He leaned over towards her. “So why are the guys chasing you?” He was face to face with her.
She had blue eyes. Not just any blue. They were so light they were almost clear. He looked into them. “Why are you in danger?” He ran his thumb along her jawline and then across her lips. He could be wrong, but he was pretty sure a shudder had just gone through her. This may be easier than he’d thought.
***
Allison knew the plan. But the shaking in her knees and swirling in her stomach made her fear that she wouldn’t stick to it. He was so close she could feel his breath on her face. He was asking her questions. What she wanted was to kiss him, not answer him. But she had to stay strong. She couldn’t cave because this wannabe bad boy made her weak.
“Because they don’t want you to find out. Or my client.” It should have been an obvious answer.
Yet Jake was moving closer. His dark eyes were staring into hers. She felt like he could see deep into her soul. It worried her. But she couldn’t look away. He leaned in just a little more.
***
She was biting her lip and that was probably the sexiest thing he’d ever seen. He wanted to bend his head down and take over. He could tell she wanted him. It was easy to imagine the sensations flooding her body. Mostly because he was having them too. Which was a bad thing. A very bad thing.
Have your fun and go , he reminded himself. Don’t get hung up on this broad. She was dangerous. But it didn’t stop the throb he could feel in his midsection. It didn’t stop the longing to kiss her. The fact that when she spoke and he saw worry and fear in her eyes, he wanted to protect her. That was her goal, right? She was a con artist.
“Now I know. Are you safe?” Jake was only inches from her lips. Beautiful lips. Thick lips. Lips he’d like to see on him. Kissing him. Tasting him. He had to get it together. He couldn’t let a moment of physical urges cost him this.
“I’m not sure I ever will be again.” She looked down and it made him sad. He wanted to help. To protect her. But first, he wanted to kiss her.
***
She didn’t expect it. Not the kiss. She’d known that was coming. She ignored the fact that she’d hoped that was coming. It wasn’t the kiss. It was the reaction to it. Her body was going crazy.
As his lips pressed into hers, his tongue dancing with her own, her insides were on fire. The heat between her thighs threatened to burn her. The longing filling her from top to bottom was almost unbearable.
The way her body arched into his. The way her nipples tightened underneath her shirt and ached to be touched. Everything went against the entire plan. Against her own judgments. Against her safety.
Allison knew she had to stop it. She had to go back to the original idea. She allowed herself a moment more of the best damn kiss she’d ever had and she pulled away.
“Sorry, bikers aren’t my thing.” She was only half lying. They never had been. Until that moment. “I’m just trying to stop all this and save us both.” She stood up and walked across the room, arms folded over each other against her chance.
That had been hard. Harder than anything she’d ever done. This fact worried her a bit, given the fact that her life was in danger.
***
What the hell was that? Jake knew better. She was into it. She was into him. She had all but begged for him to kiss her. When he did, she sank into it. He was pretty damn sure she had even sighed in pleasure.
Every inch of her body wanted him. Not into bikers? He would call bullshit on that one. Which left only one conclusion. She was playing a game. She was trying to con him. And he may be sitting here with an ache and throb that he didn’t want, but he was not a man that would be conned.
Especially not by some beautiful bitch who thought she could use her body to win. He ought to just