Page 20 of Honey Undone (The Hornets Nest #5)

It drove me to the brink of madness knowing that they were mine, marked clearly now with words I chose for her.

I had picked her left thigh on purpose, it was the closest to me when she sat in the passenger seat of my car.

I wanted to make sure I could get my hands on it whenever the fuck I wanted.

The desperation for her was sickening, I barely recognized myself anymore.

She dug her nails into my chest and I groaned against her lips at the tiny explosion of pain.

The combination of the love bites she had left over my neck and the sting of her nails was almost too much to bear.

I deepened the kiss, my tongue sweeping into her mouth claiming every inch.

My hand pushed up her shirt, just needing to feel more skin as it splayed out across her stomach.

Two fingers brushed the hem of her thin panties and I felt her hips lift from the bed.

My head was too hazy, too incessant on taking everything too far.

“We need to slow down,” I begged her, I needed her to be the one to stop it because I had lost all control of my rational thought with her writhing beneath me on the bed.

“Okay,” she whispered as I pulled away, her chin tilting upward to follow my lips for just a little more. “Okay…”

A defeated laugh left me, the sound muffled against her mouth as I gave into the silent request. The kiss turned deeper instantly, my hand exploring upward to the underside of her impossibly soft breasts.

Fuck, fuck, fuck. My thoughts were possessive for her, my touch gentle but the urgency I felt to claim every inch of her inside and out was building faster than I could stop it.

I broke the kiss again, resting my forehead against her as I tried to catch my breath, “one more?”

“One more?” Adeline giggled breathlessly.

“One more.” I repeated with finality, closed my eyes and savored the feeling of her fingers as they brushed into the hair at the base of my neck.

It did the trick to slow my racing heart and when the room stopped spinning I opened my eyes again, my gaze on her, full of tender admiration.

I couldn’t help but lean in for one last kiss, slower, softer… almost reverent in nature .

In that moment it was like Adeline had always meant to be there, kissing me.

The world slowed down a little just to give us a moment in time that was all our own.

I pulled back slightly, my eyes never leaving hers as I brushed a stray strand of hair away from her face, tucking it behind her ear.

“You know,” I said quietly, still slightly out of breath, “I’ve imagined kissing you a hundred times, but none of them compared to the real thing. ”

Adeline laughed quietly, “you’ve been having wet dreams about me?”

I shook a small bark of laughter from my lips, the sound deep and filled with a love for her ability to make every moment feel natural.

“Yes,” I said, not embarrassed in the slightest that she had been consuming my every thought.

“Every night, I’m surprised my sheets aren’t permanently damp. ” I smiled at her and kissed her nose.

“You’re really giving away all your secrets here,” she said quietly.

“Hey, if a gorgeous woman asks, I’m not going to lie, and maybe…” I leaned in closer, lowering my voice, “I want you to know just how thoroughly you’ve gotten under my skin.”

The statement was serious and it made my chest warm with excitement as her lips parted. I could practically hear her asking for more when her phone buzzed under her pillow on the bed. I glanced up at it, trying to hide the flicker of disappointment that tossed my mind as the moment was interrupted.

I rolled to the side, giving her the space to grab it as I propped myself up on one elbow to watch her reaction. “Someone important?” I asked, trying to keep my tone light and free of the surge of jealousy I felt.

Adeline raised an eyebrow at me, but she snuggled closer against my chest and hooked her leg around my waist, stealing what little breath I had collected with her touch. “Not unless you’re worried Kaia is the love of my life,” she giggled, “you sound jealous.”

I wrapped my arm around her waist possessively, pulling her closer, “am not,” I muttered, pretending not to be offended.

“Is it her then?” I asked, attempting to sound casual as I glanced at her phone.

“Kaia seems like the type to steal my girl from right under my nose. She’s sexting you isn’t she? ” I teased .

“Worse,” Adeline laughed and showed me a string of worried texts, the last one asking rudely if ‘Jensen has a nice dick’. “She’s going to be so sad when she finds out that she was the world's biggest cock block tonight.”

My cheeks went red as I read the text as my eyes narrowed in amusement and I buried my face into her neck, my shoulders shaking with laughter. “She’s insane.”

“I’ll tell her it's below average and maybe she’ll leave us alone,” Adeline teased.

I immediately lifted my head feigning insult, “below average? Fuck that,” I said dramatically making her laugh some more. “I’ll have you know it's very… above national average.”

“Oh yeah?” She turned her face to look at me, “do you guys have… like a database?”

“Yeah totally… uh,” I stumbled through the joke, “penisdatabase.com,” I replied, “look me up sometime, my stats are impressive.” I winked at her trying to keep the mood light and flirty again.

Adeline lost it laughing at my defense tactics. Her mood was so playful and sweet, a stark contrast to how it felt to kiss her. She texted Kaia back that she was safe, tucking her phone away with a small yawn as she rolled back against the bed under the sheets with her back to me.

I used the distraction to wrap myself around her properly, pulling her against my chest and resting my chin on her shoulder.

“Tired?” I asked her and she nodded curling deeper against me.

I squeezed her gently, my arm tightening just a touch, “we should get some sleep.” I said, unable to resist the urge to kiss the back of her neck before nuzzling deeper, “for the record,” I dropped my tone into a low, husky murmur, “it’s actually quite a bit bigger than average. ”

I couldn’t help but laugh, my body relaxing around hers. I wanted her to tease me in that sleepy innocent voice forever, it was so different from the sassy, mocking one she used when she was fully awake.

“Oh we know,” she giggled, “those light grey sweatpants you wear in the gym…” she trailed off in a sleepy voice. She turned in my arms and pressed her lips against my temple before whispering, “ Hide nothing. ”