Kiss of Temptation: The Kavanaugh Foundation, Book 3 by Crista McHugh

needed to watch over her and protect her from any vampire that might have snuck on board. If any of them hurt her…
    He bolted up from his chair and ran down the corridor. She’d been so focused on seducing him, another vampire could easily surprise her. When he got there, he’d give her a stern lecture about being hypervigilant so that the incident at the train station wouldn’t be repeated. He’d force those impure thoughts from her mind, from his mind, and replace them with fear. He’d remind her of her mission.
    He flung the door open and Daniela yelped. His mouth went dry as soon as he saw her. For the first time, he soaked in the luscious curves of her naked body, from the heavy globes of her breasts to the narrow cinch of her waist to the vee between her thighs.
    “Are you going to let everyone have a peek?”
    His chest tightened, intensifying the hammering of his heart. What kind of magic was this? A blessing? A curse? His eyes never left her as he closed the door behind him.
    “Stop trying to talk yourself out of it, Luc.” She pressed her body against his. “We’re both adults. There’s no reason why we can’t enjoy our time together and satisfy our desires.”
    He reached up to cup her breasts. Would he ever be satisfied? Even if he made love to her all night, he’d still crave her blood.
    She pulled his shirt off. The touch of her flesh almost sizzled against his skin. His breath hitched when her lips brushed against his. “Do I have to undress you?”
    His muscles locked. I must not lose control.
    She continued to trace his mouth with featherlight kisses and flicks of her tongue, while her hands unbuttoned his pants and pushed them to his ankles. Part of him breathed a sigh of relief at the release of the erection straining against the fabric, but a groan choked his throat when her fingers grazed the sensitive place on the head of his cock. “Please don’t fight me, Luc, not when we both so obviously want each other.”
    “I’m not denying that I want you. I want you in ways you can’t imagine.”
    “Show me.” She punctuated her challenge by kissing him again, deeper this time, her tongue prying into his mouth and swirling around his.
    Her aggression surprised him. He was used to being the hunter, the dominant one, the person in control. But from the moment he’d entered the berth, his role had changed. He was the seduced, the pursued. The victim , his mind whispered. He broke away from her. “What kind of magic is this, Daniela?”
    A wrinkle formed between her brows. “I haven’t cast any spell on you, Luc. Why are you fighting something that is human nature?”
    “Because it’s our self-control that separates us from the beasts, from the monsters that lurk in the darkness.” From the monster that lives inside me.
    Her face fell and she took a step away from him. “You must think I’m some sort of whore, throwing myself at you this way.” Then her mouth tightened into a thin line. “But you’re wrong. I don’t hide behind this moral façade you conveniently throw up whenever you want to think you’re better than me.” She whirled around and reached for her clothes.
    He grabbed her hips and pulled her back to him. His cock pressed against the softness of her ass, so close to the slick folds he so desperately wanted around it. The pulse in her neck quickened, calling to him like an oasis in the middle of a desert. He gently kissed it, and his fangs elongated. How would her blood taste? “Are you calling me a hypocrite?”
    A shudder rippled through her body, and he smelled fear mixed with desire. “Perhaps.”
    “You shouldn’t tempt me.” He pinched her nipples and nibbled at the junction of her neck and shoulder, taking care not to sink his fangs into her. “You have no idea what I’m capable of doing.”
    “I can handle you.” Despite her brave words, her voice trembled.
    I should show her what I am , a dark voice whispered in his mind. I should end my misery and