“I know you might not believe me, Leigh,” Jace said, pulling her into his arms, “but I’ve never wanted any woman the way I crave you. I’ll want more than a night or two from you, much more.”
She gazed into his jungle-green eyes and said impulsively, “Surely you know I feel the same way, Jace, and you can have me without all these exasperating games.”
His fingers traced her flushed cheeks and parted lips. “If that’s true, Leigh, then no more games. But you have to be sure of me and yourself. There will be no turning back.”
She took his face in her hands and pulled his head down to hers. “I am sure, Jace. Now, if you don’t kiss me, I’m going to scream.”
Leigh felt more alive in his arms than she had in her lifetime. She wanted his kisses, embraces, all of him. She yearned for them to be together, tonight and forever, no matter what the dangers …