He strolled in casually, critically assessing the door before closing it. “Could have taken it down in one, but having it hit your face would defeat my purpose.”
When he faced her, his jaw was set tight, and his stormy gaze scorched her from head to toe, with said toes curled in thrilling anticipation.
He wanted her. He wanted to eat her alive. A visual of his head between her thighs when he was avidly tongue-fucking her came to mind and her prickling awareness morphed into a raging inferno in her veins.
“Perfect.” He bit his lower lip and she saw a flash of his tongue. “Having trouble breathing, Angel?”
Gabby realized she was panting in short breaths, and she wasn’t sure if the damp heat at her sex was from the shower or from his stare.
“This caveman attitude doesn’t work on me.” Her voice held no conviction. “Leave.”
An arrogant brow lifted. “Make me.”
“I don’t want you.” Her voice caught, making her words barely discernible. Why was she saying the opposite of what her whole body was screaming? Good god, she wanted Declan to throw her on the bed and just fuck her. And judging by the way he continued to look at her, he knew she was lying.
And he wasn’t playing fair. Perfectly cut shoulders on a man was one of her weaknesses, and Declan wearing a tee with its sleeves cut off exposed obscenely defined muscles that made her want to explore those ridges beneath well-worn cotton.
He approached like a jungle cat, invading her space, overwhelming her with his heat, his breath sending a quiver she felt straight through her core.
“Your nipples say otherwise,” he said. “And I bet if I sink my fingers into your pussy, you’re wet and ready for me. So tell me. Why are we wasting time?”
A tightness lodged in her throat. She couldn’t lie. She needed him inside her, to fill her. A low moan escaped her as his lips brushed the edges of her mouth and sought the pulse at her neck. His tongue briefly touched it and her knees nearly buckled.
He held her up, chuckling. “Still the magic place, huh? Give in, Angel.”
The bastard! He was pulling out all the big guns in this seduction game.
“I will,” she replied with a bored tone she was far from feeling. “But this will only be a fuck.”
He flinched, but recovered quickly. The heat in his eyes disappeared and turned chilling, as if he’d taken a step back from his own body. “Fuck each other out of our systems you mean?”
She gave a tight nod.
Without another word he lowered his head and captured her lips, slowly at first and then devouring. Her hands were trapped between them and she fisted his shirt as they kissed. Their tongues tentatively touched, stroking and seeking what was familiar. His hands burned a trail down her body and gripped her ass, lifted her and walked her to the nearest wall.
Pinning her against the hard surface, her legs were lowered, her feet finding purchase on the floor as he continued to explore every inch of her skin as if learning her curves all over again. Her fingers tangled in his hair as he teased the pulse at her throat and then lowered to the swell of her breast. When he sucked her nipple through cotton, she gave a small cry of pleasure, eyes closing.
“Fuck,” he muttered, and his mouth was back on hers, nipping at her. Her eyes flew open.
He slipped his finger behind her sleep shorts and his lids shut briefly. “Fuuuuck.” When his eyes opened, she reeled at the determination etched in them. “I feel you gripping me,” his breathing was ragged. “Sopping wet.” He fitted another finger and she gasped as he curled them. He knew her sweet spot.
“Oh my god,” she breathed.
“Feel that,” he snarled softly. “Just to be clear, this is not like the last time we had angry sex. This is not me fucking you as if I hate you. You’re not fucking me out of your system, Angel, because I’m fucking myself into you so deep, there isn’t a chance in hell you can get me out.”
His mouth descended and there was no finesse in the way he kissed her, it was pure savagery. He jerked his head away with a growl and dropped to his knees, yanking her sleep shorts on the way down, fumbling with them as he lifted one leg over his shoulder and put his mouth on her.