“You are mine to protect. I’m
here as long as you want me.”
My heart pounded. It was so loud, I was sure he would be
able to hear it.
“Forever, then?” I asked.
He buried his hand in my hair and bent down to kiss me. The
moment his lips touched mine, a shock ran through me as though struck by
lightning. His breathing quickened as he pulled me closer and the kiss deepened.
I kneaded his neck with my fingers as he pressed his hands into the small of my
back and my entire body went up in flames of desire. It was a completely new
sensation to me.
I simply couldn’t get close enough to him. Hearing his
sharp intake of breath, I just couldn’t believe I had this kind of effect on a
guy like him. The knowledge made me brave as I pressed my body against his. He
wrapped his arm around my lower back, anchoring me to him. His lips trailed
across my jaw and then down my neck.
“Ahem.”
My eyes were glazed over, completely dazed, as if coming
out of a dream. Talon shot Jace a murderous look and growled deep in his
throat.
Jace’s eyebrows raised in what appeared to be disbelief. “What’s that all about? You are always strictly business .
You are the one always talking about duty and reminding me of the seriousness
of the task.”
What task
was he talking about ? He was making me sound like a
job.
Talon
shrugged and took a step back like a chastised child.
Jace chuckled hollowly trying to lighten the mood. “Are we
going to this party, or did we bring these things for nothing?”
Leah honked the horn of Jace’s 4-wheeler. “Come on
Cay-bear. Let’s see what these beasts can do.”
I took a deep steadying breath and briefly wondered if she
was talking about the bikes or Talon and Jace. Either way, it could be trouble.
I watched Talon roll the heavy machinery back to where I was standing, his
muscles rippling under his shirt.
Hel-lo.
I could sit and watch him all day.
He glanced back at me.
Oh
dear God. Did I say that aloud?
He had his back to me, but his shoulders were shaking with laughter.
Oh, crap. Could he
hear what I was thinking?
If so, I was going to have to start being a whole lot more careful, because my
thoughts were positively decadent these days. I ambled over and climbed up
behind him. Leah had her arms wrapped around Jace and was grinning like an
idiot. Few things ever seemed to truly bother her.
Talon reached back and patted me on the leg. “Are you
ready?”
Goosebumps spread across my leg. Man, was that a loaded
question or what? I had a million different answers to give him. I wrapped my
arms around him and knew his heart raced. Resting my head against his back, I
patted him on the chest, letting him know I was ready to go.
The ride to the party was an adventure in itself. I had
never been off-roading before, and was more than a little apprehensive. Leah,
on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying herself immensely. She squealed as
Jace raced through the brush and jumped the four-wheeler over small hills.
Finally, the ride was over.
“Why are we stopping so far from the party?” I asked.
Jace winked. “We don’t want anyone messing with our stuff. It
also makes it easier for us to slip in and out without making a big scene.”
I pushed him playfully. “Well, you do think of everything,
don’t you?”
He turned around, pulled Leah off the bike, and swung her
around in a circle.
Talon slid off the four-wheeler and I moved to follow him,
but he swept me up into his arms and kissed me gently.
As I responded to him, he stopped me with a wistful expression.
“They are expecting us.”
I gazed into his eyes. “Let them wait.”
Finally, he bent down, whispering in my ear. “Later, we
will find someplace away from that mischievous pup, and you can have my
undivided attention.”
I took a deep breath, rose up on my tiptoes and murmured,
“I will hold you to that,” nipping the skin under his ear as he had done to me.
His reaction caught me completely off guard. He
here as long as you want me.”
My heart pounded. It was so loud, I was sure he would be
able to hear it.
“Forever, then?” I asked.
He buried his hand in my hair and bent down to kiss me. The
moment his lips touched mine, a shock ran through me as though struck by
lightning. His breathing quickened as he pulled me closer and the kiss deepened.
I kneaded his neck with my fingers as he pressed his hands into the small of my
back and my entire body went up in flames of desire. It was a completely new
sensation to me.
I simply couldn’t get close enough to him. Hearing his
sharp intake of breath, I just couldn’t believe I had this kind of effect on a
guy like him. The knowledge made me brave as I pressed my body against his. He
wrapped his arm around my lower back, anchoring me to him. His lips trailed
across my jaw and then down my neck.
“Ahem.”
My eyes were glazed over, completely dazed, as if coming
out of a dream. Talon shot Jace a murderous look and growled deep in his
throat.
Jace’s eyebrows raised in what appeared to be disbelief. “What’s that all about? You are always strictly business .
You are the one always talking about duty and reminding me of the seriousness
of the task.”
What task
was he talking about ? He was making me sound like a
job.
Talon
shrugged and took a step back like a chastised child.
Jace chuckled hollowly trying to lighten the mood. “Are we
going to this party, or did we bring these things for nothing?”
Leah honked the horn of Jace’s 4-wheeler. “Come on
Cay-bear. Let’s see what these beasts can do.”
I took a deep steadying breath and briefly wondered if she
was talking about the bikes or Talon and Jace. Either way, it could be trouble.
I watched Talon roll the heavy machinery back to where I was standing, his
muscles rippling under his shirt.
Hel-lo.
I could sit and watch him all day.
He glanced back at me.
Oh
dear God. Did I say that aloud?
He had his back to me, but his shoulders were shaking with laughter.
Oh, crap. Could he
hear what I was thinking?
If so, I was going to have to start being a whole lot more careful, because my
thoughts were positively decadent these days. I ambled over and climbed up
behind him. Leah had her arms wrapped around Jace and was grinning like an
idiot. Few things ever seemed to truly bother her.
Talon reached back and patted me on the leg. “Are you
ready?”
Goosebumps spread across my leg. Man, was that a loaded
question or what? I had a million different answers to give him. I wrapped my
arms around him and knew his heart raced. Resting my head against his back, I
patted him on the chest, letting him know I was ready to go.
The ride to the party was an adventure in itself. I had
never been off-roading before, and was more than a little apprehensive. Leah,
on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying herself immensely. She squealed as
Jace raced through the brush and jumped the four-wheeler over small hills.
Finally, the ride was over.
“Why are we stopping so far from the party?” I asked.
Jace winked. “We don’t want anyone messing with our stuff. It
also makes it easier for us to slip in and out without making a big scene.”
I pushed him playfully. “Well, you do think of everything,
don’t you?”
He turned around, pulled Leah off the bike, and swung her
around in a circle.
Talon slid off the four-wheeler and I moved to follow him,
but he swept me up into his arms and kissed me gently.
As I responded to him, he stopped me with a wistful expression.
“They are expecting us.”
I gazed into his eyes. “Let them wait.”
Finally, he bent down, whispering in my ear. “Later, we
will find someplace away from that mischievous pup, and you can have my
undivided attention.”
I took a deep breath, rose up on my tiptoes and murmured,
“I will hold you to that,” nipping the skin under his ear as he had done to me.
His reaction caught me completely off guard. He
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