And there went that wildfire, scrambling up the side of the fence again.
That time when I ripped her down, I flung her around, cinched her hands tight to her sides, and wedged my knee between her thighs.
Fully caging her in.
A gasp ripped out of her, and Brinley arched.
And fuck, I was assailed with every atrocious thing I wanted to do to her.
Dip my dirty fingers into the fire that she was. Let her burn me up.
Urges of it hit me from all sides.
A sneak fucking attack.
It was obscene the way I wanted to peel her out of those jeans and show her exactly who wasKing.
Except she was suddenly pleading, “I don’t know what it is my brother owes you or what he did, but I’ll figure out how to repay you. Please, just…don’t hurt him. I know he’s an idiot, but I’ll fix it.”
My mind spun through her turbulent words.
There was no missing what she was leaving out crashing through her impetuous gaze.
She thought I was going to hurt her.
I might be the destroyer, but not in the way she was imagining.
My hands tightened around her wrists as I drew them up between us, and I gave her a good tug so she was plastered against me.
Autumn eyes went wide and wild.
Mouth parted on the remnants of the plea she’d released.
“If I wanted either of you dead, you’d already be that way.” The words were gravel.
Horrified surprise had her boots digging into the ground in an attempt to scramble away.
No question, she saw it plain. She knew right then and there exactly what I was capable of.
I didn’t release her. I only hauled her closer.
That tight body seared into mine.
I dipped in, inhaling a mouthful of hot apple pie.
Then I was gritting, “I’m not going to hurt you.”
Unfortunately, the jury was still out on her brother.
There was a chance I was going to have to put that scum in the ground.
Phoenix was already planning it.
I pressed on, “Believe me when I tell you that you’re much safer on this side of that fence.”
We were lucky the disgusted disbelief that gusted from her didn’t vaporize the trees.
“And why would I trust you?” Brinley fumed it in the direction of my face.
