Page 60 of Liars
This urge to wrap myself around him and let him devour me overwhelmed me. I wasn’t certain I had the willpower to stop. What I had only meant to be a chaste, vengeful kiss swiftly spun out of my control.
Kreed took over effortlessly, deepening the kiss. My head was lost, so full of him that the room spun when he switched our positions, pressing me hard into the wall with his body, but I didn’t mind. I craved more.
More of him.
More of what he made me feel.
More of his mouth. His taste. His touch.More. More. More.
Why am I not touching him?
That was an oversight I had to quickly remedy.
My fingers skirted over the hem of his jeans before inching under his shirt. The quick inhale of his breath at the touch of my fingers on his lower abs had my entire body pulsating with need. I’d never felt anything like it, not this wild rush that came out of nowhere and dominated everything.
He groaned, his teeth grazing my lower lip.
A shiver ran down my spine as I gasped, already leaning back in to reclaim his mouth, when suddenly, the warmth was ripped away.
Cold air rushed between us, and if not for the wall behind me, I might have stumbled from the force of his retreat. Kreed pulled back as if my touch burned, my fingers searing his skin.
I stood there, breathless, blinking at the space between us.What just happened?
Then I saw his face.
Kreed was glowering at me.
Oh God. What have I done?
With a sharp motion, he tore off my mask. “What are you doing?” he growled, his breath still uneven, matching the wild beat of my own pulse.
The room spun. My body still hummed, electricity crackling under my skin, making it impossible to think clearly.
Remember why you’re here.
Easier said than done when Kreed glared at me like that, like I was something he regretted touching.
I forced myself to recover. “Finishing what you started.” My voice came out steadier than I felt. “You were the one who implied we had sex.”
His jaw flexed. “I meant, what are you doinghere?”
I lifted my chin. “Same thing you are. Having a good time. Letting loose. Getting drunk. Whatever the fuck I want.”
His eyes darkened. “No.”
I scoffed, my lips feeling swollen and tingling from the kiss. “What do you mean, no?”
Before I could react, his fingers wrapped around my elbow, dragging me forward. “Just as it sounds. No. You’re not staying.”
My heels dug in. “I’m not leaving.”
Kreed exhaled sharply, his patience thinning. “Why must you constantly fight me at everything? Just once. Listen to me. You can’t be here.”
A slow, deliberate pause. “Is something going to happen?” I asked.
His grip tightened. “Something always happens on Raven Night.”
A thrill curled through me.Then why the hell should I miss it?
