Oh, my God, I was losing my mind.
I gulped down my entire beer and slammed it on the counter, the frustration getting the better of me. Even though there were a hundred reasons for me to stay the hell away from her, to forget her, I only had one reason not to…because I didn’t want to. I didn’t want to stay away from her. I didn’t want to forget about her.
And even after seeing the threat in Enzio’s face, I still didn’t give a fuck. Why did it feel like I would happily go through the devil if it meant I could have her? That thought alone was proof enough that I was insane.
I glanced at my watch and saw it was almost one a.m. I let out a breath, trying to push the images of her out of my head, then glanced down the hall, thinking tonight might be a good night to try to sleep in my bed for a change.
Just as I started toward the bedroom, there was a faint knock on the door. My heart and my cock reacted simultaneously. My heart, because who would be knocking on my door at one in the morning? And my cock, because…it might be her.
I walked slowly to the door, my instincts sending me into automatic stealth mode, thinking this might be the threat Enzio promised by staring at me with his freaky fucking eyes. The best part? I didn’t even have my gun. That son of a bitch commander asshole took my gun and badge, and now all I had to defend myself with were my fast-flying fists, hard as fuck thighs, and my boyish good looks.Super.
I braced my hands on both sides of the door and leaned forward to look through the peephole, my heart jackhammering like crazy inside my chest.
Motherfucker.
I flicked the latch and unlocked the door, flinging it open. “Karina?”
She glanced up, her clothes and hair dripping wet. It looked like she decided to take a hike in the goddamn rain. But, by God, she never looked hotter.
“Lorik.” With pleading eyes, she stared at me, and the animal in me reacted.
I grabbed her arm and pulled her inside before slamming the door shut and pinning her against it. Dark, deep-set eyes stared up at me, and I saw the hunger swirl around in those chocolate irises. They were the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen, and it made me want to lose all control.
“What are you doing here?”
“You invited me.”
“You didn’t reply to my message. I didn’t think you’d come.” My gaze flitted from her eyes to her mouth, her lips glistening with temptation.
“I wasn’t planning on coming.”
“What changed your mind?”
She lifted her chin, and our gazes locked. “I decided I wanted to finish what we started.” And that was the moment I lost control, slamming my lips onto hers.
The second our mouths collided, we moaned in unison as electricity shot between us like lightning bolts of desire and passion. Her lips were cold, yet her mouth warm, tasting like mint and tequila. I had no idea what was happening; all I knew was I didn’t want it to stop.
When she wrapped her arms around my neck, weaving her fingers through my hair, pulling me closer to deepen our kiss, I fucking lost it. My hands started to go everywhere—her sides, her ass, her thighs—like I couldn’t touch all of her fast enough. Her clothes and her skin were soaking wet from the rain, but it felt fucking amazing to finally touch her like I wanted to touch her.
I kissed down the side of her neck, loving the way she smelled. Her vanilla and honey scent was sweet and so damn tantalizing, I could have gotten high on her smell alone.
“Lorik, this—”
“Unless you’re about to tell me to rip your clothes off, I suggest you shut the hell up.”
“I’m serious.”
I ignored her by letting my lips travel down over her naked shoulder.Thank fuck for strapless dresses.
Every inch, every curve of this woman felt like it was carved out of perfection. If perfection could have been bottled, I would have shoved her in a vial and kept her on my bedside table.God, I’m pathetic.
“Lorik, listen to me. Only once, okay? This can only happen once.”
I paused, my tongue plastered against her collarbone. I lifted my head and looked at her. “Only once?”
“Yeah. You know as well as I do this can’t even happen once, but…”
“But you want me as much as I want you.”