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His throaty laugh sent a skittering of tingles all the way to my toes.
“I never run away from a challenge.”
“Is that what I was doing, challenging you?”
He narrowed his eyes, his exaggerated inhale an intoxicating answer. “Yes, which suits you. Are you ready?”
“Where are we going?” I grabbed my coat from the back of the couch, surprised when he insisted on being the one to slide it on.
“Somewhere very special.”
“You have me curious. Are we taking the beast?” When his brows knitted in confusion, I laughed. “Your Harley.”
“There’s no need.” He grabbed my hand, as possessive as he’d been the night we’d met, leading me to the elevator. Once inside, he slammed his hand on the lobby button then backed me against the steel wall. Everything about the man was controlling, every word dripping of passionate things to come. He pressed his hand against my throat, holding me in place as he stared deeply into my eyes. “Do you trust me?”
“Is there a reason I shouldn’t?”
His hot breath created a rush of desire, my panties already damp. “About a dozen of them.” He lowered his head until our lips were almost touching. “But I won’t allow you to get hurt.”
There was such conviction in his voice that I was thrown, involuntarily lifting my chin, darting my tongue across the seam of his mouth.
As his hold tightened, dragging me against his chest, I was instantly sent into a wave of longing that burned brightly within. His touch alone ignited a raging fire that I hoped would never be doused.
The ding of the elevator didn’t stop him from thrusting his tongue inside. He rubbed his thumb across my jaw as the kiss became a raw yet powerful need consuming all rational thoughts.
Only when someone from outside coughed did he break the hold, but not before nipping my bottom lip. His grip was tighter than before as he led us out of the glass doors of the building and onto the sidewalk. The traffic was heavy as usual for a Saturday night and I thought for certain he intended on hailing a cab.
When there was a sudden break in traffic, he pulled me across the street to the other side. By the time he whisked me onto the cracked sidewalk, I laughed. “You’re a rule breaker.”
“I will guess you are as well.”
“How did you know?”
“By the light in your eyes.” He pulled me to the building directly across the street from his and I froze, my sixth sense crowding in on me.
I tried to pull my hand from his, but he wouldn’t allow it.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, although he had no intentions of slowing down. He threw open the main door with purpose in mind, taking long strides into the building.
“This is where you live?”
“For now. Short term only. Does it bother you?”
“I don’t believe in coincidences.” I tried to pull away again, but he’d already pulled up into the elevator.
“Neither do I but there is such a thing as fate.”
“I thought we were going to dinner.”
“We are.”
“Where? There’s no restaurant here.”
The doors closed and my throat started to tighten. If he’d wanted to kill me, he would have done that before. Did the logistics really bother me that much?
He turned toward me, letting go of my hand. There was far too much electricity between us, exacerbating the desire. Sighing, he looked away. “I travel so much that I’ve learned to hate restaurant food.”
“So, you cook?”
