Chapter 257

No, his body, he corrected himself, as the feathered strokes of her fingers wreaked hell on his better intentions.

She had and would only ever know his body, came the completely pointless and distracting thought.

Her soft fingers reached his buttocks and she dug her nails in. sharp and hard. She pushed closer with her bottom until her breasts rasped against his chest. Pleasure burst forth in his belly and the back of his thighs, and he pushed into her wet heat, despite himself.

He pulled at her hair roughly, trying to grab her attention. "Stop it," he whispered, fighting the heat building inside, the need clamoring at him to just let go. I don’t want to hurt you. Kassandra, I just... He felt something in him clench tight against her, as if she could wreak infinite hurt on him. "I could not bear it if I hurt you anymore."

"Darian, won’t you look at me, please?"

The pleading, persuasive tone would have pulled him into hell.

He opened his eyes and was lost instantly.

Her eyes glittered w