Page 16 of Deceived By a Warrior

“Or what?”He used her own words against her, lifting both her hands high over her head with one of his, her body stretching out before him, giving him a perfect view ofeverything.

Perfection.

“Or… or…” She stuttered, fumbling over her words. Then he saw it - the need in her eyes. Need for him.

Shewasattracted to him.

Good.

The realization caused his member to pulse. He needed her so badly.

Toobadly.

Can’t have her,he tried to remind himself.

Don’t care,he decided when he brought his free hand to her breast, massaging it above her tight red shirt. “No bra?” He breathed, unable to look away from her pointed nipples.

She didn’t say anything. Instead, she arched her body up to him, giving him even better access to her breasts.

She wants me.

“Seems youdowant me,” he grinned, feeling victorious as he pressed his hips deeper into her, nearly losing his mind when a moan escaped her lips.

As he looked into her glowing purple eyes, filled with a need forhim,he almost took her right there in the alleyway.

But his reality soon weighed down on him. He could never have her.

No emotional or physical connection.

He let out a curse, freeing her from his hold as he backed away. Regret plagued him. He didn’t kiss her, but he still went too far, his need for her had tripled in the last few minutes.

She wants me too.

He threaded his fingers through his hair in frustration. Heneverlost control of himself He couldn’t afford to. Tonight should have been no different.

Tonightwouldbe no different.

He glanced at the woman in front of him, her breaths heavy. “You’re going to lead me to my undoing, do you know that?” He asked.

The hunger in her eyes faded, quickly replaced with anger. “Wanting you and wanting tobewith you are two different things. Never heard of hit it and quit it?That’swhat I want.”

He squeezed his fists together until the white in his knuckles seeped through. The thought of her sleeping with other men? Unthinkable. “Are you meaning to say you’vehit it and quit itwith other men?”

“Loads,” she grinned, seeming to find amusement in how she was infuriating him. “This is what’s wrong with you vampires and your lifebloods - you all think youownthe women fate assigns to you. Newsflash! You don’t.”

Did she really believe shedidn’tbelong to him?Wrong. “Seeing as you have no way of escaping me, it seems I do.”

“You hold no claim on me.”

“Evidently, fate has decreed otherwise.You’re mine.”

A throaty voice coming from somewhere deep within the alley distracted him from their little quarrel. “Ah, so we’ve found the soothsayer at last.”

Chapter Nine

Eva Maas

Still flustered from her and Darius’ incredibly close encounter, Eva had difficulty looking away from him.

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