Page 93 of Wretched Soul
There’s a flash of white as my goggles pick up her smile. “Then we both struggle with an obsession.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to take a moment and consider how I knew you were in the coffee shop? Or waiting outside my office? Or listening in on your conversation with Calder?”
Lily covers her face and she groans into her hands. “You put the tracker back on my phone, didn’t you?”
“I did,” I admit. And since I want her to hear all my confessions, I add, “And you should also know that I never removed the listening device I planted in your living room that first time you let me into your apartment.”
Her hands drop to her sides, but her scowl is directed at a floor lamp. “Are you trying to make me mad?”
“I’m simply pointing out what you’ve signed up for.”
Her arms fly up. “I’m not leaving!”
I can’t answer straight away because I’m grinning so hard. “Oh, I know you’re not. Your choice has been locked in,” I say, but it’s nice to have the confirmation that we’re still in agreement. “You’re mine, Lily. Tonight. Tomorrow. And every tomorrow that follows. I’ve had a taste of life without you in the last eleven days, and I’m sorry, but it’s just not for me.”
“I’m hardly going to walk out in just my underwear,” she says, slightly breathless.
I’m not sure what effect I thought my confession would have on her, but seeing her turned on is beyond my expectations. My cock hardens. “And you look so fucking hot in that underwear.”
“Knowing that you’re always going to be my shadow doesn’t frighten me, Mace,” she says. “It makes me feel less alone.” She takes a step forward. “Even in the dark.”
Without warning, Lily launches into a run. Only she’s not heading straight towards me. She’s heading straight for a wall. Fear clutches my heart as I launch myself towards her. There’s only a fraction of a second to spare as I wrap my arms around her waist, and swing her around before she can crash headfirst into brick. I turn to take the impact, and my back hits the wall, knocking the wind out of me.
“What the hell, Lily?” I cry out, adrenaline flooding my veins.
Lily twists so she’s facing me, her laughter tickling my chest as she presses up against me. “I knew you wouldn’t let anything happen to me,” she says. I’m too winded to react before she pulls off my goggles. She flings them onto the porcelain tiled floor, and I’m pretty sure I hear a lens crack. I don’t care. I have Lily in my arms and the chase is over.
Every feeling I’ve been trying to hold back surges through me, and my mouth crashes against hers. Her tongue meets mine and I kiss her deeply, but not deeply enough. My fingers thread through her hair to keep her mouth pressed to mine as I suck on her tongue. Tasting her. Devouring her. Sweet chocolate. Salted caramel. All Lily.
She breaks the kiss. “My shadow,” she whispers.
I spin us around and press her back against the wall. “My light. And the only reason my heart keeps on beating,” I reply. “Now let me kneel and worship you.”
She gasps back a sob, then gasps again as I get down on my knees and take her in my mouth. I suck against her panties directly over her clit, my tongue laving the silk that’s drenched with her arousal. “I need you naked,” I growl.
I’m about to strip her when Lily puts her hand over mine to stop me. “What if your brother comes home?”
I nip her panties between my teeth before letting go. “I’ve reprogrammed the entry system to lock him out until I say he can come in.”
“You can’t–”
I stand up and silence her with a kiss. “No one gets in until I’m done fucking you. Which may be never,” I say as I wrap my hands around her thighs and lift her.
Lily ropes her legs around my waist, pressing her soaking wet pussy against my hard-on. Her arms circle my neck and she fists my hair as she covers my jaw and neck with kisses. When she moves to my mouth, her lips ghost mine. “I want the lights on.”
“All you have to do is ask.”
She can’t see my eyes twinkling, but she hears it in my voice. “I thought I just did. Explain.”
“I clear my throat for dramatic effect. “Neo. Kitchen spotlights on low.”
Light appears from deeper inside the apartment, dissolving some of the darkness in the entrance hall. It’s enough to highlight the shape of Lily’s face, which softens as she gets her first glimpse of me.
“Neo?” she asks.
“How can I help, Lily?” a robotic male voice asks.
“It knows my name?” she whispers in shock.
