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But not from her.
He picked up on her sudden tension and leaned back. His pupils were blown wide, his chest rising and falling with heavy breaths. “Don’t do this again, Tenah. Don’t drive a wedge between us.”
The restraints around her heart tightened. Selfishly, she let her eyes sweep over his face once more. Why had this become something she coveted, these stolen moments with him? Allowing herself to get close to Renton put him in danger when Chaos ached to rip into his flesh.
She released her death grip on his shirt. “I shouldn’t have bothered you.”
Dropping from the railing, she slipped under his arm and rushed to the bedroom door. Her hesitation was enough for Renton to catch up. He rested his palm against the door, loosely caging her in.
“No more running,” he said firmly. “I’m not afraid of this, even if it’s fleeting. Even if you decide tomorrow that I was nothing more than a mistake. To me, you are everything.”
Tenah squeezed her eyes shut, grasping clumsily for her dissolving willpower.
This will only hurt.
She hadn’t wanted much in her short lifetime, but everything she had desired had been torn away from her in an instant. That gutting pain… She couldn’t go there again.
Renton slid his hands around her waist. His mouth came to rest at the hollow behind her ear. He kissed her racing pulse.
“Not fair,” she whispered, resting the back of her head against his chest.
“Weak point, hmm?” His lips skimmed along her sensitive skin until her body was nearly shaking with need. “I’ll fight endlessly for you, Tenah. Against whatever enemy. Against your darkness too.”
Heart lurching, she turned in his arms. Her eyes locked on his as he lifted her up and pressed her back against the door. He melded his solid form against her, leaving no more room for hesitation as his mouth locked on hers. His tongue swept against her own, tangling in a heated dance.
Tenah wrapped her arms and legs around him. Nothing had ever felt this good. Not even Chaos. She would indulge in one night with this hunter.One night. Then she would walk away.
There was nothing tender about the way Renton devoured her, as if he’d been holding back an addiction or choosing to starve himself of affection. Using his hips to keep her pinned, his hands slid under her skirt, caressing bare skin, then cuffed around her thighs. Rough fingers moved down to grasp her bottom, dragging her along the length of his cock and directing pleasure straight to the bundle of nerves between her legs.
She moaned into his mouth, and he smiled against her lips.
“Yeah?” he murmured. Renton sucked her bottom lip into his mouth and sank his teeth into it gently.
Pulse hammering, she let her hands explore, skimming up under his shirt. His skin felt cool against her abnormally hot temperature. She traced her fingers along the dips between the muscles of his stomach, wondering if there was any part of his body that was actually soft.
Curiosity took hold. She let her hands skim lower. When her fingers swept over the steel tip of his cock, he unleashed a delicious groan. She decided she loved that sound. She curled her entire palm around him and cursed at his size.
He chuckled. “Are you intimidated?”
“Never.”
“So many lies from this pouty mouth.” He kissed the corner of her lips and worked his way to her neck. His tongue flicked against her burning skin, setting off sparks through her entire body. His hands pursued up to her hips where her skirt sat. “This needs to disappear.Now.”
Renton lowered her to her feet then took her chin in his hand. He gazed into her eyes with an expression that could only be called savage. Her breaths came out short and tinged with smoke.
When she realized he was waiting for permission, her head bobbed up and down hard enough to rattle her brain. She had to accept that she wasn’t going to leave this bedroom intact. He was going to rearrange everything she thought she knew about the world. Alter the very universe until their stars aligned.
He kissed her deeply before sinking to his knees in worship. He made quick work of her boots, positioning them neatly by the door. Then he pressed his mouth between her ribs where her shirt cut off as his thumbs hooked in the waistband of her skirt and dragged it off.
He tilted his head up to meet her eyes with all the intensity of the sun. “I promised myself I would take my time with you, but you are a vision, Tenah. A temptation I cannot ignore.”
Her breath caught. Gently, she trailed her fingers from his temple down to his jaw.
“You scare me,” she admitted in a soft voice.
His vicious smile pushed heat low in her stomach.
“Not all fear is bad.” His hands dug into the soft flesh of her backside before he pressed his mouth to her center.
