Page 198 of Ruin Me With Lies

I shift onto my side, prop myself on one forearm, and reach for her, fingers sliding to cup the side of her face.“I’m going to kiss you now.”

Her lips part.Her breath hitches.Her pulse flutters visibly between her collarbones.But I don’t give her a chance to take another breath, I move in and take what’s mine.

She lets me in.

Andfuck, I’ve wanted this.

Neededthis.

I kiss her like I’ll never get another chance.Because hell, maybe I never will.Her fingers curl in my hair as she moans into the kiss, and it shoots straight to my cock.

I want her.She’s all I’ve wanted since I met her.

A starved grunt lodges in my throat, and I kiss her deeper, until my lungs burn for air.Even then, I can’t pull away.I’ll never get enough.Never get enough.

We break apart only because she nips my tongue and tugs my hair, forcing me to pause.

“What?”I ask, breathless.“What?”

When I go in for the kill again, she laughs and dodges me, slips out from under me and springs to her feet.

“Not here.”She clears her throat, scratches her neck.“Too many, uh…curious cats.”

Huh?

Needing to touch her again, I get up and reach for her, snaking my arm around her waist.That’s when I notice them.All the onlookers scattered about.Blatantly staring.Some craning their necks.

“What am I missing?”I ask her.

“There’s probably a bet or something.”

“On?”

“Whether I kill you or kiss you.”She shakes her head, smirking.“Most are indifferent about you.Some are big fans.And some just don’t like you.The latter wagered against you, for sure.”

That drags a gut laugh out of me.“Why would they think you’d kill me?”

Her shoulders lift and fall with a shrug.“Because I can be moody.”

“Oh, what a pair we’re going to make.”

I pull her flush against me and claim her mouth again.She doesn’t fight it.And while I’m deep in devouring her, I thrust a fist in the air, then flick up my middle finger for the fuckers who bet against me.

Soraya must sense something, because she breaks the kiss and narrows those pretty eyes up at me.“What did you just do?”

“Kiss you.”

She tilts her head.“You know there are cameras everywhere, right?”

“Let’s kiss some more, then.”

She bites her lip, shaking her head.“Let’s go up to my house.”

“Hmm.Now,that’swhat I’m talking about.”

A burst of giggles spills out of her.“What’s wrong with you?”

I’m in love with you.