Page 138 of The Valiant Knight
“I mean, yeah. I’m a nerd. Of course, I’m going to read the book. I’m curious.”
He kissed her on the tip of her nose.
“But an adorable one.”
She blushed.
It had been a long time since anyone thought she was attractive. When he said it so easily, it made her giddy.
This man was sweet.
“Oh, Lass, don’t do that. It gets me all worked up when you flush that color,” he admitted the Scottish accent getting thicker. “It makes me want to see it more.”
Well, if he kept looking at her like that, it just might happen because looking at him got her all hot and bothered. She’d seen what was under his clothing.
He.
Was.
Spectacular.
“You don’t say?” she asked, moving into his body, and pressing herself to the front of him. Immediately, she felt him react, and his erection showed up to the party.
He hadn’t been expecting it, but he wasn’t going to pretend he wasn’t thrilled. Apparently, that one kiss unlocked the path to this woman, and he felt bold.
Like he wanted to push harder and get her to be his.
“Gabby,” he whispered, knowing he needed to kiss her again. Since he did that one time, he couldn’t help himself. He couldn’t think.
There was laughter, and it sounded so real in his head. Then, it became so distracting, he couldn’t focus on anything but the sound of it.
Finn started feeling odd.
The temperature in the room got chillier, and he could see his breath.
When he blinked, that was when Gabby saw the change.
His eyes got glassy.
And his body moved differently. He was no longer moving like himself.
This.
Was.
Off.
“Finn?” she asked as he was backing her up toward the wall but not saying anything.
When his mouth took hers, it was different. It was rough, brutal, and punishing.
And she didn’t like the way it felt.
There was a stark difference between the previous kiss and this one. This one didn’t feel like him. She couldn’t explain it, but this one felt like kissing a complete stranger.
When he lifted her up, she had no choice but to put her legs around his hips as she was crushed to the wall.
He took what he wanted, and the whole time, she felt that panic filling her. It was when she pulled her mouth from his, and shoved at him.
