Page 39 of Poison Touch (Monarch Vipers #1)
EDGE
“We have to stop meeting like this,” I say.
“Trust me, it’s not intentional.” There’s less feistiness in her tone than usual. I have a feeling it’s the shock of seeing me that has her tongue.
Even after kicking the two douchebags’ asses, she’s not even breaking a sweat or out of breath. She takes a step away from me.
I peer over her shoulder. “Did you kill them, then set them up as fuck buddies?”
“No, I didn’t kill them.” She hesitates. “They were getting ready to pound the shit out of someone, so I stepped in and… helped.” She crosses her arms over her chest. “Since you’re a bully yourself, you wouldn’t understand.”
I laugh. “Yeah, maybe. But from what I saw, you handled it just fine.” I glance around. No one else is here. “Is the guy okay?”
She looks surprised that I would ask but says, “Yeah, he ran off.” She knits her brows in contemplation. “I want to ask you something.”
Oh shit. Here we go. “What?”
“How come, with all of your warnings, you never told me what Josh did to get on your shit list?”
“It was none of your business.”
“Nice.” Shaking her head, she starts to walk away.
I grab her arm and bring her face very close to mine. “Look, Kade doesn’t like talking about it.”
She pulls her arm away. “Well, for your information, I don’t like the idea of being raped.”
It’s a stupid comeback because she and I both know Josh would never be able to get that far with her, even if he had a couple of his sick friends helping him.
She’d tear them apart like the two dicks on the floor behind us.
And if Josh did hurt her, no one could stop me from fucking killing him then.
She looks away from me, then folds her arms over her chest again.
“He would never get anywhere with you. You know it, and so do I.”
She returns her gaze to mine. “How come you guys haven’t served him up what he has coming?”
I shake my head. “It’s not that easy. Believe me, I fucking wish it was.”
“Too much red tape and money involved?”
Nodding, I say, “Yeah, that’s most of it.”
Giving her credit, she doesn’t ask me anymore.
I pull her shirt. She unfolds her arms and tries to pull free, but I grab her hand before she can protest too much.
“Come on,” I say. If watching her fight doesn’t get me hard as fuck, nothing will. And if she’s anything like me, fighting gets her fucking worked up.
She resists less than I thought she would. “Where are we going?”
I don’t answer as I continue to lead her to the back of the library. A couple are already making out in the corner I aimed for. I clear my throat. The guy looks up, grabs the hand of the girl, and then, without a word, they scurry away in search of another place to try to make it to second base.
I pull Ninja into the dark spot they just vacated. Tilting her chin up to look at me, I ask, “Why are you so fucking stubborn?”
“I’m not stubborn. I just know what I want and what I don’t.” Her voice is tender but stern, as if trying to convince herself of her own words.
“Little Ninja, you and I are so similar, but you don’t even see it, do you?
” I slide my hand down to her waist. She doesn’t move or protest. I move it lower to her mid-thigh, just below the hem of her skirt.
Her smooth, bare skin is warm against my hand.
She shudders but tries to cover her reaction by shifting from her left to her right foot.
“I don’t think you’re going to get any studying done today.” I pull on her tie, loosening the knot away from her neck. The top few buttons of her shirt are already unfastened. I push the thin fabric away from her throat.
Bending my head to hers, I brush my lips over hers as I move in for her sweet-tasting neck.
The light scent of her perfume is inviting all on its own.
I nuzzle her in the soft crevice where her shoulder swoops up.
Her head falls slightly to the side. It’s enough for me to suck the tender flesh at the base of her throat.
She moans before cutting it short as if to act like she’s not enjoying my touch.
“Tell me to stop and I will,” I whisper against her flawless skin.
She doesn’t.
My hand slides up higher along her thigh, then slips around to her ass, cupping one firm, perfect handful in my grip. My fingers dig between her ass cheeks.
“Fuck,” I growl against her skin.
Her unsteady breath fans over my face. She lifts onto her toes. The shift provides me with even more access to her body. I slide my free hand down her arm, intertwining her fingers with mine.
Her other hand grips my bicep. “Edge, we can’t do this.”
“Why?”
“I’m not really who you want.”
“You’re exactly who I want. And right fucking now,” I growl against her neck.
I squeeze her ass harder before releasing my grip.
Sliding my hand down to the back of her thigh, I gently pull up, raising it so that her leg is high enough for me to graze her most sensitive area with my fingertips.
Her wet heat soaks through her short-ass boy shorts.
She tenses, and her grip tightens on my arm.
But then she lets out a long breath as her head falls back and rests against the wall behind her.
Adding more pressure against her hot cunt, I rub from her center up to her clit. Her mouth opens, releasing a soft moan.
Needing to see her face, I lift my head from her neck. Her eyes are closed, and her bottom lip is trapped between her teeth. The long, dark strands of her hair rest over her chest as it rises and falls with each of her seductive breaths.
As much as I want to fucking take her right now, I’m not about to rush anything, especially in the dimly lit corner of the library. When I finally have her, I plan to take my sweet time with her body. And no matter how long I have to wait, it’ll be fucking worth it.
With every ounce of willpower I’ve ever had to gather, I release her thigh.
It slowly slides down my leg. As if waking from a dream, she languidly opens her eyes and releases her lip.
I raise my fingers to my nose and inhale, praying her scent is there.
Thank fuck it is. But hell, having her scent on me without actually having her is pure fucking torture.
“I can’t wait to taste you,” I say against her mouth.
She licks her bottom lip, the sweet, plump flesh glistening.
I grind against her. Her breathy sigh feathers across my face.
In a ghost-like touch, I glide my mouth against hers.
Then I back away and take in the sight of her.
The only difference in her appearance now from before I touched her is the lust swarming in those bright blue eyes.
She can try to fight the magnetism between us, but it’s no fucking use.
“I was right,” I boast.
“Right about what?”
“You’re just like me. Fighting turns you on.
” I slide my hand down her arm to take her hand, pulling her out from the dark corner.
Needing to feel her one last time, I trace her cheek with my knuckles, then follow the touch with a kiss.
I place another on the corner of her mouth.
Not once does she fight me. I’d say that’s progress.
Hand in hand, I guide her back to the empty table where her bag sits on the chair.
I lower my voice. “Don’t worry about those guys. If anyone says anything, I’ll take care of it.”
“I can take?—”
I place my finger over her mouth. “I know you can. But you don’t always have to take care of everything by yourself.”
Surprisingly, she doesn’t say anything, only nods.
I trace her top lip and around to her bottom lip. Her mouth opens just enough for me to feel her exhale on my finger. I want to slide it into her sweet mouth. Instead, I drop my hand and lean into her.
“I’d like to see you try and concentrate now, little Ninja.” I swipe my forefinger under her chin.
With excruciating effort, I turn from her and walk toward the exit.
I glance over my shoulder to get one last look at her.
As if on instinct, her eyes lift to mine.
The minute hand officially stops. My pace slows.
The guy to my left, who was just studying his pencil a second ago, disappears.
It’s only her I see. Her usual icy blue stare blazes with heated desire.
Bringing my fingers to my nose, I inhale.
The intoxicating scent of her pussy invades and awakens every cell in my body.
I force myself to look away from those pouty lips and mesmerizing eyes.
My cock twitches as I push through the doors and head to the cafeteria.
Fuck if I know what I’m getting myself into but fuck if I can stop it.