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I stared hihtened on my shoulders "I don’t believe you"

I kissed him Maybe he’d believe that, because it was the only real thing I could give Not the truth about the J��ger-Suchers, Edward, the others, or even ue inside, murmur, moan, and mean all of it

He pulled me closer; I dropped the knife I ended up in his lap, arms around his neck So what if ere on the floor of an empty closet, in a rented room, in a town I’d never heard of before yesterday?

We were together again, and Nic was s I hadn’t felt since the last time I’d touched hiue My fingers brushed the back of his neck, th of his hair I’d always loved tangling my hands in the silky strands, but he’d shorn them off and only a dark, short thatch reht back the difference in me

Ruthlessly I shoved aside the memory, my fears I needed this, needed hi the questions that could get both of us killed

He tried to pull away, but I nipped his lip and shifted in his lap,his gasp, both pain and arousal, I coaxed his tongue into ainst ers flexed The muscles beneath my skin fluttered, and he traced them with his thumb, lower and lower, until his entire hand crept under the waistband of my sweatpants

I wore no underwear, no bra - neither one had been available for purchase at the gas station He stroked the underside of my breasts, the swell of et closer, so I swung ed, and that couldn’t be co his pants and running ave up the idea when he arched and hard met soft so perfectly I couldn’t put a stop to it even to have his heat in my mouth

Years had passed since I’d been touched in any way but casual or violent The only er-Suchers and guards, who’d been threatened with dire consequences should they look at me crosswise

Oh, and the demonic entities anted to fuck me for no other reason than that I was there

I shuddered at thenonsensical encourage, and I was close

His palms slid under my T-shirt, across th of hihs around his hips

In an effort to pull rabbed my waist, and his hand closed over the pocket that held the talis purred

"Mainst my lips

I didn’t have the heart to tell him the murmur of appreciation hadn’t been mine

His skin arm; he smelled so alive A vein pulsed and I captured his flesh betweenme

His palers clenched, heat coursed between us like an electric current

The moon erupted behind ony and ecstasy Cool silver in the olden in the depths of winter Power rushed through , save anyone, beco as he whispered ht me around What the hell had happened?

I openedbut curiosity in his I couldn’t have done anything too weird, too wolfy, or he’d be wary

My gaze was drawn to his pulse I could still taste his skin, smell it, too I wanted to bury my face in the curve of his neck and hold on to hi move?"

I hadn’t meant to voice the question, but when I did, Nic flexed his hips "Oh, yeah You were "

My face flushed I dropped ain No heat Not a shi? No Nic had heard the talisman purr, just as I had However, I didn’t knohat that meant I needed to show the icon to Will and soon

I tried to stand; Nic tightened his hold "I don’t think so"

He coveredleaped but my heart

"You can attack ht" Nic leaned forward and brushed hisboy now I’d rather do this naked, in a bed, anywhere but here"

His tongue flicked out The sensation was a lightning strike, bringing back all we’d just shared, s we hadn’t I wanted Nic to use his no teeth onwith several other body parts

Goose bumps raced over my skin and I murmured, "Okay"

Nic lifted his head "Okay?"

I tried to rereed to "I meant sorry"

"Sorry?"

"I can’t"

Again, I tried to get off hiain, he wouldn’t let me

"I think you can You just don’t want to"

Oh, I wanted to More than I should Which hat disturbed me Certainly I was attracted to Nic, but I shouldn’t have to fight the urge to tear off his clothes every time he touched me Should I?

Only one way to find out

"Nic," I breathed and hugged him

Startled, distracted, still aroused, and, let’s face it, a guy, he dropped the questions to hug me back I tossed the talisman into the corner and kissed him

He tasted the same, sticky plusmy body closer, I opened my mind