Page 45 of Blood Ties
She grips me tighter. “Please.” Her eyes search mine. “If you don’t come, then Knox might.”
I nod, my mouth dry, trying not to think about that. After a lingering moment, she uncurls her fingers and lets me go. I race up the stairs, eager to return to chores before my head is completely scrambled. But when I glance back one more time, she’s still looking at me.
And I know I’m fucked.
?Chapter Twenty-Three
Riley
When night falls, andI recognize his steps coming down the stairs, I wait on my knees on the edge of the mattress with a smile plastered on.
“Hey, Kai,” I say, my voice low and coy as I look up at him through my eyelashes.
A hint of color creeps into his face. “Hi.”
This is working. One hand job, and he’s practically wrapped around my finger.
I gesture for him to come closer, and after a moment’s hesitation he sinks onto the mattress beside me. Before he can say anything, I slide onto his lap and wrap my arms around his neck.
“I missed you,” I breathe, and press a kiss just below his ear.
He shivers. “I... missed you too.”
Some of the tension leaks out of his body as I kiss the side of his neck. But he stiffens again as I suck the skin between my teeth.
“Riley,” he murmurs.
“Yes?” I slide a hand under his shirt as I nip at that sensitive patch of skin again. He groans, and I let my fingers explore the hard planes of his back. He’s lean, but surprisingly muscular under his oversized clothes.
“I, uh...” As he fumbles for words, he tilts his head back without seeming to realize he’s doing it. Opening his throat to me like an animal submitting. I grind my hips down against his lap, and he stops trying to talk. Then there’s just our mingled breaths, the low sounds he makes in his throat, the soft sucking of my lips and tongue against his skin. He’s rock hard in his jeans, and as I grind my core against his length, it provides a delicious friction against my clit. I whimper, do it again, heat rolling through my lower belly.
I force myself to stop. Remind myself what I’m doing. This isn’t about my pleasure, it’s about survival.
While I’m grappling with my self-control, Kai’s big hands grasp me by the hips. He grinds up into me, and I gasp, my mind going blank with lust.
“Wait,” I whisper.
