Page 17 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

He shakes his head as he continues to stare at me. “The room is sealed.”

“Damn it!” Kai looks back at me, the heat in his eyes like scorched flames. “We have no choice. Either we get this over with or I’ll have you bent over that table.”

Maybe they’re right and we won’t form any type of connection. It was just one kiss, after all.

I take a couple of steps back, as five predators stalk toward their prey.

“Yes, we’ll complete the first stage of the mating process but nothing beyond that,” Luka states, as if convincing himself still moving toward me.

“As if we would ever want to be tied toher.” The disdain drips from Axel’s mouth like acid.

A laugh is ripped from my lips at Axel’s words. Even under the effects of an aphrodisiac, the fucker still hated me. But it was the heat in his eyes as he moves closer, that told me different.

“Fuck!” Jax moans. “I’m as hard as a fucking rock, and I think I just came a little from that sexy fucking laugh.”

I bite my lip, stopping anything else from escaping my mouth, but Jax zeros in on my lips, taking a step forward as if lost in a trance. I lick my lips, willing my body to stay still.

Shit, this stuff must have been strong. I was hoping he would get over here quick and put me out of my misery.

Axel reaches out, grabbing him by the elbow and breaking our spell.

“Be strong brother, she’s not worth it. I’ll find you a nice witch when we get out of here.”

Jax groans, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“I can’t think straight. I was going to…” His eyes blaze with need, holding me captive.

“Fuck. We need to get out of here. I’m not going to last much longer.”

Rion and Luka grunt in agreement.

“Kiarra? It’s now or never,” Kai asks.

Backing up to the wall, I fist the fabric of my dress, stopping myself from reaching out and pulling one of them closer.

My muddled mind, thick with lust, replies without thinking. “Fuck! Fine. Just… let’s get this over with.”

I need to get out of this room and away from them and the temptation they hold.

It was just a small kiss. It would be over before I knew it.

The atmosphere in the room shifts, turning thick with lust.

The guys look at one another, silently communicating among themselves and nodding when an agreement is made.

I was about to tell them to hurry and get it over with, when Rion steps forward, taking the lead. He steps up beside me, his musky scent enveloping me.

“Just make it quick.”

He yanks me forward, every inch of my body touching the hard angles of his own. Running a hand slowly up my back, he stops at the back of my head, giving it a small squeeze before tilting it to the side.

He dips his head down, running his nose along the side of my neck. My toes curl as my body gets hotter. A warm, tingle pulses to my core, making me wet.

“Nothing about this is going to be quick, Siren.” He runs his hand across my shoulders, slowly slipping the robe off me, his stare unwavering as it’s discarded to the floor.

Fuck, he was going to be the end of me, and he hadn’t even kissed me yet. His warm breath slides across my ear, sending hot shivers down my spine.

“Your smell is intoxicating.” In one swift move, Rion lifts me up and pushes me against the wall behind us. My core lines up against his hard length, making me moan.

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