CHAPTER 130 The Battle Within

  ~ CASIMIR ~

  All thoughts of time, the council, meetings, even the humans fell out of my head like raindrops through the leaves- falling to be trampled underfoot without notice.

  Jesse leaned into that kiss, her hands climbing my chest, plowing into my hair, and when I reached for her buttons, she arched into my hands and returned the favor, working quickly to get my shirt open first and stroking my chest with a sigh that sounded like relief.

  Her scent was rich with desire and need, drenched in thrill, but tinged with the blade edge of apprehension.

  Once I had her shirt open, I cupped her jaw and kissed my way down her neck, plunging one hand into her leathers and growling with approval when I found her already heated and slick for me.

  The moment I slid a finger against her, she sucked in a breath and hollowed her lower back to press herself into the touch with such eagerness that I chuckled, my voice deep and ragged, because my body was already demanding her.