Queen’s Knight (Invitation to Eden) by Sara Fawkes

once he was gone. Truthfully, so did she, one radically different than his.
    Maybe it was better this way.
    Behind her came the rising sound of shoes slapping the pavement. Someone was running up to her, and Dani considered ignoring it. She wasn’t in the mood for any more surprises today. “Look, I’m not...” she started, half-turning toward the sound.
    All she got was a blink and an instant recognition of Evan’s intense look. Then he wrapped her up into his arms and laid the most glorious kiss on her lips she’d ever felt, and Dani felt her mind go blank. He wound his fingers through her hair, holding her close as he pushed her up against a nearby pillar.
    Dani gave a small sigh, a needy sound that got an answering growl from Evan. Her body lit on fire at his touch, and when he ground his hips into hers, she felt his desire. She tipped her head back as his lips trailed down her throat, unable to think beyond his touch.
    “Stay with me tonight,” he murmured against her ear, and Dani’s stomach fluttered as he grasped her lobe with his teeth. “Just say yes.”
    Reality threatened to intrude, and she pushed it away. The way his lips were blazing trails of fire across her neck made rational thought difficult. You’ll only ever have tonight, her mind whispered, a cold splash of water to her soul. Can you give him more and still walk away?
    “Please,” he whispered, leaning his head against hers. “I’ve let too many chances in life slip through my fingers because they weren’t in my plans. If I do that with you, I’ll never forgive myself.”
    She looked into his eyes, the desperate yearning there burning through her. Dani felt an answering desire coil deep inside her, burning away all traces of any other option.
    Her motto was YOLO, right? You only lived once.
    “Yes,” she whispered, and felt the relief in his body as her took her mouth again.
    *
    W hatever misgivings Dani may have had on the way up to her room, they disappeared again the moment Evan’s lips touched hers. She’d held his hand through the castle, practically dragging him to her room because it was closer, paying no mind to any looks they received. She’d seen what went on here at Eden—hooking up with a guest wasn’t frowned on, and often ended happily for the pair.
    Somehow, Dani couldn’t see that happening here, but she didn’t care.
    They’d barely gotten through the door when he tugged at her dress, ripping it up and off her body. “Damn, I need you so bad,” he murmured against her mouth, pushing her up against the wall beside the entrance. His hand closed over Dani’s breast and she gasped, but had barely the presence of mind to shut the door behind them.
    Evan reached around, grabbing her ass and lifting her up off her feet. Instinctively, she wrapped her legs around his hips and he surged forward, grinding against her core. Dani’s body came alive, nerve ending sparking with pleasure, and she moaned loudly.
    “God, I want to hear you scream.”
    Her nails raked his back as he ground against her, and then it was her turn to insist on nakedness. She tugged at his shirt and he quickly shed it, pressing against her for a deeper kiss.
    There was no art in their touches, no desire to draw anything out. Dani fumbled between their bodies for the clasp of Evan’s pants and managed to work it open. She pushed her hand inside, wrapping her fingers around his hard length, and Evan’s breath hissed through his teeth.
    His mouth went to her neck, sucking and tugging at the skin there. When Dani put a hand on his chest, giving a firm push, he set her back onto her feet and stepped back. It gave her just enough room to slither down between the wall and his body, and a curse exploded out of Evan’s mouth as Dani took him deep inside hers.
    She ran her tongue along the ribbed tip of his cock, sucking on the head, and Evan’s hand tangled in her hair. “Fuck, baby,” he murmured, breathless. Grinning, Dani pulled him deep, bobbing