deny us the pleasure, but also reminding myself that I was her protector andI’d vowed not to fuck her. She deserved someone young and full of hope; someone outside of the world she longed to leave, which was miles apart from my violence-driven world.
Sighing, I withdrew my tongue and nibbled her lower lip before pressing my forehead to hers.
She panted atop me, our chests rising and falling in tandem as we stared into each other’s eyes.
“You kiss much better than my gay boyfriend,” she teased.
Laughing, I playfully nipped her lips.
She nuzzled her nose against mine as she gazed into my soul. “You don’t have to stop...I mean, if you don’t want to...”
Sighing, I ran the backs of my fingers over her still-wet cheek. “I don’t want to, but I have to. I’m here to protect you, princess, not fuck you. You’re too young for me, and we’d both regret it,” I lied, knowing I’d never regret burying myself deep into her gorgeous body, but that she’d regret it in the future, once we weren’t stuck together by no choice of our own.
Her swollen lips formed a pout. “I wouldn’t regret it,” she said softly.
Reminding myself that I was a man of honor, I gently gripped her hips and lifted her, setting her on the couch so I could regain what was left of my wits. Having her balanced atop my body wasn’t conducive to me having any sort of intelligible conversation.
She drew one leg under the other and faced me. Leaning her temple on the couch, she eyed me as she gnawed her lip. “Did we just fuck everything up?”
“No,” I said, trying to calm my rampant heartbeat after engaging in the most passionate, encompassing kiss of my life. “We’re good. Let’s just vow to be normal again.”
Her lips curved. “I’m not sure either of us arenormal.”
I slid my hand over her thigh and gently squeezed. “We’ll call Michael later and check on your mom’s progress, okay? I don’t want you to worry...well, more than you already will. I’m here for you, Alexis. You can lean on me, okay?”
She nodded, her eyes swirling with questions and emotions I didn’t have the capacity to decipher at the moment.
Glancing at my phone, I sighed. “I need to go outside and do the daily camera and security check.”
Her tongue darted out to bathe her lips, sending a whole new rush of blood to my dick. “Okay. I’m going to make a drink. I think it might help calm my nerves. You want one?”
I didn’t usually drink on duty, but today had been eventful so I nodded. “A small one. There’s some Jack and some vodka in the kitchen. Jack and Coke for me. I’ll drink it when I get back.”
