Treachery

His teeth catch my bottom lip as he slides his hand up to palm my cheek. Our eyes remain locked together in a dance of stubborn wills as a shiver tears through my body.

Licking out to soothe the sting of where his teeth had been, he continues to tease me by not taking what he’s after.

My fingers tighten down on his shoulders, my body wiggling before he clamps his hand down harder on my hip to hold me in place.

“Will I hate you again once this is over?”

He laughs softly. “I think that’s always a given when it comes to us.”

Unable to help the smile that tugs at my lips, I lean forward to kiss him, but he pulls back.

I blink my eyes once before asking, “Will you trick me into loving you again after that?”

Pure heat in his green gaze. There’s no other word for him but hypnotic. I hate to admit it, but Ta

“That’s the plan,” he answers with the signature arrogance that I’ll only ever associate with him.

“Then what are you waiting for?” I whisper.

He squeezes my hip as his eyes search mine.

But then he pulls me down for a kiss that leaves no room for doubt about what this man wants.

His mouth moves over mine with male aggression, his tongue sliding into my mouth as he holds my head in place.

He takes without asking. Traps me without apology. Seduces me without effort.

A maelstrom.

That’s what Ta

Whether good or bad.

He is a violent turmoil that sucks you down.

Until you no longer care that you’re drowning.