Precious Gems - Sierra Hill Page 0,31

mischievously, he tips head to my ear, breath warm and scintillating. “Can I tell you a secret?”

He emphasizes the question with a suctioning kiss on my earlobe, producing delicious and scandalizing goosebumps down my bare arms. He slips the other hand around the side of my neck, cupping the sensitive flesh and drawing me closer to him.

“Mmm-hmm,” I purr, delighting in his touch. “I like secrets.”

“That night you came into The Edge, and I saw you for the first time - it felt like I was watching a burst of stardust explode across the room. You were so ethereal and glowed so bright. You outshined everyone else around you. I wanted you then and I want you even more so now.”

I dip my eyes shyly, embarrassed to share my own guilty admission about what I thought of him. But he covers his lips with mine, preventing me from saying anything in return. The kiss turns rough and hungry, his tongue plunging into my mouth, exploring me greedily. Bolts of arousal zing through my limbs, my nipples tightening, poking uncomfortably sharp against the material of the sheath dress.

If the conductor walked by right now, he’d likely ask us to get a room, which wouldn’t be a bad idea, because just one kiss has my body heating with need. I grow desperate for him quickly, needing more a kiss on my lips. I need his kiss to explore my entire body. For our bodies to collide with such force that the only way we can be any closer is if his engorged cock pushes violently inside me, ripping my virginity to shreds and claiming me as his.

Faron slowly peels himself away, the heat of the kiss lingering on my lips and tongue. His fingertips skim my neck and my jawline before he reluctantly drops his hand onto his lap, inches from the very evident bulge in his trousers. My eyes veer down to his groin and then back to his face.

I’m sure my thoughts are evident across my face, as his reflection in the glass proves it with the slight pull at the corners of his lips. His profile is elegant and handsome but appears conflicted.

“What’s the matter?” I ask, pressing my breasts into his side, in search of his warmth and affection. It’s like a drug, and now that I’ve felt the high, I need it often. “Are you worried about tonight? That I won’t come through for you?”

He shakes his head, expression guarded but not completely shuttered. “I have no doubt you’ll come through.”

“Then what is it?”

My nerves take a twisting, looping turn, as fast as this train speeds down the tracks. After tonight, is that it for us? Will I not be of use to him any longer? Will he send me back to Jersey, where I have no real home to go back to?

Fear, panic and sheer loneliness creep inside my thoughts, a fog covering and weighing me down.

“It’s nothing for you to worry about. And I’m sorry about my comments earlier. I do trust you, Gemma. And I don’t trust easily.”

I chuckle sarcastically and flick my chin toward his brothers. “It must be a family trait.”

Faron smiles a gorgeous, unfiltered smile that would knock me off my feet if I weren’t already sitting down. Normally his smiles are reserved or just downright salacious, but not this one. This smile confirms his genuine love and respect for his brothers. Something I wish I’d had with my brother.

He lifts a shoulder and interlaces our hands together once again. “What can I say? The business we’re in has great potential for failure and deceit when we rely on others, as you’ve seen. Rome and West are the only ones I literally trust with my life and my business.”

“I can understand that. I’ve never had reason to trust anyone, either. Certainly not my father or Johno. They’d turn on me in an instant if it meant protecting their own asses. Bastards.”

He squeezes my hand, skimming lightly over the underside of my wrist, the result shooting flames up my arm, hitting me squarely in my heart.

This entire trip and exchange haven’t gone according to plan. It was supposed to be an even exchange without any delays or detours. Instead, I’ve been caught in a dangerous game between two powerful men, been held as leverage, and learned that my father has been murdered. All of it has been complicated and messy.

But tonight, I have the chance to prove to Faron and the Blake