Page 72 of A Sky Full Of Stars

She turns to face me and takes a step closer, staring at me in challenge. “Try it,” she whispers confidently, pushing me all the same.

If there was a tiny string of decency holding me back, this would be the moment it snapped.

Spinning her around, I lift her up onto the hood and use my knee to nudge her legs open, stepping between them. “He may be your boyfriend, but I’m about to make you forget he ever existed.” I sink one hand into her hair and use the other to wrap my fingers around her chin, tilting her head to look up at me. I’m about to devour her when she raises her hands to my chest, shoving me back.

“Wait! You didn’t listen. Ihada boyfriend. We broke up. It’s over.”

A wave of relief hits me until I realize I don’t actually care. “Makes no difference,” I say, loving the way her mouth drops open at my words. “Either way, I’d be stealing this kiss. Because Lainey… you’ve always been mine.”

She gulps until her gaze softens. “Didn’t we just meet?”

I step closer until I’m exactly where I should be—pressed against her—and lean in close, my lips hovering near her ear. “Time doesn’t matter. Then, now, or the future… we will always have this connection.” Tilting back, I lock our gazes and stare intently. “There’s no denying it.” I know that because I tried.

Her eyes flash with something that looks a lot like regret, and before I’ve had the chance to question it, she pushes me away again.

Stepping back, I’m about to apologize when a spark ignites in her gaze and she grabs my shirt, curling her fingers into the material.

“Fuck it,” she says, pulling me against her, slamming her lips to mine as she takes control of the moment.At least she thinks she does.

Sinking my hand into her hair, I wrap my fingers around her ponytail and give it a gentle tug, deepening the kiss. Lainey’s entire body jolts as she gasps, but she yanks me closer, pulling me down until I’m crushing her against the car.

I groan as our tongues finally touch, and when she releases a soft mewl, the sound of it vibrates through me, sending a current directly to my cock.

And I lose my mind.

Hitching her leg up, I grind into her as our tongues intertwine, exploring, possessing, both trying to consume each other.

Hands travel, hair is pulled, and our bodies mold as one, moving in sync against each other…our lips never parting.Shielded by the shadows, I take everything from her with my kiss, but she gives it willingly, matching my fervor, both of us desperate for this moment, clinging to each other like it’s a lifeline.

And maybe it is.

Because kissing Lainey gives me a high I’ve never felt before, and I think she just became my addiction.

Her hand drops to my waist, and her hips buck as she digs her nails into my skin, unleashing a wild grunt from within me.

I slide her forward until her ass hangs off the hood, then break the kiss as I stand tall, my gaze roaming her body. I’m feral for her—I want to glide my tongue across every inch of her naked skin; I want to feast on her. I want it all. But when she wriggles under my intense stare, the movement snaps me back to reality and I groan.

“Fuck, Lainey. That was some first kiss.”

I continue our charade as I lift her to a sitting position before stepping back, creating some much-needed space between us. If I don’t stop now, I’m likely to rid her of her clothes, right here on the hood of her car. And while I desperately want to do that… not here, not like this.

I give her a soft smile, taking in the way the low light illuminates her face, highlighting her flushed cheeks and beautiful pink glistening lips. But instead of the sated look I expect to find, she’s staring at me with the same gaze she had before her “fuck it” moment, and now that I can focus, I think I know what it is.

She’s hurting, but the question is… has she been hurt, or is she hurting for me?

“Was he good to you?” I ask, wondering if it has anything to do with her ex.

A subtle crease forms in her brow but she nods with a smile. “He was, yes. We just drifted apart.”

“When?”

“Hmmm,” she asks, her gaze dropping to her hands.

“Ah… When did you break up?”

Lainey cringes as she peers up at me, biting back an awkward grin. “Today.” She winces while I bark out an incredulous laugh.

“Today? Does he know that?”

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