Chapter 42

Troy

I pried Quinn’s lips apart with my tongue and dove deeper, searching out that moment when her breathing changed from light and even to deep and needy.

I wanted to consume her. Own her. Possess every part of her.

Her fresh, intoxicating scent filled my nostrils and the minty taste of her lips coated my tongue.

Blood raged through my veins, settling in my cock with a dull, painful throbbing.

Quinn’s arms snaked around my neck and she stepped in closer to me, pushing her soft and oh-so-inviting body tightly against mine.

My body screamed at me to take her. The bond hollered in my head that it was time. But some deeper part of me wanted to stop. I listened to that voice. It was the voice of reason.

I had very little control, and what little I did have was slowly slipping away.

If she were anyone else, I’d be less concerned, but she wasn’t just any woman. She wasn’t just here to warm my bed so I could temporarily silence the demons that haunted me.

I gently pushed her away and