Like I was worth it.
His mouth left mine for half a breath.
“Penny,” he whispered.
I hated how wrecked he sounded.
I loved it too much.
“Don’t stop,” I breathed.
His eyes flashed, I could feel his wolf pressing forward, needing us as much as Itaca was needing him too.
Then he kissed me again.
This time there was nothing tentative about it.
His arm locked around my waist and he lifted me like I weighed nothing. One second my boots were slipping on wet stones, and the next my back hit the rough bark of a tree hard enough to steal my breath.
I did not care.
The bark bit through my wet shirt and scraped my skin. My legs wrapped around his waist on instinct, and Liam made a sound so raw I felt it between my thighs.
“f**k,” he rasped against my mouth.
Yes.
Exactly.
My hands slid i
