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As she leans down to kiss him, her long waves fall around her face, immediately mesmerizing me on the spot.
“Mommy loves you,” she whispers into his ear.
Once more, my heart pulls hard in my chest. The same heart that for so long has felt nothing, except anger and emptiness.
What is happening to me?
She catches me looking at her and is unable to hold my gaze, quickly diverting her eyes down to the floor. I start to say something, but she turns and leaves the room.
Can’t she see how much she’s affecting me, changing me?
I only make it a few steps towards the doorway before Kason’s sleepy voice stops me in my tracks.
“Payne?” Turning around, I see him blink his sleepy eyes at me. I walk towards him and crouch down beside the bed.
“Yeah? What is it, buddy?” My hand instinctively brushes his hair away from his face. Before I can sort through the multitude of foreign feelings rushing through me, he sits up and throws his little hands around my neck, squeezing it so tightly that I’m caught off guard by his strength.
“Please, don’t go.”
My intuition once again seems to surprise me as I embrace him with my trembling arms and pull his little body to me. I’m taken back by the overwhelming need to protect him, to make him feel safe when I never did at his age.
“Hey, now, it’s okay, little man. You close your eyes and rest. I’ll be here when you wake up.”
He lets out a huge yawn.
“Promise?” he asks, scooting back down in the bed.
A small grin escapes my lips. I never break promises. I pat his back lightly before answering him.
“I promise.”
Satisfied by my assurance, he smiles and closes his eyes. I pull the covers back up and pause to look at him. I can still feel the warmth of his arms around my neck. How is it that, in such a short time, this little boy has managed to wrap around my heart? I glance back one more time at him, before shutting the door behind me. As I turn around in the hall, I come face to face with the gorgeous woman who has completely rocked my world.
Chapter Twenty-Four
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
HONEY
How can I possibly fight my feelings for him when he can be like this? There seems to be so many different sides to this man. One minute he’s harsh and demanding and the next he is patient and caring. I’ve never seen Kason be so clingy to anyone before. What is it about Payne James that has us both so out of sorts?
I’m paralyzed with emotions as I watch him slowly inch out of Kason’s room. When he turns around, I can feel the electrifying energy circulating between us. It’s beyond addictive.
“Thank you.”
Although there is so much more, I want to say to him, it’s all I can manage to get out. I’m still mortified by the last time we were together.
Without saying a word, he gravitates toward me, coming closer and closer, until my back is firmly pressing against the wall. My body is possessed with a need and desire I’ve never known before. I crave him more than my next breath and that scares the living shit out of me. He’s dangerous… so deliciously dark and dangerous.
Unable to look at him, I drop my eyes to the floor. I fight to compose myself, afraid to expose the extreme vulnerability that resides in my gaze. The palms of his strong hands slide across my cheeks, delicately cupping my face. Gently, he lifts my head, urging me to look at him, but like a coward, I can’t. Pressing his forehead to mine, I can feel the heat of his breath against my skin.
I want him. God, how I want him. Fuck me… just fuck me.
“Look at me.” He whispers against my lips. My eyes instantly flutter open to his command. Payne’s eyes search mine with such intensity, it makes me shudder. I feel naked, exposed. In one look, it’s as if he’s reading every single inch of my dark, tortured soul. He presses his forehead to mine in a tenderness that is more painful than I could imagine.
“Never be afraid of me.”
I feel the tear escape the corner of my eye. Payne leans in and swipes it away with his tongue, taking my breath along with it. The simple action is so sweet, yet so damn erotic. My bottom lip instantly begins to tremble, and I fear I can’t hold the building emotions back.
Without warning, he crashes his lips to mine, swallowing my cries. With each tender move our tongues make against one another, I allow myself to become more and more lost in his kiss, giving myself to him in a way I’ve never done before with anyone.
Payne’s strong hands forcefully cup my backside and lift me up. Instinctively, I wrap my legs around his waist and melt more into him. The perfect blend of his cologne and sweat intoxicates me, driving me wilder in his arms. Our passionate kiss intensifies; building until I know there’s no turning back from this. My insatiable need to feel him has grown unbearable.
Since neither of us is willing to break our kiss, Payne uses his free hand to feel the wall for the opening of my bedroom door. Thankfully, Kyra is gone for the day. Other than Kason asleep in the other room, we have the house entirely to ourselves.
As the bedroom door closes behind him, I hear the distinct click of the lock and bite down on his lower lip in excitement. I expect him to slam me against the wall and fuck me until I scream but instead he carries me over to my bed and gently lays me down across the cool, plus blanket. Taking his time, he moves in slow, meticulous movements as he removes my clothing. His dark eyes drink me in, seemingly appreciating every inch of my body. There’s a softness in his gaze; as if he’s looking at me for the first time.
Payne pauses and takes a step back, immediately making me mourn the feel of his touch upon my skin. I watch as he hurriedly begins unfastening his cargo shorts. The weight of the bed shifts as he presses his knees into the mattress in front of me. With trembling anticipation, I slowly lean back, allowing my legs to fall apart for him, inviting him to take me.
“Goddamn.” He licks his lips. Our eyes lock in a fiery gaze as he seductively slides his hands beneath my ass, yanking me closer to him. The agonizing wait is killing me. I want his mouth on me. Now.
He leisurely trails his index finger down the crevice of my folds.
“So. Fucking. Beautiful.” He whispers.
I moan as I drop my hand down to my opening, joining his to encourage him to ease it inside. Payne surprisingly seizes my wrist. The dark, heated look nearly causes me to come on the spot. My breath hitches as I feel his hands on my inner thighs. With tortuous ease, he leans down, never taking his eyes off mine. My gaping mouth widen into a smile as I feel his hot mouth on my sex.
“Please, Payne.” The plea comes in a loud, desperate whine.
Lifting my pelvis up to entice him, I run my hands into his hair, pushing his head down. His searing hot mouth unleashes a welcoming attack on my sex, sucking and biting hard as he hungrily drinks down my creamy pleasure. Every flicker, every suckle is pure ecstasy, heaven.
