Page 81 of Big Bad Wolf

“This skirt.” He glared at the offending item of clothing where it draped over Ruby’s legs, barely covering her. “And these fucking tights.”

Ruby’s laugh was a low rumble.

“So, take them off,” she purred. “If you hate them so much.”

He squeezed his eyes shut and when he opened them, Ruby was watching him, daring him.

Fuck me.

He reached under her skirt, finding the top of those tights, sliding his fingers under the band while Ruby never took her eyes off of him. He slid them down over the curve of her ass. Ruby lifted so he could peel them down, over her thighs revealing so much creamy white skin. When he got to her knees, he couldn’t help but lean down to kiss that little hole, the one that drove him to distraction.

Ruby whimpered.

He pulled the tights off the rest of the way and settled Ruby’s legs on either side of him again. He ran his hands up under her skirt, letting his thumb settle in the crease between her thigh and hip, his fingers wrapping around to her ass, squeezing.

Ruby’s lips hung open in a shocked “O” shape that Rafe would remember for the rest of his life.

“That’s better,” he said.

“Christ,” she breathed.

He moved his hand from her hip to the side of her face, cupping her jaw, allowing his fingers to burrow into her hair. Soft. So fucking soft. She leaned closer, close enough to taste.

And he could have her. Just this once. Just to get rid of this need that wouldn’t stop clawing at his insides, demanding to be released.

Her scent wrapped around his throat like a vice and squeezed. He was an idiot to think he could ever get her out of his system. There would be no getting Ruby out of his system.

But maybe she could get him out of hers. She could live out whatever fantasy she had about fucking a monster and be done with it. With him.

Rafe ignored the shards of glass in his throat as he swallowed that thought.

She met his gaze and the full force of her struck him in the chest like a goddamn lightning bolt. He was so fucked.

He leaned in, their faces so close now her breath fanned across his lips. “Do you want this?” he asked, his voice like gravel.

She nodded, her eyes on his.

“Say it,” he growled.

“I want this.” Her voice was breathless but steady, sure. “I want you.”

It was too much. He slammed his lips down on hers and stole the words from her mouth. She doesn’t want me. She wants the idea of me. She wants the monster in the dark. So that’s what he’d give her.

He devoured her mouth, biting and sucking and teasing until her moans filled her tiny bedroom. His fingers dug into her hips, holding her in place even as she tried to rub against him. He kissed down the long column of her neck, letting his teeth scrape against her sensitive skin. She shivered beneath his touch.

Rafe pulled his mouth away for long enough to pull the tank top over her head revealing the black bra beneath. Her full tits spilled over the top of the cups and a groan tore from Rafe’s lips. She was fucking edible. He traced her curves with his tongue, dipping beneath the fabric. When his tongue grazed her nipple, she gasped and arched toward him. Her fingers were tangled in his hair, pulling him closer.

He huffed against her overheated skin.

“Please,” she whispered. “Rafe, please.”

It wasn’t Rafe’s particular kink, to hear a woman beg, but goddamn, that word from Ruby’s mouth set fire to his blood. He unhooked the bra with a flick of his fingers. Ruby’s eyes met his in surprise.

He couldn’t help the smile on his face. “Good with my hands.”

Ruby’s laugh tumbled out of her, low and bright, filling Rafe in ways he didn’t want to think about. Not now. Not with Ruby half naked and smiling in front of him. He reached up and gently undid the knot of her hair, letting it tumble down her back. He ran his fingers through it and Ruby closed her eyes on a sigh.

“That feels so good,” she breathed, and Rafe wanted to do things that made her feel good over and over. Little things, big things, all the things. He leaned forward and took her nipple in his mouth. He swirled his tongue around it, savoring the hitch in Ruby’s breathing. He sucked hard and she moaned low in her throat, the vibration shooting straight to Rafe’s cock.