Page 59 of Savage Hearts

“Kissing you. Shut up.”

She makes an aggravated noise, which I ignore. Trailing my lips down the side of her neck, I pause to press another gentle kiss to the pulse throbbing there. I stroke the tip of my tongue along it.

A fine tremor runs through her chest. She says my name breathlessly.

I ignore that as well.

Nuzzling my nose into the curve where her neck meets her shoulder makes her shudder. I inhale deeply against her skin. She smells so sweet, I want to bite her.

So I do.

“Malek!”

“The sooner you stay quiet, the sooner this will be over. Keep interrupting me, and I’ll make this kiss last all night long.”

Which, now that I think of it, might not be a bad idea.

She’s breathing hard now. Tense and trembling beneath me. I know exactly why she wants me to stop. It’s the same reason I won’t.

She likes the feel of my mouth on her skin. And I like how much she hates that she likes it.

I kiss a soft trail along her clavicle to her shoulder, nosing the neckline of her white cotton T-shirt aside to get there. I kiss my way back and dip my tongue into the dent at the base of her throat.

“Please. Stop. Stop this.”

Her voice is hoarse. Her whole body trembles. I feel like someone just lit me on fire.

“You want Spider to die?”

“I just want this to be over.”

“It will be.”

“When?”

“Soon enough.”

When she opens her mouth to protest, I slide my thumb inside it and growl, “Suck on that, or I’ll give you something to choke on.”

Her teeth press down hard against my finger. I fist my other hand into her hair.

“Draw blood, and I’ll make Spider’s death last a few weeks.”

She makes an angry noise, staring up at me in fury.

“You want this to be over? Close your eyes. And suck.”

Our eyes clash. She doesn’t obey me immediately, so I wait to see what she’ll decide.

I know full well that the bite of an adult human can cause massive destruction to a finger. Possibly even sever it. She’d do damage to her teeth and jaw, but I doubt she’d care.

I don’t care, either. It would be worth losing a finger just for this look on her face.

Finally, she closes her eyes. She exhales a short, angry breath through her nose.

When she starts to suck on my thumb, my already-hard dick throbs in response.

I lower my head and kiss her throat, licking and nipping at it.