Page 68 of Her Silent Knight

“Look at me, treasure,” he growled.

She obeyed. Why did she obey? It was that voice. Deep. Dark. Demanding. Staring up at him, she prayed her heart would stop racing ninety to nothing. If it kept this up, she’d have a heart attack. Or worse, do something insane, like fall in love.

“I want to give you time. I don’t want to pressure you, okay?”

Sin nodded. Only because that was what she thought he expected.

“But you have to help me do that.”

“I-I don’t understand.”

“If you don’t want me to touch you, you need to stop smelling so fucking edible.” He growled the last part and that made her kitty purr.

“That’s what I’m talking about,” he groaned and closed his eyes.

“I’m not doing anything,” Sin hurried to say.

“You can’t hide this from me. You can’t hide your desires from me.” He opened his eyes. “When I claim you, I want all of you, Sinclair Rose.”

This was the first time he’d ever said her name. Before, she was mate, treasure or just plain witch. Hearing her name on his lips only turned her on more.

“Mate...” he growled as he crawled backward on the bed until he was face level with her private area.

She had no idea what he was about to do. The covers were separating them. That didn’t stop him from lowering his head to the covers and inhaling deeply. And that didn’t stop her body from responding instantly.

Sin bit her lip to keep from groaning. His nose was touching her clit through the covers as he inhaled her scent. She felt it, pressing against her clit. She had no idea she could be aroused by a nose. Did that make her the pervert?

“Mate,” he whispered. “You can’t want me here...” He raised his head then placed his hand on the covers above her clit and pressed down.

Sin shivered. He wasn’t even touching her directly and her pussy was freaking rioting against her resolve to leave here without riding his face.

“You can’t want me here,” he said again, hand pressing down gently on the covers, then grinding just enough to make her hips jerk. “And not want me here.” He raised his hand and placed it against his chest, over his heart.

For some insane reason, her heart did a little flip in her chest.

“It’s all or nothing. I need all of you. Not just one part. I want to fuck you sideways. I also want to hold you close and protect you from the evils of this world forever. I can do both, if you let me. But you have to let me. You have to want me. All of you, has to want all of me. I can’t force you.”

He backed up off the bed until he was standing on the floor. She resisted the urge to reach for him. For a second, he just stood there, staring at her while she lay there in bed, staring at him.

He looked so vulnerable. She wanted to say something, but she too, was feeling vulnerable. And she had no idea why. This was beyond strange to her. Lust and desire, she understood.

It was natural to experience those things. This, what she was feeling right now, this was foreign territory for her. She didn’t have a name for it. It wasn’t love. Then again, she’d never been in love. She didn’t really know what that felt like.

Finally, he sighed and turned toward the door. “I’ll have someone bring you something to eat.”

That said, he left the room, closing the door behind him and taking a piece of her heart with him.