Page 108 of A Kingdom of Fire and Fury
“This doesn’t resolve anything.” My chest ached. “I can’t risk Clara getting punished because of me.” I’d been selfish long enough. It was time I grew up and thought about the consequences.
“We don’t have to shout it from the rooftops. We can be discreet.” He looked down at my lips.
Gods, I wanted him. Why did Wes have to be related to Kieran? Why was it that the first time I wanted someone this badly, I couldn’t have them? “I can’t.”
“Don’t give this up,” he breathed. He stood so close that our lips brushed. “Why deny yourself happiness? You’ve been selfless for so long.”
I huffed a laugh.Selfless?I could hardly be called that. “Life isn’t a fairytale, and you’re not prince charming. The people call you the Shadow King for gods’ sake.”
He cupped my cheek. “You don’t want prince charming. You don’t believe in it. Neither do I. There’s no light without darkness. There’s no peace without chaos.”
I expelled a breath. “Everything you said—I want that. But it’s a risk that I can’t take.” I needed to prioritize Clara. “But…” One hand brushed my lower lip, and I resisted the urge to chase it. “This is so fucking reckless. It’s a stupid move on my part.”
“Be reckless with me, Selena.”
I laughed. “I never thought you of all people would say that.”
“Only because it’s you.” Kieran knew what he was doing, being this close and driving my senses wild. “Why did you confront me if not to finish what we started?”
I looked into his heated eyes. “I can’t commit to what either of us want.” My heart clenched in my chest. Maybe… maybe there was a compromise to this. “We can have right now, but then after that—we can’t do it again.”
Kieran sucked my pulse point between my neck and shoulder. Every lick, every nuzzle flooded my body with heat. Energy crackled under my skin. I wanted to grab his hand and shove it between my folds.Take care of the mess you made.But all I did was whimper, clutching at his hair to press him deeper against me. “I’ll take it,” he murmured.
“Nothing more. Only right now so they don’t—ah—suspect anything.” Another press of his lips sent a bolt of desire deep within my core.
“Okay.”
Gods, I fucking hated that tone of his. I pulled him from my neck and crashed our lips together. I put my all into the kiss. My anger, my frustration, my want, my desire, mylove.Our tongues chased each other, and I moaned when he tugged at my braids. “Only one time,” I said between kisses.
“Then I’ll make it memorable.” He waved his hand lazily, and we reappeared in an empty room. “No one will find us here.”
I clenched my jaw. “Have you taken women here?”
His lips quirked in a smile. “You’re beautiful when you’re jealous.”
“Answer the fucking question.”
He strode forward to cup my face, his eyes burning. “Never. Now, do you want to keep arguing or do you want to enjoy this?”
I claimed his lips in a kiss and let my desire overtake me once more. Kieran’s hands roamed mybody, stroking my waist with the skill of a man who’d done this many times over. I yelped when he pushed me against the bed. Kieran was on me in seconds, bracketing me into the bed. He captured my lips in a searing kiss.
“You’re mine, siren, and only I get to hear your song.” He swallowed my cries and devoured every inch of my mouth. I was entirely unprepared for him toyankone of my braids.
“Asshole,” I hissed, but the pain had sent a flurry of pleasure to my core.
Kieran grinned against my lips. “Only for you.”
I nipped at Kieran’s bottom lip before sucking it gently. Kieran was right. I didn’t want some prince to save me. If one walked up to me, I’d call bullshit. I wanted Kieran. I wanted his lies, his manipulations, his schemes. I wanted his big heart, his naïve dreams, and his furious protectiveness. Because everything about him wasreal.The ugly and the good. “Only for me.” Our eyes locked. It was like time stopped.
Kieran’s lips collided with mine. Everything about it was hungry. Desperate. Full of an overwhelming desire that made my body quiver with want. It coiled in my core. We might not have forever, but we had right now. And that was enough. Here and now, Kieran was mine. His body, his soul, and his heart. Just like he had me.
The taste of his lips was utterly addicting. I couldn’t get enough and eagerly melted into it. I clutched at him, begging him to get closer. But soon that wasn’t enough. I neededmore.I clumsily yanked off myshirt, but Kieran stopped me before I could undo my breastband.
“Let me,” he ordered, and for once, I was all too happy to let him. He didn’t get to it straight away. First, he kissed the nape of my neck. Each searing press of his lips sent fire straight to my core. I moaned and twitched under him, but Kieran had no mercy. While he attacked my neck, a deft hand rose to undo my breastband.
My breasts sprang free, leaving me feeling utterly exposed. But under the weight of Kieran’s lustful gaze, any insecurity I felt quickly melted away. Kieran sucked my right nipple and bullied the other with his free hand. Gods, I was fucking dripping. “Get on with it,” I whimpered.
“Can’t you be patient for once?” The corner of his lip crooked into a grin. The light aura about him was so fucking hot. Because I did this. I took away his worries and his fears and made him relax just by being around me.Siren, indeed.
