A Torment of Savages (The Reanimation Files Book 4) by A. J. Locke

altogether. It’s terrifying to think about what else we don’t know.”
    “I agree. This…this is insane. How are you even going to try and help him? Leena tried to kill herself. If someone finds out you’re on to this they could try to kill you. Kyo is already a ghost, all the risk is on you.”
    “I know, which is part of the reason I held off on telling you. Now that you know, you could become a target too. Kyo has stressed not telling anyone because of how dangerous an undertaking this is. But I’m committed to helping him. He’s spent three centuries in one of the worst imaginable places and now exists in a world that is propelled by life, and he cannot truly be part of it. It’s like how Ethan was when he was a ghost.”
    “I understand, but you’re my primary concern. You have a drive to help people and I love that about you, but I don’t want to keep feeling like I’m going to lose you.”
    “I’ll be careful, I promise. Remember, I’ve got that un-killable thing going for me as long as Garrus stays put in the In Between.”
    “I guess that’s some comfort,” Micah said. “Although Garrus sure isn’t.”
    “I know, but let’s not knock on that door right now. It is what it is, and I’m still here.”
    Micah nodded.
    “Are you mad?”
    “No,” he said, after a few moments of silence. “I wish you would have told me sooner, but I understand why you didn’t. Your trust in me was broken, and I work closely with a high ranking, powerful dead witch.”
    “I did worry that you would tell Tielle and force me to send Kyo back.”
    “I never would,” Micah said. “And even though I’m a little hurt at being kept in the dark, the fact that you told me now shows that you trust me with this. And that means a lot.”
    “I’m glad,” I said, smiling. “I feel like a weight has been lifted off.” I scooted back closer to Micah and he put his arms around me. “Did I kill the mood though?”
    “Hmm, let’s see.” Micah’s voice was already laced with heat as he bent down and kissed me. It was a gentle, probing kiss that spread warmth through my body as well as the feeling of electric currents running under my skin. His mouth caught at my bottom lip and sucked it for a moment before releasing it. His tongue demanded its way into my mouth and the kiss deepened. I moved until I was straddling Micah. The movement danced the hem of my dress all the way up my thighs. Micah slid his hands up my skin and groaned when I pressed myself against the hard swell in his jeans. My fingers slid through his hair as he continued to push my dress up. I broke the kiss and pushed his head back, bit his bottom lip the way he’d done mine, then kissed my way down his neck. Micah’s fingers were playing with the edge of my lacey underwear, and my breath caught when he slid his finger into me. I was already wet enough that there was no hindrance. It was just a tease though, he pulled his finger out soon after and raised it to his mouth, giving a long suck on his finger while he stared into my eyes and watched me watch him taste me.
    “Kiss me,” I breathed. I caught Micah’s lips again, the salty taste on his lips growing more wetness between my legs. We had on far too much clothes. I broke the kiss again to tug Micah’s sweater off, then let my hands and lips play over his chest and abs. Micah pulled my dress down, which was enough to free my breasts since I wasn’t wearing a bra. Holding underneath my thighs, he picked me up enough to move us to the floor where he lay me on my back and let his mouth have his way with my breasts. He sucked and bit down on my nipple in a way that straddled the line between pleasure and pain and drove me wild. Just when I thought I’d have an orgasm just from that, he sat all the way up and I looked at him in breathless confusion.
    “I want to see all of you.” His voice, so deep with desire, sounded so sexy. He pulled my dress off, then my underwear. Once I was lying there