“Scared of? No. Cait’s particularly good at casting hexes, though, so watch your back around her. And then Rina and Wendy are…” She winced. “Well, they’re the closest thing I have to best friends, and I love them, but they’re really nosy. Particularly about us.”
“Us?” I asked. “Is there an us?”
She turned to look at me, and her knees slotted in between my legs.
It wasn’t lost on me that she fit perfectly.
Like that was where she’d always been meant to be.
“I don’t know,” she murmured. “Is there?”
“You tell me.” I reached out, tucking that piece of bright copper hair that kept springing free back behind her ear.
“Barrett.”
“Eryne,” I said, my voice rough as I rubbed my thumb across her cheekbone. “I don’t know what we’re doing here.”
She clutched the sides of my jacket. “I don’t know either.” Her voice was barely above a whisper. “All I know is that I want you.” Her eyelashes fluttered and her lips wereright there.
All I had to do was lean down and take it.
How could I hold back anymore, when she said those words? I couldn’t.
“Fuck it,” I growled, bringing my lips down to meet hers.
It was hardly more than a slow peck, but it felt like something inside of me was rearranging at the touch. Like there was a before Eryne and an after Eryne, and I would never be quite the same man—or wolf—ever again.
Her arms looped around my neck, and she pressed her lips to mine again. A low rumble of satisfaction burst through my chest as I kissed her.
Yes,my wolf agreed.Kiss our pretty little mate.
I wove my fingers through her hair, tugging her closer to me, knowing there was no way in hell I was going to be able to stop. Not when I wanted her this badly.
Too badly to want to stop.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
eryne
My heart was beating a million miles in my chest, and for once, I didn’t want to think anymore. Didn’t want to list all of the reasons why weshouldn’t.
I just wanted to think about all of the reasons why weshould.Because I was desperately attracted to this man. I felt safe with him. And maybe some part of me had let what Rina and Wendy said the other day get into my head. But I wanted to know what it would be like.
If it would be as explosive as this heat between us felt.
His kisses were soft caresses against my lips, enough to leave me wanting more. His hand slid into my hair, bringing our lips closer, and I was seconds away from straddling his lap right here in the middle of the bar, to beg him for more.
A sharp tooth dragged against my lip, and I almost moaned. We weren’t even kissing with tongue, and I was already more into it than I’d ever been with anyone else.
“Fuck,” Barrett said, resting his forehead against mine. “We should stop.” His fingers brushed against the back of my neck, his thumb brushing over the top of my spine over and over.
I blinked up at him, coming back to my senses. “Yeah,” I whispered back, looking around us, as if just remembering we were in the middle of the bar. “Probably.”
Pressing my lips against his one last time, I sat back against the barstool, feeling the heat rise to my cheeks as he settled his hand back on my thigh. It was warm, and I wanted him to slide it higher.
Calm down, horny girl,I scolded myself.
Part of me still preened, thinking about his reaction when he’d first seen me walk in. Maybe some part of me had invited him here tonight hopingthis would happen, because I couldn’t get him out of my head.
