Goddess Revenge: Goddess Series Book 4 (Young Adult / New Adult) by M.W. Muse Page A

hand more eagerly against his. Then he clasped his fingers with hers. He turned his head as he brought their joined hands to his mouth, and he kissed the back of her hand.
    She eased her head against the cushion to get a better view of what he was doing. She watched his face as he kissed her hand a second, third, fourth time. He had has eyes closed, taking in the sweet smell of her skin with each kiss.
    While she watched, his eyes opened and flashed to hers, and then he looked over her head at Calli and Paul for a tiny moment before gazing into her eyes again. He slowly pulled her hand back to his chest, and she could feel his heart thudding. She took an unsteady breath while she watched his eyes watching her.
    Shallow breaths was all either of them could muster. By the way he looked at her, she could tell he wanted to make a move—a more serious move. She saw him steal another glance at Calli and Paul, and then he leaned closer. His gaze flashed in the direction of their company one more time as he closed the distance between them.
    A muted noise from another room startled her, and she twisted in Calli’s direction and dropped River’s hand. Calli had her back to them, and Paul was fixated on the movie.
    “Calli, is that your phone?” Legacy asked.
    “Huh?”
    She heard it again. “That,” she said, pointing in the direction of the sound.
    “Crap. This room has a sound barrier, so noises outside are muffled,” she said, pausing the moving and getting up. “I’ll be right back.”
    “I’m going to take a leak,” Paul said, standing up.
    After Paul and Calli left the room, Legacy and River sat in semi-darkness with the glow of the stilled movie casting light across their faces. Alone. He stared at her just as intensely as before the interruption, maybe even more so now that they had no audience. He picked up the hand he was holding and put her palm against his cheek, his eyes hungry. That was the only warning Legacy got.
    Seizing the opportunity, River crushed his lips to hers, moaning as he kissed her. She slid her hand up his face and tangled it in his soft, dark hair. He wrapped his free hand around her body, pulling her against him as he shifted in his seat to feel her completely pressed against him. His body was hard everywhere and she had to force herself not to whimper. They kept kissing until muffled footprints came toward the room. River pulled away right before Calli and Paul walked in.
    Legacy realized she, too, needed a bathroom break, not so much for the relief on her bladder, though. She put her hand on River’s knee to stand up, but looked at Calli. “I’m going to the restroom. You can go ahead and start the movie without me.”
    “You sure?” Calli asked while River watched her intently from his seated position.
    “Yeah. I’ve seen this before.”
    She left the media room and went straight to the bathroom. She stayed for a few minutes staring at herself, trying not to think about what she was doing because if she did, she didn’t know if River could feel the change in her energy. She didn’t know what her energy range was or if she even had one. After she felt somewhat composed, she opened the door. She stepped out of the restroom, and saw River waiting to use it. But he stood at the other end of the hall, giving her some privacy. “All yours,” she said with a smile as she walked toward him.
    “Not yet,” he murmured.
    Not yet . She felt the blow to her chest. She knew what he meant, and there was no doubt he realized she wasn’t talking about herself when she said that. He’d once said he was a good player when they were at the fair during the fall, and she knew then what he’d meant by that too. He was a player.
    A good one.
    She stared at him as she stopped walking. He was the one to take the last remaining steps in her direction.
    “Let’s get some fresh air,” he said softly.
    Legacy nodded and headed outside, seeking the privacy of Calli’s backyard. She walked over to