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A smile.
Those are the things he knows have control over me.
Hunter stands in front of me, but I keep my eyes averted and step back against the cold glass. His near presence has my heart rate spiking and my breath quickening. His hand comes up to my chin, and he tries to tilt my head toward him. “Look at me, Little Red.”
He’s so close that his breath tickles my exposed neck. My stomach swims with excitement and nervousness.
Damn you, Hunter.
“No,” I say breathlessly, my chest rising with each inhale.
Hunter bends his head and plants a featherlight kiss on the nape of my neck, and I release a heavy breath. My body comes to attention, aware of every move Hunter makes. I keep my hands planted on my thighs, even though the desire to reach out and rake my fingers through his hair is intense.
I must resist.
He’s learning my weakness—him.
His warm lips move slowly up my neck. “You can’t resist me. I know you want me, Little Red.”
My head drops back, allowing him access to my flesh. He’s right. I want his lips all over me. My body aches for his touch.
Hunter’s hands take my face, his hold firm yet gentle. He sweeps his thumb next to my mouth, and reluctantly, my eyes find his.
Desire and want echo in them.
“Hunter, I can’t keep playing this game.”
He leans over and crushes his warm lips to mine, swallowing everything I want to say. Hunter presses his body against me, and I have to push down the groan threatening to break free.
I want him so badly. Every part of me calls for his touch.
“Hunter...” I whisper between kisses.
“Don’t,” he warns breathlessly.
As much as I want to stay angry at him, I can’t. He plays me like a fiddle, and in a single moment, he can take all the frustration surging through my veins and turn it into desire and craving—a need for me to have him.
His hands leave my face, trailing down my body to the hem of my shirt. In one swift move, he lifts it over my head. Then he quickly wraps his arms around my tiny frame, pulling me tightly against him, his mouth devouring mine.
“The bed, Hunter,” I say against his lips, and he pauses, then releases me.
He wipes a hand over his face, breathing out a sigh.
“What’s wrong?” I ask.
His head comes up, and in a split second, I know he’s pushing me away.
His brows furrow as though something is causing him great pain. “I’m sorry, Aelina. I shouldn’t push myself on you. As much as I want you, it’s clear you may not want me in the same way. The feelings you thing you feel for me aren’t real.”
Anger warms my face. “How do you know what I’m feeling isn’t the real thing? You don’t know me,” I accuse, my voice trembling.
Tears threaten to fall.
How can he do this to me?
“Exactly. I don’t know you, and you don’t know me...” He pauses. I watch his face, the muscles in his jaw tensing and releasing. “I’m the son of someone who wants to cause you and your family harm. I’m a killer. I’m only here because you were promised to me.”
Each word slices right through my heart, leaving it split into pieces.
