Steeling myself, I turn for the stairs, the wood cold beneath my feet. Funny how I didn’t notice it before. I can hear water running as Tom bangs around the kitchen, and my heart beats a little faster in my chest.
I don’t want to fight with him. Hell, I don’t really even want totalkto him right now. I just need a few things from whatever duffle bag contains toiletries and hopefully panties. I can deal without a bra.
At least for now.
Giving myself one last pep talk, I round the corner into the kitchen and try my best to act normal. “Hey Tom, is there a toothbrush I can use?”
The spoon in his hand clatters into the basin of the sink as his eyes lock on mine before descending down my body in an unrestrained perusal.
Oh wow…
Like a lion stalking its prey, he turns off the water and, without looking, picks up the kitchen towel next to the sink and dries his hands, then tosses it behind him as he closes the distance between us.
Every step has the muscles in his forearms bunching, his arms flexing and the absolutely feral look in his eyes intensifying.
I want to look away, to break the spell, but it’s too late—or maybe it’sfinallyas Tom sinks his fingers into my hair, tugging my head back as he slams his mouth over mine. Maybe I should have seen it coming, but there was no preparing for the onslaught of sensations as he devours me with each kiss.
But it’s like I’ve never been kissed before, Tom’s lips expertly brushing my lips, his tongue sweeping against mine to tease me.
Taste me.
And leave me breathless all at once.
He groans, the sound going straight between my legs and reminding me that I havenothingon underneath this shirt.
What will he do when he realizes?
God, I can’t wait. I’m ready to climb him like a tree, but I want him to lead, to take me and own every inch of me.
I want to feel him lose control.
To know what it’s like to feel him come apart.
“Every fucking rule, Kat,” he growls, his hands moving down my sides, his fingers gripping the bare skin of my ass as he drags me up his body. His cock is hard and long through the denim ofhis jeans, the friction against my clit making me whimper as he turns and sets me on the island.
I gasp, the cold against my heated flesh a shock but not nearly as much as when he fists the front of my shirt and pulls, the buttons scattering around the kitchen as the fabric falls open, leaving me completely exposed.
Fury flashes over the harsh lines of his face, his gaze lingering on my bruises for only a second before focusing his attention back on me.
“I don’t get attached, Kitten,” he murmurs, his palms sliding up my thighs and over my hips. “I don’t break my rules.” His mouth is hot on my neck, his teeth nipping and licking up the column of my throat. “And now I’m setting the God damn rule book on fire. Do you understand?”
“Yes,” I breathe, bracing one palm behind me while my other hand holds his head in place, his stubble sending little shockwaves straight to my core.
“I didn’t want this.” Roughened fingers tweak my nipple and I moan as he fondles me, pinching and rolling and kneading my breast. “But you’re all I’ve been able to think about—having you like this—beggingto have me inside you. It does something to me; do you understand?”
“Yes.” Throwing my head back, I cry out as his tongue flicks and circles my nipple before his lips close around the sensitive bud, sucking and tormenting me as I try and pull him closer.
“I’m going to eat you like a feast and then I’m going to bend you over this counter and fuck you until we can’t stand. And do you know what I’ll do then?” he asks, his mouth trailing back up my body before taking my mouth in a bruising kiss, his words an unbridled warning of what’s to come.
“What?” I nearly sob, the apex of my thighs slick with my arousal.
“I’ll take you upstairs and do it all over again. Fuck, lick, and savor your gorgeous fucking body just because I can. I’m going to ruin us both and you’ll let me, won’t you, Kitten?”
“Yes.”
“Then lie back and spread your legs, baby. Show me what’s mine.”
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