Yet as soon as I planted one foot on the stone driveway, I lost my balance and was pitched against him. The moment of fire and heat between us burned hotter than before.
The hard oomph pushed air from my lungs while he smiled as if learning my vulnerabilities and planning on using them against me. The push and pull between us was mindboggling. As much as I wanted nothing more than to shove him aside, hating him with everything I had, being so close was enough to create a feeling of lightheadedness.
An unwelcome spark pulsed through every muscle and tendon as he held me. Everything about the man was overwhelming and the odds of escaping his scrutiny or his presence was fading.
“I’m not who you think I am,” I told him, meaning I wasn’t his enemy.
The hollow sound of his irritation was followed with a hint of a smile. “No, you are not. You’re much more.”
Just like before, he curled his fingers and pulled his hand away, but even after doing so, his touch lingered, softness caressing my cheek. We remained in the same spot as if frozen in time, loitering on his driveway as if we had all the time in the world.
If he was nervous his enemies were close, I wouldn’t know, the air of confidence he portrayed as sexy as everything else about him.
“You should be very careful around me,il mio fragile angelo. I’m not the type of man who gives up easily. There are things I crave doing to you that you would consider sinful.”
A rush of electrified heat blazed over my skin from his filthy words. “Such as?”
The smile was now coy as hunger erupted even more. “Do you really want me to answer, or… would you prefer I show you?”
There was no rhyme or reason to the explosion of feelings and needs I had for the man. None. However, what had become painfully clear was that as hard as I’d tried to shove him from my mind so my body would refuse to respond, I’d failed and would continue to do so.
What choice did I have but to give in to my desires?
I pressed my hand against his chest, able to slide my index finger between buttons on his shirt. “By all means, show me.”
CHAPTER 19
Jaxon
Desire could be considered a double-edged sword, especially in my world where greed met corruption in a tireless dance of authority.
I wasn’t unlike any other red-blooded male. I craved satisfaction if only for an hour or two. Any longer than that and I opened myself up to feelings I no longer wanted as well as complications if not danger.
My strict personal rules of engagement didn’t allow for relationships of any length, let alone the promise of either protection or monogamy.
Which was why the dark cravings I had for Anna continued to baffle my mind.
Not because she wasn’t the most evocatively stunning woman I’d ever met or because I didn’t enjoy her company. In truth, I found our argumentative banter wholly fulfilling in a way that couldn’t easily be explained.
I also found her beauty irresistible, an intense craving that doubled every time I was around her. Tonight was no exception. While I’d been angry, even vengeful in seeing her with Damien, the oddity as to why had been a shocking exposure of my thoughts and yearning.
Because in my mind they were lovers and I was jealous that she hadn’t picked me.
Had I reverted to some lovesick teenager? The thought that she could wreak havoc on my world hadn’t even entered my mind.
So much for rules and training.
As soon as both she and Zorro were safely tucked away inside, I locked the door, rearming the security system and tossing her duffle bag on the floor.
Anna backed away from me in the dark, using slow and steady footsteps to navigate in the unfamiliar location.
Woof.
Zorro’s call for attention went unheeded as I took a step closer. With a laugh, I yanked off my jacket, tossing it aside. Whether it landed on the chair or the floor I just didn’t give a shit.
Anna tugged the band holding her hair hostage in a braid, pitching the long strands over her shoulder while she raked her fingers through the curls. The moment she tossed her head backwards, my balls swelled, my aching dick pressed against my zipper.
We repeated the heated dance several times until her lithe form was highlighted in the stream of moonlight shimmering through the open living room blinds.
