“That.” He eased back.
She dragged in lungfuls of air into her burning chest. Nope, she must be the butt of some angelic joke?—
He waited.
Oh, shit!“You’re serious?”
“I am before you, waiting. I don’t know how much more serious this can be.”
Her heart crashed against her ribs. He wanted her to lead? Wait! She was likely his first kiss.Aaandlike a moth drawn to a flame, she met him halfway and pressed her mouth to his.
He remained motionless.
She eased back an inch and met his intense stare before languidly gliding her lips along his mouth, letting her tongue slide gently along the seam.
Where he’d been still before, his tension now radiated as if he teetered on the edge of a cliff.
Her heart raced. One wrong move, and it would be over, which was the last thing she wanted. Drawn as she was to him, ifthiswere all she’d have, she refused to question it.
She pressed her mouth to his again, firmer this time, but an impish part of her couldn’t resist. She sucked his sensual bottom lip, then tugged it a little.
His breathing grew rougher. He palmed her nape as if to keep her there.
Nia moved off the boulder, knelt on the snow-covered ground, and gripped his shirt. The mere inch between their bodies felt like kindling lit, about to sear.
Holding his intense gaze, she sucked his lower lip again, slowly, decadently. God, he tasted amazing…
Taunting him became her very own torment as her blood heated and desire coiled her body tighter and tighter. She shut her eyes and deepened the kiss, slipping her tongue into his mouth, finding his, and sucking?—
A rustle erupted in the quiet. She pulled back as his wings spread open. His eyes smoldered. Slashes of moonlight streaked in those forest green depths as he stared at her, lips wet from their kiss.
Unable to stop herself, she wrapped a swathe of his unbound hair around her fingers.
His grip tightened on her waist, his breathing harsh. And then he was moving, shifting tohisknees and dragging her to him.Hekissed her, sucking and exploring her mouth with his tongue as if determined to discover every facet of her.
With a moan, her body melted against his hard one. Only his arm banded around her waist kept her from sliding onto the snow like one bigass puddle of goo. His other hand tangled in her hair, he kissed her as if he had finally found the best sustenance for life. Then Nia forgot where she was, lost in him…
It was her burning lungs that had her breaking their kiss.
Breathing hard, she clutched his shirt. His eyes glowed silver, and he stared at her as if seeing her for the first time.
Desire gripped her like a fist, and she struggled to tamp down the growing need.
God knew she liked him, but she was sensible enough to accept that he was divine, and nothing could come of this attraction.
And he’d probably kissed her because of…curiosity?
“Why?” she whispered.
Lore blinked, his expression clearing as the lust or whatever he’d felt banked. He suddenly shot to his feet, dragging her up and pushing her behind him, his entire being morphing to stone.
What the heck?
To prevent herself from stumbling, she grasped the back of his shirt and peered under the massive wing hiding her. Her heart stuttered.
Oh, shit.They weren’t alone.
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