Instead, he led her hand to his lips so that he could kiss her palm.
Jinx closed his eyes as he savored her long, lithe body sliding against his. Not even the pain when she brushed against his injuries could blight the utter ecstasy he felt right now.
Biting his lip, he stifled a groan as she rose above him and ran her hand down his ribs, to the center of his body.
Just as he started to bend his knee, she cupped him and squeezed. He gasped at the unexpected jolt of pleasure that went through him.
“Like that do you?”
“You’ve no idea.” And she didn’t. No one had ever touched him with such tenderness.
He’d heard the term “making love,” but never had he understood why it was used. While there might not be any real feelings between them, this . . .
This felt like that.
Like she cared.
He knew it was stupid. They’d just met, and yet she held him like he meant something to her.
Was this always what sex was like for others?
Never before had he hated The League as much as he did right now. As much as his brother had violently stolen from him, The League had taken so much more.
His name.
His future.
All compassion and decency.
Any comprehension of normal manners and friendship.
His humanity.
Yet right now in her arms, he remembered those things. I’m not an animal.
At least those were his thoughts until she began to gently stroke his cock.
Jinx threw his head back into the pillow as everything spun.
He was in ecstasy.
Honestly, he didn’t think it could get any better.
Not until she slid down, between his knees. Then, looking up his body, she met and held his gaze as she took him into her mouth.
Stars flashed before his eyes as he cursed and twisted his fists in her sheets. It took everything he had not to instantly come.
But it was hard.
Damn near impossible.
Unable to stand it, he gently pulled her back. “I can’t take any more of that.”
Eve smiled, the flush of blood swelled her lips, her eyes were glassy when she looked back at him. “I know.”
She allowed him to tug her up to cover his body. But he didn’t stop until he draped her fully across him.
Then, he rolled with her and slowly moved from her lips to her throat. And he kept going until he reached her breasts.
Her breathing ragged, Eve tossed her head back as the pleasure centered deep in her womb.
This was special. This man was special, she knew that deep inside.
He haunted her. Never in her life had she felt like this. His pain spoke to her.
Sang to her.
For the first time, she not only understood the man she was with, she wanted to soothe him. To tell him that everything would be all right.
But they both knew better. The universe was harsh and cold, and out to annihilate people like them.
Jinx knew it even better than she did. He was one of the monsters she’d spent her life fighting against. The boogeyman everyone feared.
And yet . . .
They were similar creatures. Both scarred by an inhumane past. Both forced to fight for a life they’d never wanted.
That knowledge made her feel so close to him. Closer than she should feel.
Closing her eyes, she savored the sensation of his tongue circling her nipple. Of his strong hands sliding all over her body. He could tear her apart.
Instead, he was showing her a gentleness she knew didn’t come easy for him. A tenderness that was alien to his nature. The heat of his hands branded her flesh as he made his way down her body until he kissed her nether lips.
Eve cried out in ecstasy.
Jinx’s laugh reverberated through her body as he drove his face into her. His tongue reached deep into her core while he rubbed his nose against her clit.
Unable to stand it, she dug her hips into the pleasure, and rocked her hips against him.
In that instant, her body shattered as she came, calling out his name. Still, he didn’t pull away as he sought to please her completely. Her entire body shuddered with each stab of his tongue, each pass over her clit.
He waited until her strength was spent. Then with one deft move, he lined up their bodies, and kissed her before he slid himself inside her.
Jinx couldn’t breathe for a moment as he lost himself to the warmth of her body. To the sensation of her nails scraping gently across his back.
She wrapped her legs around his hips, pulling him in even deeper. Internal muscles grasped him, massaged him, and the pleasure was a wicked whip setting him into motion.
His head spinning, he withdrew and thrust as her body welcomed him. She lifted her arms to encircle his neck and he answered her pull.
God help him, but for the first time since the night his parents had been slaughtered, he felt safe. It made no sense when he knew that by doing this, he was signing his own death warrant. If anyone ever found out what they were doing . . .
They’d both be slaughtered.
Still, it was worth it. For this moment of peace, they could have him, body and soul.
In all honesty, he never wanted to leave. She was even more exquisite than she’d been in the bar. And he was quickly losing himself to her.
Eve lifted her hips, wanting him even deeper and faster. She could barely remember the last man she’d slept with, but this one she’d never forget.
His power and strength fired her blood. Rumor said that assassins made poor lovers, but that wasn’t true of Jinx. He buried all her memories of anyone else.
Sinking her hands into his long hair, she dragged his lips to hers.
She could spend the rest of eternity tasting this man. No one would ever taste better.
And with that, she felt another orgasm racing over her. He thrust deep inside her, then stopped.
That did nothing to halt her release as she moaned into his kiss.
Jinx savored that sound as he felt her body clutching his. Hissing, he growled as his own body betrayed him and joined her.
All too soon.
But he was as sweaty and spent as she was. Laying himself over her, he felt his heart pounding against his chest.
In complete bliss, Jinx lay there, savoring every last bit of this. “Have you any idea how many violations I’ve just committed?”
Her eyes teased him. “Enough to get you executed?”
“Oh yeah.” He placed a tender kiss on the top of her head. “But don’t worry. I will never let them harm you.”
She gave her a pert smirk. “How will you do that if you’re dead?”
Pulling the sheet over them, he snorted. “As you saw last night, I’m a little hard to kill. But even dead, I’m sure I’d be resourceful.”
“I’ll keep that in mind when they’re scraping my brain matter off the walls.”
He sucked his breath in sharply as a vivid image of that tore through him. There was no way he’d allow that to happen. “Love your pillow-talk.”
Eve laughed, until she saw the sadness in his eyes. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“Don’t lie to me, Jinx. That’s the one thing that I cannot stand.”
He brushed the hair back from her face and cupped her cheek in his hand. For several seconds, he didn’t speak as she watched emotions play across his handsome features. “Why did you sleep with me? Really? What do you want from me?”
That wrung her heart. He honestly couldn’t believe that anyone could want him.