Page 31 of Kai's Hunger

When she released me and stood, my breathing labored and cock still hard as a damn hammer I growled, “That was ... fuck.”

Lily smiled and I knew I’d need to see that joy on her face for the next fifty years at least.

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Lily

Kai took my hand in his and placed a kiss against my palm, warming my insides, then placed me back on the bed. I watched him pull on his jeans and boots, then he turned to me and smiled. “I want to stay,” he quietly confessed. “All damn night. But I think you need a little time to ... process. Yeah?”

He was right. My mind was firing all sorts of warning shots and I needed a minute to think. To stop the rollercoaster and breathe. “It has been ... a lot.”

He swallowed hard, then leaned close and kissed my cheek. “I’ll see you in the morning,” he murmured. “Breakfast is usually around nine. Is that okay?”

“That’s great.” I bit my lower lip, savoring his taste. “Sleep tight.”

He pointed to his left and said, “I’m right next door if you need anything. I’m a light sleeper. Call my name and I’ll hear you, okay?”

“I’m sure I’ll sleep like the dead.” I winked, then added, “You saw to that.”

Kai offered me a jerky nod, then crossed the room. One last glance back, then he closed the door and was out of sight. Seconds drifted by as I lay there staring at the light oak wood six-panel, wishing I had the courage to open it and go to him. Plead for him to make love to me. Sleep in my bed, hold me in his arms. We’d taken each other to heaven and beyond. Yet my awareness of Kai and the desire to touch him, undress him, do wickedly erotic things to him hadn’t abated. I’d never felt so hungry before. My body was an inferno and nothing short of an ice bath would cool me down now.

I was still trembling from the intensity of our encounter, but a wave of uncertainty washed over me. What had I just done? I had only just met Kai, and yet I had allowed things to escalate so quickly, so passionately. The heated things we had done together felt surreal, almost dreamlike, and now that the initial haze of desire was lifting, doubt crept in.

What did it mean? Why was I so drawn to him?

I glanced over at the spot on the bed where he’d taken me to paradise just moments before, his powerful form still radiating heat beside me. His touch, his taste, his very presence had ignited something within me, something wild and uncontrollable. I couldn’t deny the magnetic pull between us, the way my body responded to his every touch and command. But was it more than just physical?

The way he looked at me, with hunger in his eyes, made my heart race. Tenderness followed, softening the intensity. It was as if he could see right through me, past all the walls I had built around myself. There was something otherworldly about him, something that both excited and terrified me.

Was it just lust? Or was there something deeper, something more profound that I couldn’t yet understand?

I worried I had made a mistake, letting things go so far, so fast. But then I remembered the way his eyes softened when he looked at me, the way his hands gentled even as his desire burned bright. There was a link there, something that felt fated, as if we were meant to find each other.

Still, the rational part of my mind couldn’t help but question everything. What if this was all a mistake? What if I had misread the situation, let my desires cloud my judgment?

I took a deep breath, trying to calm the storm of thoughts swirling in my mind. I needed to talk to Kai, to understand what he felt, to see if he was experiencing the same inexplicable connection I was. Only then could I begin to make sense of the whirlwind that had swept us together and decide what it meant for us moving forward.

Sleep, that’s what I needed. It’d been a weird day. A delicious, crazy, adventure of a day. But no less weird. Leaving home for the first time in my life, then the accident. Meeting a big, gorgeous man who hung on my every word. It was bound to confuse a woman. Tomorrow things would settle down. “A vacation,” I told myself. “At a lovely bed and breakfast. In the woods. With six mysterious men and an exotic beast with big teeth.” Oh, sure, as if I wouldn’t see those teeth in my nightmares. Definitely not.

I let out a heavy breath, then reached over and set an alarm on my phone. I placed it back on the table and switched off the light. The minute I closed my eyes, Kai’s image slammed into my mind. His big, muscular body wrapped around me. The kisses and strokes and erotic journey he’d taken me on. I could still feel him on me. Surrounding me. Questions swirled around inside my head, keeping me awake another hour before exhaustion finally won.

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Kai

I placed dishes on the table and listened to Cage tell Fostine that it was her turn to go into town for groceries. He even made a point to inform her that she needed to catch up on her chores since she’d been gone so long. As if she’d been away on holiday, for Christ’s sake. Fostine’s rebuttal was a hard jab to Cage’s stomach. I knew Fostine had won that round when I saw Cage double over. Sure, she was still recovering, but that didn’t mean she was going to take any shit.

When Lily entered the room, my attention centered solely on her. Her hair was in a ponytail and it accentuated the elegant length of her neck. And damned if she didn’t fill out the white V-neck t-shirt and black leggings. Fuck, I wanted to take her to my bed. Make love all day. Then when I had her good and satisfied I’d share the truth with her. All of it.

“Wow, something smells amazing,” she praised, sniffing the air. “You guys are great cooks. I can’t make a microwavable meal without burning it.”

Unable to stand the distance, I moved toward her and took her hand in mine. I needed that small contact like I needed air. “Creeg made sausage gravy biscuits, scrambled eggs, and bacon, and the coffee just finished brewing.”

Lily offered my brother a smile. “I’m going to get fat if you guys keep cooking like this.”

“Hey,” Fostine called out from across the room. “Aren’t you going to introduce me to our guest, Kai?”

Damn, I hadn’t considered my sister’s name. “Uh, Lily, this is my sister. Fostine.”

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