All I saw was him. All I felt was him.
Him and need.
Need to be touched. To be kissed.
Touch me.
I couldn’t stop the silent plea. Despite everything, I needed him to quell the fire blazing within me, needed it more than I needed air.
Shade’s grip tightened, bringing me impossibly closer and drawing a whimper from my lips. I hadn’t thought his eyes could darken further, but they did, reflecting the need pulsing through my veins like a living, breathing thing.
Then his mouth was on mine.
I melted, his touch sending waves of warmth flooding my body.
I was on fire. Heart pumping. Blood rushing. Skin tingling.
It was everything I remembered and more.
At his urging, I parted my lips, giving him permission to explore my mouth, and he dominated me with his tongue. His lips.
Commanded me.
I wanted it.Craved it.
He gripped the base of my neck, angling me to deepen the kiss even further, and I was helpless to resist.
Weightless.
Floating in his hands as he took what he wanted.
He walked me back until I hit the wall, and I moaned at the pressure of being sandwiched between it and him. The hand on my neck gripped my hair, tugging lightly on the strands.
He was everywhere. Each touch igniting a fire deep within me. A burning heat. An insatiable need.
I didn’t want it to end. Didn’t ever want him to stop.
I neededmore.
As if reading my mind, Shade’s hand settled around my throat to hold me firm. I welcomed it, the dominant move only heightened my pleasure further. He continued to plunder my mouth while his other hand drifted along my collarbone then traveled lower, leaving a riot of tingles in its wake. He grazedmy breast, and my nipple pebbled under his touch. I arched into him, seeking more.
He released my mouth, his lips hovering over mine, and I panted beneath him. He pushed a leg between my thighs, giving me contact exactly where I needed it. “Is there something you need, Adelia?”
His gravelly tone traveled down my spine and settled in my core, hot enough to make me writhe on his leg. He groaned in response.
So much. I needed so much.
I wanted to say the words, but my brain wasn’t firing properly, too overcome with the pleasure his touch elicited.
“Your words,my Solis. I need to hear you say it.” That name—the one he scarcely used—increased the heat on my skin and, combined with the tightening of his hand on my throat, sent me into a state of near euphoria.
“More,” I moaned, rolling my hips aggressively against him. “I need more.”
“Good girl,” he growled, then captured my mouth again, devouring me with lips and tongue. My body awash with sensation, I couldn’t stop myself from grinding against his leg again, taking my pleasure higher.
He released me, then spun me around so my front pressed against the wall, and made quick work of the laces at my back, placing a soft kiss at the curve of my neck before he pushed the sleeves of my dress over my shoulders. He moved agonizingly slowly, baring my body to the cool air until the fabric pooled at my feet, with only my undergarment covering me.
Shade’s hands were a soft caress exploring my body, touching everywhere but where I needed him most. Only when I whimpered again did he finally hold my aching breasts in his calloused hands, fingers pulling and twisting at my nipples. He trailed open-mouthed kisses along my neck, nipping the skin ashe played with the hard peaks. I arched into him, his erection digging into my backside, and pulled a guttural groan from his chest, urging me to writhe again.
