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" Oh, God, I'm sorry," she said. She'd just tackle-hugged a freaking god, and now he wouldn't let her go. Despite the fact that she'd apparently committed a major faux pas, Devlin's body felt damn good. All hard, lean muscle up against her. Power and strength evident in the fact that he held most od her body weight in the grip of one arm. And, geez, he smelled fantastic, like the cool earthy spice of a beautiful fall day. She had to resist pressing her nose to his throat and drinking him in. "
― Laura Kaye , East of Ecstasy (Hearts of the Anemoi, #4)
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" He broke a piece off his cookie and handed it to her. "Want some?"
She let him put it in her mouth, her stomach fluttering because the look in his eyes suggested those words might not be about the cookie. Although he could be hard to read, and she wanted him so much she was always half sure she was projecting her desire onto him.
"Good, right?" he asked. His gaze ran down her face and stopped at her lips.
"Yeah," she said, swallowing the last of the cookie. Now tell him. Right.
"Shit, I have to..." His hand threaded into her hair and grasped the back of her head. And then his mouth found hers and his tongue slid in deep, stroking, twirling, penetrating. She surrendered to the kiss and pressed her body against his, loving how big and hard an strong he was against her. His erection dug into her belly, and she loved that too, the evidence that she wasn't the only one feeling so out of control.
By the time he pulled back from the kiss, Haven was breathing hard and a little dizzy and totally aroused.
Had to taste you with that flavor in your mouth," he said in a gritty voice. "Just as good as I thought it'd be. "
― Laura Kaye , Ride Hard (Raven Riders, #1)
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" You saved me," he said, his voice cracking a little.
Haven smiled, completely overwhelmed y his perfection of the moment. "We saved each other."
Dare heaved a deep, shaky breath. "You're pretty fucking awesome. You know that?" he asked.
Her smile slipped into a grin. "I really a."
He gave a little coughing laugh and groaned at the same time. "Can't...laugh," he gasped.
"I'm sorry." She stroked his hair off his face.
"Don't ever be sorry for making me happy, Haven. Because you do. Happier than I've ever been in my life. I didn't realize how little I'd been living all these years until you came along. So, yeah, we saved each other. And I just can't let you go. Not today. Not ever."
Which was exactly what Haven wanted to hear. "That's all I need, Dare. You're all I need. We'll figure the rest out."
His fingers toyed clumsily with a long strand of her hair. "Yeah, we fucking will," he said, strength filtering into his voice. "One day, one night, one ride at a time. "
― Laura Kaye , Ride Hard (Raven Riders, #1)