Fatal, p.12
Fatal, page 12
Slowly, he let her feel more and more of his weight until he cupped her cheeks with both of his hands and pulled back. “Can I take off your shirt?”
She smiled, feeling like a teenager getting felt up for the first time. She pushed him back, sitting up when he scrambled off her. She lifted her shirt at the hem and pulled it off before she thought twice. She reached back and unhooked her bra, sliding it down her arms and tossing it toward her suitcase, then reached for the waistband of her jeans.
“Let me,” Adam said in a shaky voice, stilling her hand before she could ease her jeans off.
Raina met his gaze, surprised to find pure lust reflected back at her. Her entire body flushed hot with desire of her own. She nodded.
“You’re so beautiful, Raina,” Adam whispered. He tore his shirt off and leaned down to kiss her. He held his body entirely off hers, but heat radiated from him and made her ache for him to cover her again.
He pulled back from their kiss and trailed his lips down her jaw to her collarbone. He nipped at the skin on her neck before continuing his path. He pressed featherlight kisses on the upper swells of her breasts, ignoring her nipples as she writhed beneath him and tried to position herself for his mouth.
“We said we needed better communication. Tell me what you want, Raina.”
Her eyes snapped open. He was watching her with eyes so dilated they looked navy. His muscles rippled as he held himself back, letting her decide what she wanted from him.
Even if it was for him to stop. Which was the last thing she wanted.
“Lick my nipples. Please.” She whispered the request, feeling more exposed by asking for what she wanted than her naked torso made her feel.
“Gladly,” Adam said, lowering his mouth to her nipple while he held her gaze.
Watching his tongue dart out and flick over the tip of her nipple was one of the most erotic thing Raina had ever witnessed. She moaned, her core tightening with need.
Adam licked her nipple, circling the tight peak before biting gently. He brought his hand up to hold that breast and moved his mouth to the other one, licking and teasing that one until Raina wanted to beg him to make her come.
Adam went back to the first nipple, sucking and licking it, again letting her decide what she wanted him to do.
“Adam,” she whispered.
He looked up at her, his mouth full of her oversized breast. He didn’t look bothered in the least as he smiled around her flesh.
“I need more. I need you.”
He nodded once, unbothered by her request as he continued to suck on her nipple. She shifted, frustrated he wasn’t moving things along, and he finally let go of her nipple. He kissed the underside of her breast, then licked her belly.
Only when he reached the edge of her jeans did she realize he’d already unbuttoned and unzipped them and was pulling them down as he moved closer to her.
“Adam,” she whispered.
He kissed her thighs and knees and calves. He stood at the side of the bed and dropped his jeans and boxer briefs, exposing himself entirely before he put her in the same position. He didn’t say it, but she knew he was making sure she felt safe. It made her want him even more.
He leaned over her, cupping one breast as he kissed her. She reached for him, wrapping her hand around his thick erection, and he jerked in her palm.
“Fuck, that feels good.” His hissed words were the first sign he was as close to the edge as she was.
“Fuck me, Adam.”
“Raina.”
She shook her head. “I want you. I’ve wanted you for weeks. I don’t need sweet and gentle and romance right now. I need to be fucked.”
He growled and stalked away from her. “Take off your panties,” he ordered as he tossed his suitcase over and yanked the zipper open. A minute later, he ripped into the foil and turned to face her.
His cock twitched. He grabbed it and stroked, his gaze locked on her exposed entrance as he took his time getting back to the bed.
He stood beside the bed and flicked his gaze from her to his cock, hurriedly rolling the condom down his length.
Raina giggled when she saw the neon pink condom.
Adam looked down as though he didn’t realize that was the one he chose. “As long as it gets the job done.”
Raina giggled again, but Adam ended that when his hand went between her thighs.
“You’re soaked.”
She nibbled her lip and nodded.
“Communication, Raina.”
“Fuck me, Adam.”
He slammed his fingers inside her, the move making her cry out. The sharp pain she felt faded almost as soon as it made her wince, like the first time she had sex.
He thrust his fingers deep, rubbing his thumb over her clit as he fucked her hard with his hand. Her breath faltered, the sensations overwhelming her.
“Adam,” she cried, just before she fell over the edge. It was like being set on fire. She felt everything all at once, her skin hot, her core sucking his fingers deeper, her entire body begging for more and more and more.
He withdrew his hand, sending tremors through her, then lined himself up and plunged into her. She screamed, forgetting how delicious it was when a man filled her to bursting.
Adam stopped. “Raina?”
“More,” she breathed, begged. “More, Adam. More.”
Her demand set his hips to a steady, punishing rhythm. He hooked one knee over his forearm and opened her up wider so he could drive deeper into her.
The added depth hit Raina in the right spot, and she flailed at the intensity, grunting and moaning as her body felt like it was splitting down the middle.
Adam grabbed her hand, forcing her to look at him. The way he looked at her stilled her wild arms but kept her heart pounding, throbbing, aching as her orgasm raced toward the edge and sent her flying.
“Oh, fuck me,” she cried as it hit her full force.
Adam pounded into her as she came. His face twisted, his jaw tight, before he let out a satisfying groan and stilled deep within her.
He twitched inside Raina, the feel of him intimate and so damn good Raina didn’t want him to take a step back and slide from her body. She wanted to wrap her legs around him and pull him on top of her, on the bed, and go through all the condoms they stole from Norma and Tom.
But Raina let him go when he stepped back. She lowered her leg to the floor when he slid his arm from underneath it. She watched him walk away and told herself it was just sex.
Adam grabbed a handful of condoms from his suitcase and tossed them onto the nightstand while Raina was in the bathroom. He wasn’t sure if he was going to stop smiling like an idiot anytime soon, but he hoped not.
Sex with Raina was ten times better than he dreamed it would be, and his dreams were vivid and inventive. But nothing compared to feeling her tighten around his dick as he pounded into her. He was getting hard again just thinking about the way it felt.
Raina came out of the bathroom and looked at him. Her gaze danced around his naked body, pink brightening her cheeks at the lazy way he stretched out on the bed without caring about his nudity.
She walked around the bed, and he held his breath. Was she going to get dressed or was she going to join him in bed, naked, like he was?
Adam sighed heavily when she bypassed her suitcase and lifted the covers to lie next to him.
He shoved the covers down and maneuvered himself under the sheets to pull her body flush to his. “Are we okay?”
She looked up at him. “Very much so. Thank you.”
“I enjoyed every minute of that. Trust me.”
“I see you’re prepared for more.”
At his confused look, she pointed to the pile of condoms on the nightstand. He chuckled. “Not willing to wait if you decide you need more orgasms.”
She chuckled. “I’m so greedy about them.”
“Music to my ears,” Adam teased. “I’m happy to supply you with as many as you’d like.”
She laughed softly. “Has this happened to you before?”
He stilled at the seemingly innocent question that felt far from innocent. “Has what happened?”
“Someone you’re protecting gets orgasms from you.”
Adam shook his head slowly. “No, Raina. I’ve never been involved with someone I’ve protected before. I’ve also never been on my own with a witness. Or liked one as much as I like you.”
She nodded, putting her head on his chest again. She was silent for a long moment.
“Do you feel like I’m taking advantage of you?”
She shook her head and sat up, the sheets sliding to her waist.
It took everything in him to keep his gaze on her face.
“I feel like… I feel like I forced you into this.”
Adam laughed, then realized she was serious. He flipped over her, covering her body with his. He let her feel how hard he already was again. “Trust me when I say you didn’t force anything on me. Those condoms are there because I’m hopeful I’ll be able to make you come a few more times tonight, and tomorrow and for as many nights as you want me to share your bed, but if you tell me this is one-sided, I’ll go back to sleeping on the floor. I’m an asshole for fucking you, Raina, because it’s against the rules and puts you in more danger, but I couldn’t resist you.”
“You didn’t like me enough to talk to me last week. You were pissed about this trip.”
He shook his head slowly. “I didn’t think I could resist you if we were alone. Pretending to be married. Acting like we were in love. I knew touching you would shatter all the walls I tried to put up between us.”
“What?” she breathed.
Adam swore. “I’ve wanted you for weeks. Since we met, actually, but the more I learned about you, the more I wanted you. I stayed away from you so I didn’t make you uncomfortable. So I didn’t do something stupid. But it was never because I didn’t like you, Raina. It was the opposite. Completely the opposite.”
“Oh,” she whispered.
Adam wasn’t sure what that breathed word meant, but he was going to wait for her to tell him.
“Adam?”
“Yes?”
“I think I need another orgasm.”
His cock twitched against her thigh at her proper tone and dirty words. “I would be happy to supply as many as you’d like.” He rolled to the side, sliding his fingers into her without resistance. “Jesus, you’re wet.”
“Maybe I need more than one?”
Adam groaned. “You can have as many as you want, gorgeous. All night long. And if we run out of condoms, I’m willing to get creative.”
Raina moaned as he slid his soaked fingers over her swollen clit. “Yes, please.”
Adam kissed her hard and got very, very creative, with and without condoms.
13
Damon parked in front of the bed-and-breakfast and looked up at the seafoam green house and bright white trim. The place was too fucking happy for him. But if it led him to Raina, he would deal with that.
He smiled at the woman behind the desk and asked for a room. Thankfully, she wasn’t the chatty type. She handed over his key and pointed to the stairs on the other side of the lobby after she told him about breakfast and the activities they offered.
He wouldn’t be joining them for any of that. He had one purpose.
Damon unlocked his room and let himself inside. The only bag he brought with him had his favorite assortment of knives and guns, more than enough ammunition to take care of his enemy, and a few changes of clothes.
He tossed the bag on the queen bed and went to the window. The room was decent enough, but he didn’t care about the place he was staying in. It was simply a place to lie low and gather information. The window from his room overlooked the place he was really interested in.
Shady Garden Bed and Breakfast was currently the home of Bobbi and Lenny Granada. Mother and son owned and ran the place, and were hosting Raina and the dumbfuck agent who was supposed to be protecting her.
Damon snickered. Not only did the agent suck at his job, but he was misguided. There was no keeping Damon from Raina. She belonged to him, and she was going to be his again.
Damon looked out the window into the backyard of the neighboring home. Both places backed up to the water, cutting off one escape route. He grinned. It was like the guy had no training. He didn’t even realize he was putting them at greater risk.
Worked for Damon, though.
He watched out the window until the sun dipped low behind the house, casting long shadows over both properties. He was a patient man, but only for so long. He was officially out of patience with Raina.
Damon stared, knowing the place next door offered dinner at six for guests and a happy hour on Thursday nights. It was cold outside, but for two people from farther north, the beach was enticing.
At least, that’s what he was counting on.
Almost an hour passed, and Damon was beginning to doubt his instincts. Then he saw what he was waiting for.
Raina walked onto the grass beyond the patio, her hand stretched behind her and holding onto the asshole. They’d both dyed their hair, but Damon already knew that. He kept his focus on Raina, the smile on her lips and the light in her eyes. She looked like she was happy.
Not acceptable.
She wouldn’t be happy with any man but Damon. He would make sure of that.
His gaze strayed to the man she was with. He moved closer to Raina, his hands going to her waist like she belonged to him.
Their previous hosts told Damon they said they were married. But the agent didn’t look like he was acting. He looked like he was in love with Raina.
Damon’s Raina.
Not the agent’s.
He would pay for touching her. He would pay for thinking he had a right to touch her.
Damon’s grip tightened, squeezing his fists until his fingers ached. No one touched what was his. No one played with his toys.
And if they did, they died.
Damon smiled. Tonight, the agent would die. And Raina would be his again. For good this time.
Raina spun in a circle, arms up, letting the last rays of sunshine soak into her for the day. It was cold, but the beach was sand instead of snow, and she loved it.
Adam stood a few feet away from her, watching her.
Her pulse skipped and her body heated at the look in his eyes. She didn’t expect to feel so close to him, especially after just one night together, but she did. She wanted to be able to imagine a future together. After Damon was gone and Raina had her life back.
She shook her head and rolled her eyes at herself. They’d had one night. She was getting too far ahead of herself. Which was exactly what got her into the situation she was in. She jumped in with both feet. She convinced herself everything was fine, even when something inside her screamed that wasn’t true.
She couldn’t do it again, even if she knew Adam was nothing like Damon. She had to be cautious with her heart.
“What are you thinking?” Adam asked. He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He kissed her neck, his lips warm against her chilled skin.
“Just wondering what’s going to happen when this is all over.”
“Whatever you want,” Adam whispered.
Raina shrugged. “I want to feel like I’m safe all the time. Like this. It’s beautiful here, and I know we’re safe. I don’t want to have to change locations every few days to have this feeling. You know?”
“I do. And once he’s gone for good, you won’t have to.”
She shivered at the hard promise in his tone. One day, Damon would be gone for good, but Raina didn’t like the idea of Adam having to kill him. Of Adam choosing to take a life. Even if that life was Damon’s.
“Are you getting cold?”
Raina nodded in reply, even though that wasn’t what made her tremble. It had been too long since she’d been able to enjoy being outside, but she was having fun being inside with Adam even more.
Adam held her close as they turned to go back into the B&B. Bobbi and her son, Lenny, had been easier to handle hosts than Norma and Tom. Bobbi and Lenny were friendly and kind, but they didn’t ask too many questions and hung back out of the way more than inserted themselves in front of everything.
As soon as they were in their room again, Adam spun Raina and pressed her back to the wall. He locked the door and turned all of his focus to her.
Raina didn’t fight him as he eased her clothes off and helped her step out of them. He kissed every inch of her body and kneeled on the floor in front of her, looking up at her as he leaned closer to her center.
Damon hated oral sex. He was a big fan of receiving it, but he refused to give it. Before him, Raina hadn’t been with anyone regularly in years and had convinced herself she wasn’t a fan.
“You don’t have to,” she said before Adam could press his mouth between her legs.
He kissed her inner-thigh. “You don’t enjoy it?”
She shrugged and shook her head. “I… uh, no?”
He kissed her other thigh, and her knees weakened. “You don’t sound so sure.”
“Um…”
“You can tell me to stop. Any time. Until you do, I’d really like to suck on your clit and make you come.”
He ended his declaration with a lick through her folds that made Raina moan. “Oh, God.”
He hummed and tapped her ankles.
She widened her stance, looking down past her round belly to where his dark head disappeared. One of his hands wrapped around her leg, and the other teased her folds with gentle touches that had her gasping.
He licked her clit gently, setting a slow pace that had her easing into the orgasm she knew was building. Then he pressed his fingers inside her and jumped a few steps up the ladder.
“Adam,” she whispered. Her head fell to the wall behind her, her legs shaking from supporting her weight while she fought the urge to buck against his face.
He lifted one of her legs, putting her off-balance, then draped it over his shoulder. The leverage it gave her set her hips in motion.
His fingers pressed deep inside her, sending jolts through her body and rushing her to the top of the cliff. His slow, steady licks became quick flicks of his tongue, followed by long sucks on her already sensitive clit.
