Ka'Cit's Haven (Riv’s Sanctuary #3)

“We don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to…”

He groaned then and snatched her outstretched hand so fast, she inhaled sharply.

“You don’t understand,” he said. “It hurts.”

“What hurts?”

“I want to so bad that it hurts. I want you more than I want air. But…”

“…but?”

He didn’t respond. He simply stared down at her with those tortured eyes of his.

“No more buts,” she whispered and his ears twitched. “No more buts.”

Something changed in the air between them and then he was climbing over her.

Nia leaned back, not daring to breathe, and not needing to while she stared into those eyes.

As Ka’Cit ripped open her cloak and she lay bare before him, she knew she’d been wrong that first time when they’d kissed and she’d felt something change between them.

The feeling then had been but the tip of the iceberg because, at this moment, she knew her life was going to change forever.

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She was perfect. Small, but perfect.

Ka’Cit stared down at her, his gaze moving over the mounds on her chest and their dark little peaks, down her belly and to the valley, her center, hidden by her dark curls.

Memory of her taste swam in his mind and he groaned.

He wanted to take it slow, to savor every moment, but he was still having trouble controlling himself.

He’d spent hours in the lounge, trying to calm himself down, yet, nothing had helped. He’d finally returned in the hope that the cold water would work.

And now, here he was. The exact place where he’d told himself he shouldn’t be.

Yet, did he really think he’d have been able to resist?

His cock bobbed, slapping against his thigh insistently, but it would have to wait.

He really, really wanted to take it slow.

As he lowered his head to her neck, he could hear her breathing hitch and it made his cock surge again.

He buried his nose against her skin as his fingers threaded into her hair, cradling her head.

She smelled so good—a unique perfume that made him want to just bury his face against her skin for hours on end.

His cock jerked again, rubbing against her leg and she shuddered a little.

Alarm went through him and he lifted his head so he was looking into her eyes.

But she wasn’t scared.

It wasn’t fear in those eyes.

It was need.