Page 90 of Ricochet
He pulled at my hair, exposing my neck to him. His lips traveled from my lips, to my jaw, and lastly my neck, sucking at the spot just beneath my ear.
“Where have you been my whole life?”
“Here,” I panted. “There, everywhere.”
His other hand pinched my butt cheek and his lips again found a way to mine.
“I want to devour you until the only thing in your head is my name and everything I can do to you.”
Oh dear God, yes please.
One thought started racing through my head. I wanted to leave with him. I wanted to disappear, go away. I wanted to dance with him in the moonlight while our demons sat waiting.
“Make it all go away,” I moaned. “Give me everything you have.”
“Come with me,” he whispered against my lips. “We can leave now—”
“I can’t.” I wanted to. God, I wanted to leave with him. To leave all of this behind. I wanted to explore this crazy attraction, but he didn’t know who I was. He didn’t know about everything I would bring with me.
“Why?”
“There are...” I stumbled. “Things I need to take care of here.”
“How long?”
“What?”
“How long do you need to take care of those things?”
I looked at him, trying to understand his question.
“Maybe a week.”
“I’ll wait for you. Here, in three weeks.”Another kiss.“At this exact place.”Kiss. “Promise you will come to me?”
“I—”
“You can feel this too, I know you can. I have never felt anything like this before.”
“Storm—”
“No, listen to me.” He cupped my cheeks. “The moment I saw you standing there, looking at us, I knew.”
“You knew what?”
“I knew you were meant to be mine. You were meant to stand by my side.”
I tried to find reasons to say no. I tried to remember Kieran, my family, Ava, but… After I got Ava and Nathan out of this mess, what was left for me here? Nothing but shackles they wanted to put on me.
This wasn’t normal, and if he asked me a year ago, I would’ve said no. I would’ve told him to fuck off. But now.
I wanted this... whatever this was.
This insanity pulled at my insides, I wanted it all. I wanted to be devoured by him, and if that made me madder than I already was, so be it.
“Okay.” I nodded.
“Okay?”
