in the forest.
And now Justin…
Strangely enough, she believed his story. All of it. She’d seen no deception in his aura while he spoke. It was…unsettling.
She squeezed the sponge until the last drops of water fell into the sink then set it on the drain board.
She couldn’t bring herself to harm him. Every time she thought about it, her stomach twisted in on itself.
Turning, she allowed herself to look at him. There was fear in his aura, fear that ripped at her. She did not want him to fear her. She wanted to return to his bed and let him take her mind off all this—mess. And it was a mess.
Mostly of her own making.
“This was a mistake,” she said. “I should never have come.”
He shook his head. “There’s no way in hell this was a mistake. It’s too good. We’re too good together.”
Rising from the chair, he made his way to her, his expression a hard mask of lust.
No one had looked at her like that in the past one hundred years. Maybe longer.
It made her feel desired. A long-forgotten warmth spread through her entire body.
She missed being close to a male, missed the heat of a male’s need.
She wanted more time with him, wanted more of him.
The hard decisions could wait until morning. And that was at least three hours away.
More than enough time.
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Stephanie Julian
She waited until he stood directly in front of her, frozen in place by the blaze of his blue eyes. She held his gaze until she thought she’d internally combust then let her own eyes drop to his lips, a tight, straight line she wanted to kiss. From there, it was a short trip to his lightly haired chest that rose and fell at a steadily increasing pace. His shorts hung on his hips, low enough that the plum-red tip of his cock had escaped the waistband.
He stood only inches from her for several long seconds, his erection straining under her gaze. The tip had already begun to weep.
She wanted to fall to her knees and take him in her mouth, taste him. Before she could, Justin grabbed her shoulders and spun her around. Her hands slapped on the counter.
“Wha—”
Before she could protest, he clapped a hand over her mouth. At the same time, he pressed his rigid cock into the crease of her ass. Sharp desire tightened her sex and cramped her stomach.
Moaning into his hand, she opened her mouth to lick at his salty skin. More, she wanted more.
“Oh Christ.” Justin’s voice sounded like a growl. “I want you. I’ve gotta—don’t move. I don’t want to hurt you but I’ve gotta—just tell me if I hurt you.”
She felt his hand working between their bodies, heard the metallic rasp of his zipper.
Then he pulled away and seconds later his thick cock plunged deep into her sex, creating a firestorm of friction and emotion that made her head spin.
What had happened to her in such a short time that she desired him so much?
She’d never felt like this before, never lost control so completely that reasoning became impossible…unwanted even.
38
Seduced by Magic
She bent farther over the counter, increasing his access, whimpering for him to withdraw and plunge again.
His hands fell to her waist and he did exactly what she wanted. With a low groan, he shoved so far inside she thought she could feel him in her womb.
“I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of you.” He whispered the words into her ear where they tumbled around her dazed brain for a few seconds. She felt his flesh thicken further inside her. “Christ, you’re so tight and hot. I could die right here and not regret a damn thing.”
But she would, she realized, as he withdrew inch by inch only to drive into her again with enough force to have the edge of the counter cut into her stomach. She bit her lip to stop the gasp of pain from escaping, not wanting him to stop. Not when he made the whole world spin around her. Definitely not when she liked it as much as she did.
Unaccustomed tears sprang to her eyes, having nothing to do with the counter cutting