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I slipped off my leggings next, a thrill shooting through me. I’d never been so exposed before. The wind hit my bare skin, and I shivered slightly, glancing around to make sure we were still alone. Zan’s eyes didn’t leave me, making me confident there was no one around. If there was, he’d hear them.
“Are you trying to test my self-control?” he asked, his voice hoarse. “Because it’s taking every fucking ounce of strength not to touch you right now.”
I bit my lip as I began to back up toward the water. “How bad do you want me, Zan?”
“Words can’t describe it right now.”
My heart thundered, but it was too late to back out now. So I turned around, sprinting to the waves, knowing he’d be able to hear my quiet words.
“Then come catch me.”
Chapter 10
Kali
Ididn’t even make it to the water before his arm banded around my waist. My heart beat unevenly when he crushed my back to his chest, making it impossible to slip away. The way my body reacted to him—the way I reacted to him—was not fucking good. After everything, I should stay as far from him as possible. Yet here I was with a shiver running through me when his breath tickled my ear.
“I caught you,” he murmured roughly. “Now what?”
I swallowed thickly. “You’re faster than I thought.”
“You’ve never seen me run,” he informed me, amusement in his voice. “You’ve fought against vampires, but not Shadows. And never one with Kane blood. I’m faster than most.”
“I’ll have to remember that,” I muttered, trying to ignore how just his lips brushing my cheek was flushing heat through my body.
“Why?” His question was taunting. “Are you planning on running from me, Kali?”
“Not right now.”
He didn’t respond with some smart remark like I thought he would. We both knew that even if I tried to leave, he wouldn’t let me get far. For right now, I was stuck with him. I might as well make the best of it.
His fingertips grazed me, tracing my hip bone. Goose bumps raced down my skin, and I rested the back of my head on his chest as I watched the waves. My pulse was hammering away, and I raised my hand to cover my breasts, rethinking my entire stripping idea. There was no denying how vulnerable I felt. But there was no fear. Not when it was Zan who was behind me.
He caught my wrist, bringing it back to my side, keeping me from hiding myself. “Tell me something that makes you happy,” he said in a low voice.
“Right now, your fingers do,” I mumbled as he continued to trail his hand lightly over my lower stomach.
He chuckled. “Good to know. But I want more.”
I craned my neck to look up at him, shooting him a wicked smirk. “So do I. Your mouth is good for more than talking. Why don’t you remind me of how happy you made me that night in bed?”
“Fuck,” he growled, his voice hoarse. “Don’t say things like that unless you mean them.”
“I want your tongue between my legs?—”
I let out a cry when he swept me into his arms before spinning around and striding back to where his backpack was. His gaze lowered to my body, his green eyes dark with hunger. If I were smarter, that look would have me terrified. He was a vampire. One who’d already admitted how much he liked the taste of my blood. But I had a feeling it wasn’t my blood he was after right now.
“I get to take another one of your firsts,” he declared as he set me back on my feet.
I frowned, watching as he crouched down and opened his backpack. “What?”
He pulled out a large blanket and spread it out over the sand. After standing back up, he grabbed my hand, tugging me closer and pulling me down until I was sitting on the soft fabric.
“Since you’ve only been to the beach with me, then that means I get to be the first to give you an orgasm while you’re sprawled over the sand.” He smirked, cocking his head to the side. “Have you ever been naked outside?”
My cheeks heated, something he didn’t miss, and he let out a satisfied laugh before pushing me onto my back. He reached behind his head with one hand and pulled his black T-shirt off before tossing it next to us. Fire jolted through my veins when he climbed on top of me until his face was inches above mine.
“I didn’t bring you out here for this,” he admitted quietly. “I did it to tell you the truth that Amaros is my father.”
