Page 20 of Ignited Heat

"I'm not done with you just yet."

"Wha…"

Lowering his head, he kisses my knee, then the inside of my thigh, and does the same for my other leg. When he's close enough to my pussy I can feel his warm breath against my tender skin. He places a lot of small kisses all over my sex and has me on the cusp of begging him to please lick my hungry cunt.

As if answering my silent plea, he opens me up and uses his tongue to lick me from hole to clit. He takes my clit into his mouth and gently suckles it. That makes my hips jump up and chase his mouth, but he lets go way too soon, and his hungry tongue explores my slit. My head is thrashing against the pillow with the pleasure he's giving me. You'd think it wouldn't get any better.

But it does. He starts penetrating me with his tongue. He seems like a starved man who has just found a delicious meal and can't get enough. I grab the hair on his head to pull him closer to me, and that just encourages him to eat me harder and faster. I don't think I can stand it anymore when he inserts two fingers into my pussy and begins to finger fuck me.

"Jason, I'm so close."

"I've got you, angel. Come all over my face."

And that's exactly what I do. I shout my release, and he takes that exact moment to suck on my clit, making me see stars. He doesn't let go of me even after the last aftershocks of my orgasm have come and gone. I'm too exhausted to do anything but tap him on the shoulder. He wipes his mouth on my thigh and gives my clit one last kiss.

He crawls up to my side and kisses me tenderly. We're both quiet. I know why I've been left speechless, but he's always quiet.

"Do you want some water?" He asks.

"Yes, please."

He gets up from the bed, and I can ogle his naked ass when he goes to the kitchen to get a bottle of water. When he comes back, the view is even better, and I think he blushes, but he doesn't comment on it. I take the bottle from him and drink until I take my fill. Then I give him the rest, and he swallows it back. He tosses the bottle in the garbage can and climbs in bed with me.

When he lies back, I immediately put my head over his heart and hug him, being careful with my arm. My injuries are starting to bother me with all this activity, and he seems to read it in my face because he reaches for the nightstand and takes out a couple of painkillers. I swallow them back and return my head to his chest.

"Jason, that was…" I don't have words to describe it.

"I know,” he whispers. “Get some sleep."

I try to see his face, but I really can't and worry he might be having second thoughts. But this experience bonded us, and now more than ever, I know that this man is my life and my home.

Chapter 8

Jason

It's been a couple of weeks since we made love for the first time, and every time we’re together again, I fall just a little more for Cassandra Dalton. This feeling is terrifying because I know that deep down, I'm not good enough for her. When things end, my heart will be shattered, and I don't know how I will deal with that other than retreating into myself the way I always have.

The bruises on Cassie's body are finally fading, but until they're totally gone, they'll still make my blood boil. We've gotten a few tips about Solis's whereabouts, but nothing has panned out. I won't give up, though. This man needs to be neutralized; otherwise, Cassie will always be looking behind her.

I have a meeting right now with the Lee brothers to give them an update. I don't really work for them, but they're Cassie's family, and I want them to be involved. It's early afternoon, so the card room is available for us to meet. I go to the back of The Dragon's Lair and knock softly on the door. Carlos opens it and smiles at me.

"Good to see you, man. Come on in."

As soon as I enter, I see the Lee family sitting around a huge table in the back. Even Mama Lee is here, and a bit of apprehension runs through me. She's a force of nature, and I think she suspects Cassie and I have been intimate. There's a single chair empty at the table and I'm guessing that's mine. I sit down and wait for them to get started.

"Jason, thank you for coming. What have you found out?" Mama Lee asks.

"He's in hiding. He's not using any of his credit cards or accessing his accounts. We found his phone destroyed and I've got surveillance on his family's properties. I'm doing everything I can think of, but he's being really smart or someone powerful is helping him."

"He doesn't have that much pull here in Miami," Brandon adds.

"Why didn't you have him followed after the first time he assaulted Cassie?" I say, looking him right in the eyes.

"Are you trying to pin this on me? I couldn't have done that even if I had wanted to. I don't have the resources you have."

"There's seven of you."

The brothers all get up and start shouting at me with excuses and platitudes.

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