Page 39 of Sinful Skulls
I press my other hand low over her stomach. “And here.”
She begins to breathe hard, her heart galloping beneath my hand. When I sit forward and brush my lips against her ear, she stops breathing all together. “I want to see more.”
As I lean away, I remove my hand over her stomach and place it over her throat. “Breathe,” I remind her.
Her lips part, and she lets out a little puff of air. I brush my thumb over her pulse, contemplating my next move. “Is this the part of you you’ve been hiding from the world?” I ask.
She nods as far as I allow. Her head tips back as I slide my hand up her throat. When she swallows beneath my palm, I know I’m on to something. I remove my hands from her suddenly.
“Stand up,” I order.
“O-okay,” she says, confusion pulling at her brow.
“Turn around.”
When she does, I wrap my arm around her waist and place her squarely on my lap with her back against my chest. Her legs fallon each side of mine, her toes tiptoeing just above the ground. I place my hands in the same pose she instructed Ash to take with Lexie.
Her breath hitches, and I feel the muscles in her thighs twitch against mine. When my fingers squeeze her throat lightly, I get the same response.
“Do you like this?” I ask, directly in her ear.
Her nod makes my cock jump against her back.
“It’s wrong. I know,” she whispers, dropping her head back against my shoulder.
“You denying yourself is what’s wrong. I don’t know about you, but this feels pretty damn right to me.”
She’s not convinced, but that’s okay. I see all the signs now. What a fortunate realization.
I exaggeratedly nuzzle into the side of her neck to lighten the mood, and it makes her giggle. “I think this is definitely something you and I are going to explore as soon as we’re alone.”
“You don’t think it’s bad?” she asks.
“Not when it’s between two consenting adults.”
She relaxes against me, and I remove my hand from her neck to hug her around the waist.
“I’m not sure what kind of darkness you think you’ve inherited, but I’ve spent enough time with you to know you’re not bad or wrong.”
Daisy goes still in my arms, and I know I’ve hit the nail on the head. I allow her to remain deep in thought as we stare up at the night sky.
Eventually we go back inside, and she returns to her normal bubbly self. I’m surprised by how well she gets along with Lexie. I’m not complaining. They both could use a friend right now.
When we go to bed, I listen to the two of them whispering upstairs. As soon as it quiets, I slip up to their room to make sureDaisy isn’t lying there awake. I smile when I find her fast asleep, hugging a little stuffed dog to her chest.
Lexie opens her eyes. I place my finger over my mouth. “I just wanted to check on her,” I whisper.
Her gaze softens, and she lays her head back on her pillow.
My eyes roam over Daisy one more time before I flip Lexie off and head toward the stairs.
Her chuckle follows me down. Lexie’s finally getting used to me. I love picking on her. She’s the little sister I never had.
Chapter Fifteen
Daisy
Brody nudges me awake with his nose in my hair. “I’m sorry to wake you, but if we’re going to get to our destination before dark, we need to get on the road.”
