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took her time closing the door. Even the pair of sunglasses she was wearing added to her sensuous appeal.

Franny shoved a portion of her fingers into her front pockets before walking toward me, her head tilted and her mouth pursed.

“Interesting,” Hawk said under his breath.

She continued toward me, stopping just inside the door then removing her shades. The way her lips curled on each side was far too provocative. I wanted to kiss that mouth of hers, thrusting my tongue so damn deep inside. The ache in my cock was even more pronounced and my mind was a freaking blur.

Over a woman.

One beautiful, ballsy woman.

“Vader,” she said casually, shifting her eyes toward Hawk.

I remained quiet, although I couldn’t help but consume her with my eyes.

Hawk sighed before tipping his head. “I think I’ll leave you two alone.”

I waited until he’d walked away before addressing her. “What are you doing here, Franny?”

“Don’t worry, buster. It’s not for your charming company, I assure you.”

“Then why?” She charged every cell in my body, shifting me into a skyrocketing plateau. Just the way her voice became more of a purr was enough to tip me over the edge.

She laughed, shaking her head. “You really are an asshole, aren’t you?” When she turned to walk away, the thin elastic holding together the decent guy snapped. I grabbed her by the wrist, dragging her further into the barn and pushing her against the wall, the brush dropping from my hand.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” She fought back, smashing her fist against my jaw, lifting her knee in a solid attempt to kick me between the balls.

Growling, I grabbed her other arm, yanking both over her head and pinning her with my body. “That wasn’t very nice.”

“What the hell is wrong with you? Get off me.” She struggled, grinding her hips back and forth, the friction created only adding gasoline to the fire kick-starting in my belly.

I lowered my head, drinking in her intoxicating, spicy perfume. “I don’t take kindly to a lady swinging her fist.”

“And I don’t take kindly to some asshole Marine who thinks he’s hot shit.”

The mouth on her was infuriating.

And arousing.

My cock hadn’t ached this much when I’d fucked her. She was even more fiery than two nights before, her attitude yanking the beast from his lair. Damn, I wanted her. Our lips were only centimeters apart and as she tilted her head, I could tell she was daring me to kiss her. What the fuck?

I crushed my mouth over hers, forcing her lips to open.

She moaned, squirming and using every angle she could to maneuver out of my hold. That wasn’t going to happen. I thrust my tongue inside, intertwining both together. My cock was pushed hard into her stomach. The taste of her was spectacular, strawberries and cream on a sunny spring day.

She whined and wiggled but was unable to get out of my hold. Seconds later, she stopped fighting me, undulating her body, her whimpers more sensual. The kiss was powerful, even more so than before. I couldn’t seem to get enough of her, several growls pushing up from my gut. I could fuck her right here like some wild animal.

When I finally eased away, she took gasping breaths, pinching her lips together. “You were saying?” I asked, chuckling darkly.

A smile crossed her face, sultry and ripe with lust. “Well, Vader, I was saying that you’re one hot man.”

The words were said with a demeaning slant, her eyes twinkling even in the ugly light of the barn. “If I let you go, are you going to play nice?”

“Always,” she cooed.

I took a step away, anticipating a possible hard slap. When she punched me in the gut, the force was just enough to topple me backwards as she stormed toward the truck, cursing up a blue streak.

“Asshole. Prick. Bastard. Son of a bitch. Freak!”

My reaction was swift and there was no stopping the darkness from taking over as I took long strides after her. I fisted Franny’s hair, pushing her over the hood of her truck, immediately smacking my hand down on her bottom.

“You asshole!”

“I think you’ve already used that term before. Why don’t you try something else?” I brought my hand down several times, issuing one brutal smack after the other.

“Ouch. I will get you for this,” she huffed, doing everything she could to push up on the hood.

“Uh-huh. Get in line, sugar. There’s a whole list of people way ahead of you.” The sting in my