h. Her palms pushed into the hard muscle beneath his suit

der than she intended, fueled by a surge of ad

alf-closed, watching her struggle with an expression of mild amuseme

e from where I was standing, y

watching him. She couldn't help it. It was like staring at a car cr

e snapped, the lie tas

ptive laziness that always preceded violence. His fingers found the

path along her sensitive skin, pressing lightly agains

yed her. A shiver ran down her spine, and she held her breat

ide street. The driver laid on the horn, th

he massive vehicle lurched to a stop,

ost her balance, her hands slipping from Kain's c

the fine wool of his suit. Her legs tangled with his, her kn

r in place. He turned the accident into an embrace, pulling her tight again

the temperature skyrocketing. Adelia could feel the hard thud of his heart beneat

p, panic clawing at he

, refusing to let her retreat even an inch. He lower

ice a low, sandpaper rasp, "is a

er eyes stung with tears she refused to shed. She pounded h

go!" s

pulled her closer. One hand released her wais

. He crushed his m

d and demanding, taking everything and giving nothing. He bit down on he

But his hand held her jaw in a vise, and his body was an immovable wall. She was tr

rtition, the driver silently pressed a button. The privacy s

ough to look at her, his chest heaving, his

cold and sharp. "As long as I don

, a gesture that was almost tende

oice dropping to a whisper. "Someone

out of her. The tears she had been holding back fina

er from the rest of the world. She was in a glass box, speeding thro

ossible. Fighti

ver going