Page 78 of Beg the Night

When I kissed her, my entire being roared to life. I held her face gently while I moved my lips against hers. Guiding her. Coaxing her. She was shocked at first, still, but eventually she kissed me back.

And nothing could have been more perfect.

When she’d relaxed in my hold, warming up to the sensation, I slid my tongue along the seam of her lips, urging her to open. She did instantly, melting for me.

Fuck, I wanted her.

I had wanted to kiss her for longer than I could even admit to myself. I had touched her, I had seen her completely naked in the shower, but this?

This was more intimate than sex. More personal than any orgasm I could give her.

Open up to me, Athena. Let me in.

When I bent down and picked her up by the waist, she wrapped her legs around me effortlessly.

Bed. We needed to get to the bed.

I shuffled that way, all the while reveling in the feeling of having her entirely wrapped around my body. She slid her arms around my neck while she kissed me back, growing more and more confident with each second.

When she pulled away to take a breath, I laid her gently on the white silk sheets.

Chest heaving as she caught her breath, she watched me, her dark eyes wide and her pupils dilated as I stood over her and pulled my shirt up and over my head.

I pulled the sheets back and waited for her to slip under them, then joined her, making sure we were covered. We deserved at least a small amount of privacy.

Athena spread her legs for me, and I notched between them, fitting perfectly, bracing myself with an arm on each side of her head.

Phantoms slipped out of my control, flickering around us.

She gasped, her attention darting behind me, but rather than fear, her expression was full of awe, just like it had been the last time she saw my shadows.

My power liked that. My power really, really liked that.

I kissed her again, more urgently. My power needed more of her. I needed her full surrender if this plan was going to work, and she was still hiding behind walls. I didn’t blame her. We were supposed to havesexin the middle of this forest while god only knew who watched. It was fucking creepy.

Then there was the bomb her sister had dropped on her. It was no wonder she tried to hide.

I pulled back, resting my forehead against hers. “Do you trust me?”

She whimpered at the sudden distance between our mouths. ‘Yes.”

That’s my girl.“Good. Because I don’t want you to think about anything else right now, okay? Just me. Just us.”

She sucked in a sharp breath but nodded.

It was all the response I needed. I ran my hand down her body, then, ensuring the white sheet covered her entirely, I pulled her dress up her thighs slowly. Torturously.

That’s what my power liked. It liked the way she sucked in a sharp breath the second my fingertips touched her thighs. It liked the way she arched against me, her body begging for more. “That’s it,” I whispered. “Close your eyes.”

She did, her thick lashes fluttering.

“Now think about my touch and nothing else. Can you feel the way your body reacts to me?” I brushed my fingertips higher, pulling her dress along with me until I had reached her bare hip bone.

A low growl escaped me when I found no material in my way. Of course they hadn’t given her underwear.

Athena whimpered, which only made things worse.

Or, in this case, better. This was exactly what I needed to unleash my power. To set me on edge so I had no choice but to consume her, devour her.

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