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Moving quickly up the stairs behind her, he caught the bedroo his way in before he slammed it forcibly

"Did I ask you to followwith irritation as she faced him

"You didn’t have to ask"

Before she could blast hi to say, he jerked her to him, lowered his head, and stole the sound with his kiss

It was like sinking into ecstasy, fire, all the pleasure he could have ever iasp with his lips, felt her hands grip his shoulders, her nails biting into the fabric of his shirt as he turned and lifted her, pressing her against the wall as he devoured the sweetness of her lips

Her kiss He loved her kiss The feel of her lips softening beneath his, her body straining against hi beneath the thin material of her shirt to cup her swollen breasts

She was ready for hiue met his, the hot little moans smothered by his lips God, he had drea his head back, he jerked her shirt over her head, staring down at her, fighting to breathe as he watched the heavy lift and fall of the firain, fitting over the fragile lace of her bra, his thu over the tender tips as he stared back at her

"You’re uttural tone of his voice, but he also saw the effect of it in her eyes

They darkened in hunger as she drew in a hard breath, her tongue licking over her swollen lips

"I need you," he whispered then, desperately, hungrily "All of you, baby Sweet and hot, and crying for ain before he ed her to see, to understand the selfishness rising inside hiht of anotherthe innocence, the sweetness of Kelly was rip as he released her bra, drawing it from her shoulders before his hands went to the clasp of her jeans

"This is hly over her hips before cupping the hot, wet ers delved beneath the silk of her panties, so desperate for the feel of her that taking time to completely undress her was h silken heat, parting the bare folds to sink into the sweet, tight depths of her slick core

She arched into the touch, pressing against hier further inside her as she cried into the kiss The hot little sounds shein demand He needed her Needed to taste her, to touch her

Now He had to clai further in denial

"Roe have ’s quiet voice was dark with imminent violence "You in on this, man?"

"No" Kelly clutched at his shoulders as he ht the bastard stalking her he was going to rip him apart with his bare hands

"I’ll be back" He pulled her jeans quickly back in place

"Don’t go out there," she cried out, her face paling as her fingers gripped his arm "It’s too dark Rowdy, and you don’t knohere he could be hiding Wait--"

There wasn’t a chance in hell he wasn’t going out there

"You’rethe claim with a hard kiss to her lips "All ure that out at the end of un I don’t care which"

He pulled away fro could see her, her sweet breasts rising over the lace of her bra, her pale face staring back at hi to be gone

"Let’s go hunting" He took the rifle Dawg handed to him and headed downstairs

TWENTY

Kelly waited until nearly dawn for Rowdy, Dawg, and Natches to return to the house Whatever or whoever had been out there had been deter the three et her where they felt she would be protected

Despite her objections, Rowdy packed her clothes and loaded her into Dawg’s truck as the sun began to rise beyond the mountains

She was terrified, she ad her kne to hide, which only ht of Rowdy, or one of his cousins, paying for the danger stalking her was eating a bleeding wound into her soul

Finally, despite her objections and her deraveled road leading to Dawg’s house