Page 118 of Beyond the Blue Horizon
Clearly, I didn’t know how to stop the betrayals from dropping from my mouth.
Not when this goddess was standing in front of me like this.
“I don’t think we’re talking in permanents, Theo Mallin.” It was soft and wistful and tinged in regret.
“Think you’re forgetting that you have me.”
Except she couldn’t.
Not completely.
Still, I pressed, “I could help you make that happen. Make this place your home.”
“You think I don’t see those ghosts in your eyes?” she whispered. “You think I can’t tell you have your own mess you’re dealing with?”
Unease wound through my being. A clash of greed and restraint and a clattering of the chains that forever kept me trapped.
“Maybe that’s the one thing I could give you. Safety.”
She wavered for a moment before a coy grin tweaked at the edge of her seductive mouth.
“I don’t know, I kind of like the orgasms, if I’m being honest.”
No question, the words were delivered as a distraction.
Our conversation was getting too deep. Our spirits becoming too attached when it was clear neither of us were in the position to fall. The hand I had on her neck slipped downward, smoothing over her chest and between her tits until both my hands were splayed across her trembling belly.
“That what you need from me, Little Liar? Orgasms?”
“I guess I wouldn’t mind so much.” It was a shivery tease.
“And here I thought I was a sure one-star?”
She bit down on her bottom lip. “Well, that review might need to be amended.”
“Guess I’ll have to whip up a package deal that is too good to pass by. Quaint cabin in the woods. Amenities included…orgasms for your entire stay.”
A quiver rolled through her. “Is that package offered to all the guests?”
“Nah, baby. Limited time offer for the stunning woman staying in Unit B.”
A bit of the easiness pilfered out of her, and her words turned wispy. “I’m afraid if I give myself to you, then I’m never going to get that piece of myself back.”
“No sex. Just all the orgasms you can handle in every other way.”
My dick thrashed in protest.
But it was for the best.
Because I was pretty sure if I had her that way, I’d never let her go.
And I couldn’t keep her.
“I’m not sure how to handle any of you.”
A smirk pulled to my mouth, and I hugged her closer, loving the heat of her bare flesh against mine.
This connection that thrummed and glowed and pulsed.
