The Kingdom (Preacher Brothers 1)

Moving a lock of her hair over her shoulder, I saw her body tense a second before her cheeks became pink. She blushed for me, and it was the prettiest fucking thing. When she looked up at me, her eyes were wide with arousal and… surprise.

“I’d never let anything or anyone hurt you,” I whispered and looked at her lips.

“You don’t know me,” she whispered back.

I lifted my gaze and stared into her eyes. “But I do, Amelia. I know you like I know myself.” We looked at each other, and I felt the air in the room become hotter, felt my cock throb behind my jeans. I wanted to just say fuck it all and kiss her again until she was breathless.

“God. I can’t breathe.”

Yeah, neither could I.

I felt a chill race up my spine, felt my balls draw up tight as I heard her inhale sharply as I saw the way her pupils dilated, her mouth part. Her lips were red and glossy from my kiss.

Something snapped inside me. I wrapped one of my hands around her waist, pulled her right up against my body once more, and curled the fingers of my other hand around the nape of her neck. For long seconds, I just held her, loving the way she molded against me.

“I want you,” I said. “And I want you to want me with the same intensity, Amelia. I need that.” I held my breath as I waited for her response, as I thought about what she’d say, what she might not say.

She could deny me, say no, that she didn’t want me, but the truth was I wouldn’t stop until she was mine. She could run. She could hide. But I’d always find her.

And when she licked her lips and nodded, I felt my smile of satisfaction grow.

Nothing else mattered but being with Amelia in every way.

Chapter Sixteen

Amelia

Dom had my back pressed to the wall once again, and I sucked in a deep breath, the air cold in my lungs. I didn’t try to push him away. I wanted this like I wanted to take another breath.

Was it wrong that I was aroused right now, wet for Dom, ready to take him into my body? Ready to have him claim my virginity? Was it wrong to want a man who had kidnapped me, who had a brother who wanted me dead?

Or maybe this is right where I am supposed to be.

“I want you, this, Dom.”

Dominik made this deep sound in the back of his throat, his focus going down to my chest. I felt my nipples harden, felt how sensitive my breasts were because of how much desire I felt. My emotions were running high right now, and I looked down as well, saw in embarrassment that yes, my nipples stabbed through the white T-shirt.

My body was showing him exactly what it wanted… who I wanted.

And that was Dom. Now.

He smoothed his hand down my inner arm and stopped at my wrists, placing his fingers right over my pulse point. Could he feel how fast it was beating for him? ‘Cause it felt like a fucking derailed train inside me.

He applied a little pressure, and his touch was intimate, electrifying.

“Amelia, once I start this, there’s no going back.” He stared right in my eyes. “But honestly, there was no going back once I saw you in that jewelry store.” He looked at my mouth. “You’ll be mine in all ways.”

I became lightheaded.

Every erogenous zone in my body tingled at the way he looked at me, at what he said. My pussy became wetter with each passing moment.

He placed his hands by my head and leaned in again, this deep, low sound leaving him. His nostrils flared, and he looked down at my breasts once more. It was like he was touching me with his sight alone.

Touch me. Kiss me. Be with me.

I felt drunk, intoxicated from my need. I knew I didn’t want this to stop. Never. His gaze was penetrating, like he reached out and stroked my skin, touched every part of me. I started to tremble from my emotions, from the excitement and anticipation moving through my veins. This little voice inside my head told me I should feel sick, wrong, because I wanted this with a man like Dominik.

“Get undressed for me, Amelia. Show me all of you again.”

I didn’t even hesitate as I did exactly what he wanted.

And when I was naked, bared for him, I watched as he looked his fill of me.

“So fucking gorgeous.” His voice dropped an octave, and a chill raced up my spine.

I knew what I was doing would forever change me, but what I didn’t know was if it would ruin me or change me for the better.

He took a step back and ran a hand over his mouth as he looked at my body, his gaze moving up and down, his eyes now trained on my pussy. He slid his gaze up to my chest, and I swore I knew his mouth watered.