Shadow magic, p.39
Shadow Magic, page 39
“Bullshit,” he growled.
Cassia stood and looked so calm that this time Jake did get up. He grabbed her by her shoulders. He didn’t care that the blankets that had been covering him fell away, leaving him naked.
He knocked that calm expression right off her face as she glanced down at his body before looking up at him when he shook her. He stared directly into her eyes. “You will take me home, now.
She jerked out of his grip, her cheeks flushed pink. An angry glint lit her eyes that he’d never seen before. Good. Her shell needed to be cracked.
As a matter of fact, that shell needed to be cracked a lot more.
Jake caught her delicate face in his palms, spearing her silken hair with his fingers at the same time. Without pausing to think about it, he brought his mouth to hers and kissed her so hard and fierce she gasped. He took advantage of her parted lips and forced his tongue into her mouth, exploring her, letting her know he was in control of this moment.
It felt as if sparks were igniting in his belly.
Cassia grasped him by his upper arms and clung to him, her fingers digging into his bare biceps. She remained stiff and unmoving. But he didn’t stop his exploration of her mouth, tasting her, teasing her, taunting her to return his kiss.
And then she finally fell into the moment, taking everything he gave. She made soft little moans that sent zinging sensations straight to his cock as she kissed him back. Her kisses were tentative, almost like she didn’t know what she was doing. Innocent, pure. As if she had never been kissed before.
God, she was sweet.
She moaned louder and leaned into him. Her hands moved from his biceps, over his shoulders, until she linked her fingers behind his neck.
As he slid his hands to her waist, he brought her tight against his naked body and his huge erection, and she gasped again.
He resisted the urge to part her robe and see exactly what she was wearing beneath it—if anything.
He kissed her hard and fierce, letting all the frustration and anger turn into passion and desire.
God, he’d wanted Cassia for so long. He didn’t need his cop instincts to tell him she wasn’t exactly what she’d made herself out to be. But then, who was?
Everyone had secrets. Even he did.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
SHADOW MAGIC
Copyright © 2008 by Cheyenne McCray.
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