look, the unwillingness to confront him… No, Ellie hadn’t shied away from any confrontation with him, had she? If he made her really angry now, drew some real emotion from her, would that be the final proof that her feelings for him were genuine?
He had to know for sure.
This called for a little experimentation. “You’re not ignorant, Ellie. Just naïve.
There’s a world out there that you know nothing about.”
Antonin had to hide a smile when her mouth parted on an angry gasp. She was pissed at him. And that might be the most wonderful thing he’d ever witnessed.
Her hands slapped onto her hips and the look she gave him blazed fire. “That may be but I will not have you speak to me as if I’m some sort of idiot, because I haven’t—”
He reached out, snagged her around the neck and kissed her with everything he had. He wanted her so badly and he wasn’t going to wait anymore.
She struggled against him and beat at his shoulders. It just made him that much more elated.
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Seduced in Shadow
Ellie was immune to the bassadone spell. She had to be.
She was going to beat the man over the head with a stick the first chance she got if he didn’t let her go right now.
Okay, maybe not right now because, damn, the man could kiss. His lips applied just the right amount of pressure and when he slid his tongue into her mouth and licked at hers, sparks lit low in her body.
Damn him. She should be pissed—and she was. Her anger curled into a little hot ball in her chest but after a few more seconds of kissing, it just didn’t seem worth it anymore. And she knew that wasn’t because of any spell. She simply wanted him again.
Ellie didn’t push him away. Instead her arms wound around his shoulders, holding him in place. Her mouth opened wider for him. She was already getting wet at the thought she could have him again. Now. Here.
She wrapped her leg around his hip, pressing her mound against the burgeoning ridge in his pants. His groan echoed in her head, stoking her desire. His hand cupped her ass, drawing her nearer so he could grind against her. His other hand laced into her hair, tilting her head at the perfect angle to ravage her mouth.
If this was a spell, it was one she didn’t want to break. Antonin kissed her as if their mouths were made for one another. They fit together perfectly, her soft curves to his hard muscle. The heat of his body warmed her until her blood boiled.
His kisses made her standing knee weak and when he broke away from her mouth to trail his lips along her jaw to her ear, she actually sagged. But he caught her in his arms and held her. She knew he wouldn’t let her fall.
Ellie turned her head to bite his earlobe and he shuddered. She liked that.
“Ellie,” he said on a rough sigh, “come with me.” He eased her away from him with his hands on her shoulders.
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Stephanie Julian
They stared at each other for a few brief seconds until Antonin’s mouth quirked and he released her, only to hold out his hand.
She cocked her head to the side and let him stew for a moment, watching him until she saw the slightest falter in his eyes. Then she slipped her hand into his, the warmth of his skin seeping into hers, making her treacherous heart beat like the bass line of a rap song.
“Where are we going?” she asked, confused. She would have jumped his bones, and he was taking her outside, away from the nice large bed she’d seen in the loft?
“There’s something I want to show you.”
“What?”
Antonin turned to smile at her and heat scorched her entire body. “It’s a surprise. I think you’ll like it.”
“But—”
“Trust me, Ellie.”
He was asking for way more with those three little words than met the eye. She took a breath and nodded. She did trust him. His mouth quirked up another of those crooked smiles of his, the ones that filled her with warmth.
They went outside. Antonin headed for the tree line of the surrounding forest. She caught a glimpse of
He had to know for sure.
This called for a little experimentation. “You’re not ignorant, Ellie. Just naïve.
There’s a world out there that you know nothing about.”
Antonin had to hide a smile when her mouth parted on an angry gasp. She was pissed at him. And that might be the most wonderful thing he’d ever witnessed.
Her hands slapped onto her hips and the look she gave him blazed fire. “That may be but I will not have you speak to me as if I’m some sort of idiot, because I haven’t—”
He reached out, snagged her around the neck and kissed her with everything he had. He wanted her so badly and he wasn’t going to wait anymore.
She struggled against him and beat at his shoulders. It just made him that much more elated.
86
Seduced in Shadow
Ellie was immune to the bassadone spell. She had to be.
She was going to beat the man over the head with a stick the first chance she got if he didn’t let her go right now.
Okay, maybe not right now because, damn, the man could kiss. His lips applied just the right amount of pressure and when he slid his tongue into her mouth and licked at hers, sparks lit low in her body.
Damn him. She should be pissed—and she was. Her anger curled into a little hot ball in her chest but after a few more seconds of kissing, it just didn’t seem worth it anymore. And she knew that wasn’t because of any spell. She simply wanted him again.
Ellie didn’t push him away. Instead her arms wound around his shoulders, holding him in place. Her mouth opened wider for him. She was already getting wet at the thought she could have him again. Now. Here.
She wrapped her leg around his hip, pressing her mound against the burgeoning ridge in his pants. His groan echoed in her head, stoking her desire. His hand cupped her ass, drawing her nearer so he could grind against her. His other hand laced into her hair, tilting her head at the perfect angle to ravage her mouth.
If this was a spell, it was one she didn’t want to break. Antonin kissed her as if their mouths were made for one another. They fit together perfectly, her soft curves to his hard muscle. The heat of his body warmed her until her blood boiled.
His kisses made her standing knee weak and when he broke away from her mouth to trail his lips along her jaw to her ear, she actually sagged. But he caught her in his arms and held her. She knew he wouldn’t let her fall.
Ellie turned her head to bite his earlobe and he shuddered. She liked that.
“Ellie,” he said on a rough sigh, “come with me.” He eased her away from him with his hands on her shoulders.
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Stephanie Julian
They stared at each other for a few brief seconds until Antonin’s mouth quirked and he released her, only to hold out his hand.
She cocked her head to the side and let him stew for a moment, watching him until she saw the slightest falter in his eyes. Then she slipped her hand into his, the warmth of his skin seeping into hers, making her treacherous heart beat like the bass line of a rap song.
“Where are we going?” she asked, confused. She would have jumped his bones, and he was taking her outside, away from the nice large bed she’d seen in the loft?
“There’s something I want to show you.”
“What?”
Antonin turned to smile at her and heat scorched her entire body. “It’s a surprise. I think you’ll like it.”
“But—”
“Trust me, Ellie.”
He was asking for way more with those three little words than met the eye. She took a breath and nodded. She did trust him. His mouth quirked up another of those crooked smiles of his, the ones that filled her with warmth.
They went outside. Antonin headed for the tree line of the surrounding forest. She caught a glimpse of
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