Page 21 of Desperate Temptations

A fter filling her cup with more coffee, Cain sat down across from Jessa. He lifted his cup to his mouth, taking care not to burn his tongue. His gaze never wavered from her.

He would never get tired of looking at this woman.

Jessa was one of those beautiful women, both inside and out.

Her looks were a mix of exotic and girl-next-door.

Her hair, sweet curves, and green eyes showed her Spanish ancestry, but her smile and the contours of her face were one hundred percent American girl.

Her lips, Jesus, her full, luscious lips were pure Jessa.

Just looking at her and those lips made his body react swiftly and with severe arousal that lasted hours.

She’d put her long hair up in a ponytail, and it made him want to pull it out because he loved her hair down. He imagined it spread across his pillow as he fucked her, or gripping it to hold her steady as he pushed his cock into her mouth or behind her when he drove his cock into her ass.

He had to stop. The images going through his head were making him painfully hard again, and he didn’t want to have to take another cold shower. The t-shirt and jeans she wore were casual, but she made them look good. She’d look good in anything.

“What are your plans for the day?” he asked.

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J essa pushed the rest of the eggs around on her plate, and she was unable to meet his eyes.

She felt a flush rise steadily, heating her face with embarrassment.

She couldn’t believe she’d let him do that to her, how quickly it had gotten out of control.

He knew exactly how to touch a woman, making her crazy with desire.

He could’ve taken her, she was so far gone, and she would have given him anything he wanted.

She was never the type to sleep around. She had only slept with one man, her husband.

She never expected she’d find another man whom she’d want to give herself to.

This man wouldn’t have ever been on her radar.

She was accustomed to classic men, those with whom everyone felt comfortable.

You could never say that about this man.

Few people wouldn’t feel anything but apprehensive around him.

He would only let certain people close to him, like other warriors in the unit he worked with in the military, his family, and maybe her someday.

Her heart contracted. If it weren’t for the circumstances, she might never have met him, and the thought of never knowing him made her thankful. And she hadn’t been grateful for anything in a long time.

What was it about this man? A thought seared through her mind and washed the color out of her face.

“You’ve been with a lot of women, haven’t you?” Without waiting for his reply, Jessa stood abruptly, held her hand out, and then turned her back to him. “Please don’t answer that. It’s none of my business, and frankly, I really don’t want to know the answer.”

Jessa had taken a few steps when a strong arm wrapped around her waist and tugged her back. She gasped and tried to struggle away from him. He steadied her at the same time he pulled her onto his lap and held her head against his chest with one hand.

“Jessa, settle down. You’re going to hurt yourself.”

It was the tone of his voice, not the words, that calmed her. She didn’t fight him when he tilted her face up so he could see her, but her heart almost stopped at the cold and furious expression in his eyes.

He pulled her closer to him when she tried to move away from him.

“Listen carefully to me, Baby. I admit there have been women...” He shushed her when she tried to interrupt him.

“I’m not going any further about that. You don’t need to hear details because it’s the past. All you need to know is, I won’t be seeing anyone else ever again.

I have the woman I want to spend my life with, there won’t be another one, ever. ”

She scowled at his arrogance, but her heart thumped harder at his possessive tone.

“We’re not together. I don’t know why I asked you that. It really isn’t any of my business. I’ve got no hold on you and vice versa. Just because we did ... you know...” Jessa said defiantly and waved her hand.

She shivered when he just smiled and interrupted her.

“Oh, yeah, we’re together.”

Her heart pounded so hard, it resonated in her ears.

Jessa shook her head, struggling to get off his lap, for some reason still needing to fight for her independence.

“No, we’re not. It’s ridiculous to think about forever when we just met. This is going too fast.”

He bent his head, slammed his mouth down, and took her lips.

Cain used the pressure of his own mouth to open hers, then he made the kiss deeper, using his tongue to taste every part of her mouth.

He used one hand to turn her into his chest and hold her tightly against him, cupping her bottom.

With his other hand, he used to restrain her head for his possession, spearing his fingers through her hair.

Jessa couldn’t catch her breath as extreme sensations bombarded her system.

Her arms wrapped tightly around his muscular shoulders, as her fingers dug into his muscles.

Her head tilted, giving him better access to her mouth.

A deep groan slipped from her throat when his mouth slid down her neck and nipped at the sensitive area between her neck and shoulder.

She closed her eyes and used her other senses.

The pressure of his mouth sent shivers racing through her body, and the taste of him made her hungry for more.

The feel of him, so big and hard, made her feel tiny, feminine, and safe.

And, oh God, his smell, musky and male. That alone made her body tremble and her cunt weep with desire.

Jessa moaned, and she twisted closer until she felt she’d become a part of him.