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A lock on a door in the house we stood in faded.
His smile was devastating. He tenderly brushed a piece of hair back from my face. “Thank you for apologizing and bringing me here. If you wish to stay here all night and talk, we can, or if you wish to sit in silence, we can do that, too.”
He was so sweet and kind, and I didn’t deserve it, not one damned bit. But I wanted it, and I was going to take it.
“I lied earlier.”
Samkiel’s brow ticked up. “Oh?”
“You asked if I had ulterior motives, and I did,” I whispered, exposing my ragged heart. “I didn’t bring you here just to tell you that.”
A small frown edged his features, and I wondered if he thought maybe I’d brought him here to try to kill him again.
“Why did you bring me here, Dianna?” he asked, his already deep voice dropping an octave.
I stepped back, my hand lifting to the zipper of my jacket. The sound of the metal separating echoed through the quiet home. He’d asked me if I was cold earlier, and I’d lied when I said I wasn’t. All I wore beneath the jacket was a red lace bra so thin my nipples showed through it. The straps crisscrossed over my breasts and back, matching the panties beneath my pants. Neverra had given me a knowing grin when I’d asked her to get me the sexy lingerie.
Samkiel slowly lowered his gaze, seeming to savor the sight of me. His entire body went rigid, and I swore he stopped breathing.
“It’s hard to get you by yourself, and I wanted a place no one, not even you and The Hand, could know about.” I shrugged off the jacket and let it fall to the floor behind me.
His gaze swung to mine, his eyes filled with pure unadulterated lust, silver ringing his irises.
I stepped close to him and pushed to my tiptoes, letting my breasts brush against his chest. I pressed my lips to his and lovingly cupped his face. Samkiel, for the first time since I had known him, froze. His mouth didn’t move against mine. He didn’t try to part my lips or take command of the kiss. He didn’t kiss me back.
Samkiel’s hands grasped my arms and pushed me away, but he didn’t let go of me. I swallowed the growing lump in my throat. I was too late. Every fear that had nipped at me over the last two days came rushing back, and my heart ached with the loss I knew was coming. Would I survive this one? Maybe I had pushed him too far and done too much damage. I didn’t blame him. Even gods could only take so much. I didn’t deserve his kindness, and I knew better than anyone that I didn’t deserve him.
“Dianna.” He gazed down at me, my lips, my face, then back again. “I can’t do this.”
The remaining fragments of my heart broke. I was too late. I pushed out of his arms, and he let me.
“Is there someone else?” I snapped, picking up my discarded jacket and shoving my arms into it.
“What?” He recoiled at the suggestion. “No. How could you ask me that?”
“Well, because I was practically topless in front of you, trying to kiss you, and you stopped me.”
He rubbed a hand over his face. Was he angry? Pissed? I wouldn’t blame him. I was terrible.
“You don’t understand. Logan said—”
“Logan?” I scoffed. “You’re thinking of Logan while I kiss you?”
“No!” he practically shouted. “He said the next time I was with you, I needed to clarify my intentions. You left me so easily the last time I was this close to you, Dianna. I cannot do that again. I refuse to risk losing you. We will not do this without you knowing what it means.”
He held my gaze, and I could see his tightly contained hunger. My heart pounded.
That’s what this was?
“I need you to understand what you’re doing. What you are asking for. I know what I said before about you using me, but I lied. The second I touch you, once I take you completely, there will be no other. I will not share you. There will be no other lovers. I am not Kaden. I will demand you and only you. Do you understand? You mean too much to me. If we do this, you are mine, and I will not share you.”
My breathing quickened, matching my racing heart. Samkiel didn’t hate me. He just wanted to make it clear what we were about to do because I meant something to him.
“Do you understand?”
I licked my lips, my mouth dry. Fear churned in my gut at the hope that rose in my heart. Gods, this man could destroy me. I took a deep breath and nodded.
“I understand.”
