Page 97 of The Curse Trilogy

“It’s great, but I’m not as hungry as I thought,” I mumble, and Brazen smirks before walking away.

“You okay?” he asks with concern.

“I’m fine. What did you find in the tracks?”

“They’re heading south, so now we’re heading south too. They’ve got at least thirty people judging by the impressions in the dirt, and they’re in a hurry. Something’s off. I don’t know what it is. I can’t tell if they’re scared, or if they just drive like me.”

I laugh a little at his ending joke, and then he kisses me softly.

“You want to lie down with me for a while? I was enjoying holding you.”

“I was enjoying being held, so yes,” I almost giggle out, and he scoops me up before tossing me on the small bunk.

I laugh a little louder when he drops to the bed to land on top of me. He starts tickling me ferociously, and I can’t catch my breath when I start laughing too hard to inhale.

“Stop,” I laugh out, and he complies just as his lips fall on mine.

I wrap my arms around his neck to pull him closer to me, and his hands jerk my hips to his.

“It’d be nice if we had this place to ourselves for a little while,” he seduces.

“This place would be in shambles if we did,” I provocatively sizzle free, and his eyes dance menacingly.

“I’d love to tear it apart,” he growls into my ear, and then he resumes his tickling attack.

Brazen walks back in with a small smile but envious eyes as I laugh wildly under the ravaging hands of Hale.

“Please stop,” I beg through my laughter, and I finally manage to flip him over and pin his hands down without knocking myself out on the bunk above me.

“I’m good with you on top,” he dares, and I blush as several others join us.

“I know,” I whisper into his ear. “That’s how I got one ahead of you.”

His eyes blaze over with a heated and thoroughly seduced stare, and he rolls his eyes when he sees more and more people flooding in before the huge vehicle starts moving again.

“Tease,” he playfully snarks.

“I only tease for a little while,” I seduce, and his head flops back with a frustrated pounce. “Actually, I suppose it’s not how I got one ahead. Technically, you’re actually three ahead of me. You forgot about the night in the interrogation room when I was savage.”

“No, I didn’t. You’re forgetting about what happened later… my lips, your body, my tongue, and your scre-”

“Okay, okay,” I interrupt a little loudly. “I did forget.”

I fan myself lightly, and his erection digs into me from underneath. My body starts aching, and our eye-fucking gaze gets too intense.

“I need a drink,” he grumbles. “Maybe it’ll take the edge off.”

I make sure no one is looking before I slide against his erection more forcefully. He groans softly, his eyes rolling back in his head as his desire hardens all the more.

“The bathroom might be free,” I whisper.

“Fuck,” he breathes, and he jerks my head down to his to envelope me in an hot, steamy, fuck-me-now kiss.

I look out to see everyone congregated in the kitchen area, and I can tell someone’s in the bathroom when three people stand in a line to wait their turn.

“Never mind,” I grunt in frustration. “There’s a fucking line.”

He snickers lightly, and then pulls me back to him to kiss me so much sweeter.