Total pages in book: 40
Estimated words: 40037 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 200(@200wpm)___ 160(@250wpm)___ 133(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 40037 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 200(@200wpm)___ 160(@250wpm)___ 133(@300wpm)
Alrighty then.
“Let’s just calm down.” I placed my hands on his chest. “Please, move.”
He gazed down at my hands. “We’re not done talking.”
I probably could have escaped, but I didn’t have the desire to run away.
He moved my hands, tilted forward, and placed his mouth right next to my ear. “Why are you running from our destiny?”
“Our destiny? I just met you and I have a lot weighing me down.”
“Let me help you with that weight.”
“I may, but for now. . .in all things I must think carefully and not just jump into it.”
“You’re correct when it comes to anything but us.”
I blinked.
His gaze shifted to intense. “When it is about us, you’ll jump into it without any thought.”
“I won’t.”
“You will.” He wore a devilish expression. “You feel the possibility of magic between us. Don’t you?”
“But. . .”
“No buts.” He cupped the side of my face in his hand. “Do you feel it?
I met Santino’s gaze with my own. My heart stopped.
His hungry eyes, dark irises rimmed in brown, roved over my body.
I took a deep breath and felt the heat of his energy flow into me.
When he brushed against me, his body radiated a force that sparked my skin and set it on fire in its wake. His energy felt like a drug, pumping and rippling through me. I could feel myself get wet just from his look alone.
“Yeah,” he whispered. “You feel it.”
I parted my lips, too nervous to speak.
Then, he kissed me.
The sudden movement shot a jolt of erotic electricity through me, made my heart race.
I tried to fight that warm, sexy mouth but I couldn’t help it. Instead, I leaned forward and put my arms around his neck.
And I craved more.
I longed to further taste those full, soft lips.
Groaning, he kissed me harder and deeper. He pressed his body against mine, and I melted into him. Our lips parted in passion and surrender. He met my tongue with his own and stroked it.
My pussy moistened.
His hands explored over my body like he already owned me, as if he’d known me from the beginning of time.
A soft gasp left me.
His hands slid down the length of my body, brushing against the softness of my gown.
My nipples hardened and pressed against the fabric.
Fuck.
I tried to think beyond the fog of lust he stirred deep in my gut. I battled with stopping and getting back to our conversation, but my desire could not be tamed. And I damn sure couldn’t ignore it. It was hot and liquid and impossible. He kept taunting and teasing it.
Still, I feared that if I gave into him, allowed myself to be claimed, I would always feel this way.
The temperature in the room rose with each sensual second that passed.
Damn.
I was swept away in the tide of lust swimming through me and all I could think about was getting my hands all over his muscular body.
Ending our passionate kiss, he leaned back. His lids drooped over those eyes. “I would be a good husband to you, Kashmere.”
I tried to catch my breath.
His dark gaze mesmerized me. “Trust me, Kashmere.”
I stared into his eyes and it was as if he were a drug that I didn’t want to give up. “How could I give you my trust so easily?”
“Give me the chance to earn it.” He wrapped me in his arms and pulled me closer to him, our chests colliding and pressing together.
My body tingled with desire.
He kissed me again, and I melted against him, my heart beating hard and fast in my chest. His hand slipped down from my neck to the small of my back and drew me nearer.
My emotions roiled inside me. Desire pulsed through my body. I nestled against him, wanting the world to stop rotating, so we could stay in this kiss forever.
In the next moment, he left my mouth and groaned.
I lost all sense of time.
“Will you trust me, Kashmere?”
I blinked. “What. . .if this. . .marriage doesn’t work out between us?”
His chest rumbled with darkness. “It will.”
Passion swelled with my body, sending blood rushing through every part of me. Every cell ached for him, for his hands, for his mouth, and his cock.
“I. . .need time to think about this, Santino.”
“There is no time. I like your energy. I like the taste of your mouth and the captivating scent of your skin. I’m not giving you time to think about this.” His words were hypnotic, like a spell weaving its way into my mind, drawing me in further with each syllable until the only thing that mattered was what he would say next. “You’ll be my wife, and I’ll stand by you in everything.”
I bit my bottom lip.
“Already I’m protective of you.”
My heart warmed.
“Already, I can’t be around you for too long without needing to taste you.” He trailed kisses down my neck and slipped one hand between us and behind me. Next he was unzipping the back of my gown.