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Authors: Shiloh Walker
Headed for Trouble (The McKay Family #1) (43 page)
Her lips brushed against his neck again and he couldn’t stop the low, unsteady breath that escaped him.
Hannah eased away, looking at him from under her lashes.
Her tongue slid out, wet her lips and he had to clench his jaw, remind himself of just how fragile she was right now—not just physically, either. He could still see fading bruises on her face, the fading pink marks on her hands from where she’d been cut when the car wrecked.
It got so much harder to remember that when she reached up and touched his mouth.
“I know we’ve kissed,” she said, her voice low and husky. “Sometimes, I almost think I remember it. But then it’s gone. And it’s driving me crazy.”
“Hannah…”
Her gaze dropped to his mouth, lingered there a moment and then she looked back at him.
Her eyes were huge and dark, a heat burning there that threatened to consume him—and damn if he’d mind.
“I want that memory back, Brannon. I want to know how you taste, how your mouth feels on mine. Will you kiss me?”
Well, hell. It would take a stronger man than him to walk away from that.
Cupping her face in his hands, he arched her head back. Their first kiss had been a mix of fury and frustrated passion. This one wouldn’t be like that. He’d kiss her the way he should have kissed her to begin with.
Slowly, he lowered his head, brushing his mouth against hers, once, twice.
Her lips parted on a sigh.
But he didn’t take that offering just yet.
Instead, he caught her lower lip between his and sucked lightly, listening as her breathing hitched. Her hands came up to grasp his waist and he moved in closer, letting his body rest against the powerhouse curves of hers.
She made a hungry noise in her throat and opened her mouth under his.
Still, he didn’t deepen the kiss—much.
He traced the line of her lips with his tongue, learning the curves as if this was the first time he’d ever had the chance. For her, it was. Maybe it was for him, too. They’d start over. Completely over. And he’d make sure that this time she knew she mattered to him.
Hannah grew impatient and tried to take control of the kiss, her tongue coming out to curl and stroke against his. He eased back, whispering against her lips. “You wanted me to kiss you, baby.”
“Then do it.” She bit his lower lip.
That demanding nip set his blood to boiling but he kept an iron grip on his control, teasing the entrance of her mouth with quick, light strokes. She caught his tongue and sucked on him and the blood began to drain southward, his cock thickening.
Just a kiss,
he told himself.
Just a kiss
.
Her hands slid down to grab his hips, pulling him more firmly against her and he had to keep reminding himself that this was
just
a kiss. Nothing more.
Her breathing sped up.
His heart pounded harder, faster.
The taste of her flooded him as he sought out the hidden depths of her mouth, learning her in a way he’d never taken the time to do before.
She began to move against him, her hips circling impatiently. But he was still in control. He thought. Right up until she slid a hand between them. A shudder wracked him as she stroked him through his jeans.
Aw, fuck …
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Shiloh Walker
has been writing since she was a kid. She loves reading and writing anything paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her family in the Midwest. She has authored dozens of works of romantic suspense, contemporary and paranormal romance, and urban fantasy under the name J.C. Daniels. Visit her on the Web at
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CONTENTS
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
HEADED FOR TROUBLE
Copyright © 2016 by Shiloh Walker.
Excerpt from
The
Trouble with Temptation
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