Chapter 94

He kissed me.

It was broad daylight, but this kiss was moonlight edged with shadow. I fell into it, my breathing quickening and my hands tightening on his ribcage, pulling him closer. I curled my toes under, lust licking at them, swallowing my feet and rising like a flood.

His tongue tangled with mine and a shiver ricocheted up my spine.

"What are we doing?" I whispered.

He ran suggestive eyes over me, darkened to the mysterious blue of the ocean depths. "Distracting you. Is it working?"

All too well, but he was still firmly in control whereas the mere touch of his lips sent me into dizzy free fall. I didn't want flowery promises or commitment, but I did want to shred his precious control with a vengeance that was so physical that I flexed my fingers as if I could literally tear it apart.

His lips slid down my throat, his fingers unbuttoning my shirt, lowering my guard one button at a time. "Say the word and I stop. Any time."

My shirt fell open. "Levi."