the center courtyard at a quick stroll.
At the last second, she glanced over her shoulder. The blonde was heading back inside. Thane twisted around and realized she was gone. Their eyes locked for the briefest of seconds. It was then she was reminded of his predatory gaze that made her feel wanted. He jogged down the gallery stairs to chase after her to finish their interrupted kiss.
She ran.
Brine slipped off her heels, but he was quicker. Faster. She wouldn’t make it out of the courtyard before he caught up. She had to try though. She was out of the courtyard in a flash and down the wrong side of the parking lot.
She nearly tripped over her dress as she hit a muddy patch of grass on an embankment. She slipped, losing her balance and her shoes as she went up the other side. He caught her in a bear hug before she hit the ground and tried to lift her out of the mud. She struggled and they both went down in a swamp of standing water. Thick, dark mud was cold against her body, and Thane was hot against her backside.
Hot lips touched the sensitive edge of her ear. She was panting as he held her tightly. “Don’t ever run from me again.”
She shivered as he licked and nipped her ear. It was pointless to struggle but she did anyway. She wiggled and fought him. Thane flipped her around.
“Stop fighting me.”
“Let me go!”
“We’re not finished with that kiss.”
He kissed her hard silencing the scream at the back of her throat. His tongue slashed its way inside, flicking with hers. His muddy hands were planted on either side of her body. Brine pushed her hands against him but he didn’t move. He broke his lips away and stared at her.
Brine’s lips felt swollen and used in the most thorough way. “Are we good?”
“Almost.”
Thane rocked back on his legs and lifted her easily into his arms. Brine had no choice but to wrap her hands around his neck. It took her a moment to realize that Thane was carrying her to the parking lot behind the museum. Moonlight glinted off his big silver truck. He opened the door with one hand. She groaned inwardly as he pushed her into the passenger side, even taking the time to make sure her ruined dress wouldn’t catch in the door.
“What are you doing?” She demanded.
“I’m taking you home with me.”
“Like hell. My car is parked out front.”
“You want me to drop filing that lawsuit, don’t you?”
Brine sighed. “I guess I don’t have a choice then, do I?”
“Nope. This will give us a chance to work out the little tiff we have going on here, too.”
“We kissed and made up,” she pointed out.
“We kissed, but I don’t think we made up. The kiss was interrupted, too.”
He shut the truck door and circled around the front. She watched that smooth, easy swagger he was known for. Brine was all hot and bothered for too many reasons to count. She felt trapped by a man that probably always got what he wanted when he wanted it. This time was different. He wouldn’t be getting her anytime soon.
Brine spotted the handcuffs on the seat. She grabbed them and slid them into her hand, hiding them under her dress. He sat behind the wheel and started the truck.
There was a hardcore edge about Thane. Brine was drawn to him in the most confusing and sexually dangerous way. It wasn’t safe for her to be alone with him. She knew it. He made her feel things she never knew she was capable of feeling. That scared the life out of her. A man like that could ruin a girl for all other men and have no idea he was doing the damage until it was done.
Brine looked around. This was by far the most scenic route to her house. She knew he wasn’t taking her home. That thought alone brought a shiver of fear slithering down her spine. Shadows darkened his profile. He was tense, guarded. Frustrated. She could see that in the way he was sitting.
“Where are we going?” she asked.
“Are you frightened of me?”
The question was a quiet whisper of seduction. A chill of need
At the last second, she glanced over her shoulder. The blonde was heading back inside. Thane twisted around and realized she was gone. Their eyes locked for the briefest of seconds. It was then she was reminded of his predatory gaze that made her feel wanted. He jogged down the gallery stairs to chase after her to finish their interrupted kiss.
She ran.
Brine slipped off her heels, but he was quicker. Faster. She wouldn’t make it out of the courtyard before he caught up. She had to try though. She was out of the courtyard in a flash and down the wrong side of the parking lot.
She nearly tripped over her dress as she hit a muddy patch of grass on an embankment. She slipped, losing her balance and her shoes as she went up the other side. He caught her in a bear hug before she hit the ground and tried to lift her out of the mud. She struggled and they both went down in a swamp of standing water. Thick, dark mud was cold against her body, and Thane was hot against her backside.
Hot lips touched the sensitive edge of her ear. She was panting as he held her tightly. “Don’t ever run from me again.”
She shivered as he licked and nipped her ear. It was pointless to struggle but she did anyway. She wiggled and fought him. Thane flipped her around.
“Stop fighting me.”
“Let me go!”
“We’re not finished with that kiss.”
He kissed her hard silencing the scream at the back of her throat. His tongue slashed its way inside, flicking with hers. His muddy hands were planted on either side of her body. Brine pushed her hands against him but he didn’t move. He broke his lips away and stared at her.
Brine’s lips felt swollen and used in the most thorough way. “Are we good?”
“Almost.”
Thane rocked back on his legs and lifted her easily into his arms. Brine had no choice but to wrap her hands around his neck. It took her a moment to realize that Thane was carrying her to the parking lot behind the museum. Moonlight glinted off his big silver truck. He opened the door with one hand. She groaned inwardly as he pushed her into the passenger side, even taking the time to make sure her ruined dress wouldn’t catch in the door.
“What are you doing?” She demanded.
“I’m taking you home with me.”
“Like hell. My car is parked out front.”
“You want me to drop filing that lawsuit, don’t you?”
Brine sighed. “I guess I don’t have a choice then, do I?”
“Nope. This will give us a chance to work out the little tiff we have going on here, too.”
“We kissed and made up,” she pointed out.
“We kissed, but I don’t think we made up. The kiss was interrupted, too.”
He shut the truck door and circled around the front. She watched that smooth, easy swagger he was known for. Brine was all hot and bothered for too many reasons to count. She felt trapped by a man that probably always got what he wanted when he wanted it. This time was different. He wouldn’t be getting her anytime soon.
Brine spotted the handcuffs on the seat. She grabbed them and slid them into her hand, hiding them under her dress. He sat behind the wheel and started the truck.
There was a hardcore edge about Thane. Brine was drawn to him in the most confusing and sexually dangerous way. It wasn’t safe for her to be alone with him. She knew it. He made her feel things she never knew she was capable of feeling. That scared the life out of her. A man like that could ruin a girl for all other men and have no idea he was doing the damage until it was done.
Brine looked around. This was by far the most scenic route to her house. She knew he wasn’t taking her home. That thought alone brought a shiver of fear slithering down her spine. Shadows darkened his profile. He was tense, guarded. Frustrated. She could see that in the way he was sitting.
“Where are we going?” she asked.
“Are you frightened of me?”
The question was a quiet whisper of seduction. A chill of need
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