Page 39 of Queen of Wrath

I scrunched my face, but I didn’t push him away.

Lea was revolted by the kiss, but Emma knew she could use it to her advantage.

I relaxed into the kiss and even leaned forward to give the illusion that I wanted more.

I’m going to destroy you, you bastard.

Finally, he pulled away, and I was able to breathe again.

“Why do you smell so divine?” he huffed hotly against my face, his green eyes hooded and dark with desire.

“I'm not sure what you mean. I always smell this way. Perhaps it's because you want me so badly,” I smirked, knowing I was slowly wrapping him around my little finger.

He lunged for my mouth again, his kiss more hungry and demanding this time. It took all the willpower I possessed not to push him away from me.

I forced my body to relax, and let myself succumb to the sensation of his lips moving on mine. Before I knew it, I couldn’t stop the tingles of heat from trickling down my spine.

I moved my face away from his, exposing my neck. I would rather have him kiss anywhere other than my mouth. It reminded me too much of how desperately I used to long for his lips on me like this.

His hands began exploring me, feeling every curve through my robe.

The passion built up between us, and if I ignored the fact that it was him, I could even have brought myself to let go and give myself to him completely.

Both my hands traveled up to his head, my fingers raking through his hair. I let my nails scrape along his scalp, drawing a guttural groan from deep within his throat. But out of nowhere, my hands formed into fists around his locks, and I yanked his mouth away from my neck.

He looked shocked and disoriented, which I answered with a sly tilt to my lips.

“Not so fast there.” I gathered myself once more, stepping away from him, and sauntering my way to the door. “I have work I still need to finish up before the festival. Let’s continue this another time?”

Power flooded through me as I succeeded making it seem as if walking out of his office wasn’t particularly hard for me.

If everyone is leaving early, it's a perfect time for me to sneak down into Facility B again.

I focused on the small clinking vial hidden in my sleeve. I could feel the liquid rolling around in the bottle. It was as if it was trying to break through the very glass keeping it contained.

This has to be the most volatile potion I've ever made. I can't wait to see the damage it does to the Ransoms’ reputation.

“Emma!” a familiar voice called to me almost immediately after exiting Jax’s office.

I turned to see Kiyan running toward me.

Kiyan, the proverbial wrench in my plans, I thought before plastering a wide smile on my face.

“Goodness, Kiyan. I haven’t seen you since—” I stopped myself, not wanting to remind either of us of the events of that day. If I’d thought the whole ordeal had been scary, then I was sure a young man like Kiyan would think the situation was traumatizing. “Well, it’s nice to see you. Are you here for something?”

“Yeah, you, of course!” he laughed. “I wanted to make sure you were alright. I was surprised when I heard that Jax didn’t fire you…or did anything else, for that matter.” He frowned, and his shoulders seemed to shiver at the thought. “I vouched for you as much as I could.”

Jax had assured me that he had merely sent the kid home with a warning after the incident, and commanded him to lie low for a while, but I’d honestly thought I probably wouldn’t see him back here again after what he’d witnessed down there because of me. I felt horrible for getting him involved, but there was nothing to be done about that now.

“You did? But, Kiyan, you shouldn’t have made more trouble for yourself,” I reprimanded, but my smile was actually genuine this time.

“Between the two of us, you were the one in real trouble. I know that, but my family can be…severe when something doesn’t go their way.”

And here I thought he had no clue about his family’s less-than-savory reputation. It would appear he was considerably more percipient than I’d given him credit for.

They might have tried to keep him in the dark, but that hadn’t stopped him from hearing what other people were saying about the Ransoms.

“In any case, I appreciate your help, Kiyan.” I placed my hand on his back and began guiding him away from Jax’s office. “I wonder what I did to deserve a good person like you in my corner?”

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