Page 40 of Us Deadly Few

But she wasn’t the same girl he met in prison.

Khalani was free to explore ruin in all its shapes and forms.

Takeshi may very well be her ending.

But she had this one night to dictate how she was destroyed.

Khalani swallowed deeply, and ever so slowly, undid the last button.

The fabric still covered her breasts, but the cool air ruffled her shirt, and her nipples perked.

Letting go felt like liberation. She paused, taking it all in, feeling powerful.

“You’re not done. Keep going,” he commanded, his voice sultry and deep, resonating with an almost primal intensity. Takeshi didn’t glance down her chest. His gaze remained locked on hers, which somehow was hotter.

Her stomach burned as she drew a deep breath, slowly pulling the fabric away on both sides, revealing her naked breasts.

Takeshi still didn’t shift his gaze away from her face, as if watching her cede control to him was the most invigorating act.

He barely touched her.

He didn’t need to.

He was everywhere. Beneath her skin. Sliding through her thoughts. In every breath she took.

“I used to believe the moon was the most beautiful thing on the surface,” he whispered, his gaze flickering back to her eyes.

Her heart soared past the white dots in the sky.

No one had ever looked at her like that. Like they wanted to brand her into memory.

She subtly shifted back, causing delicious friction between them. His eyes narrowed, and he suddenly flipped their bodies.

Takeshi rose above her, his broad chest centimeters from hers. His shadowy eyes swallowed hers and his breaths came slightly quicker.

Every movement, every shift of his body, she studied, just as he did with her.

He shackled both her wrists with one hand, placing them firmly over her head.

“That’s better,” he coaxed.

His gravelly voice sent warmth pooling to her core.

A defiant glimmer rose in his gaze, and she tried to escape his grip, but his hand tightened, not letting her go anywhere.

Like the break of day, he was inescapable.

“What shall I do with you now?” he mused.

“What do you want to do?”

Takeshi let out a dark chuckle. “There aren’t enough hours left in the night to show you.”

Oh…my…

His eyes smoldered, and it pained her how sinfully attractive he was. Her body felt like it was on the brink of exploding.

“I think…” she swallowed right before taking the plunge, “I think I want you to kiss me.”

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