Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder) novel Chapter 149

Chapter 149

Xena’s POV

I turned around slowly, feeling his eyes follow every movement. “You think this is better than me being naked? The challenge hung in the air between us.

Ryder slid his hand to the nape of my neck, his fingers tangling in my hair before giving it a gentle tug backward. My eyes involuntarily rolled back, a small gasp escaping my lips.

A deep growl vibrated through his chest as his other hand pressed firmly against my lower back, pulling me tight against him. The heat of his body seeped through my clothes, his desire almost suffocating in its intensity.

“Nothing’s better than you naked,” he said, his voice dropping to that dangerous octave that made my insides quiver. “But this outfit would make it damn impossible for me to focus on driving.”

Ryder leaned forward, his breath hot against my cheek. “I want you too much already.”

“Yeah, I couldn’t exactly give you road head on a motorcycle,” I quipped, feeling his lips brush against mine. My pulse quickened, thoughts scattering like leaves in the wind, leaving nothing but raw need in their wake.

“We could take the car instead,” he murmured before claiming my mouth in a hungry kiss. I wrapped my arms around his biceps, feeling the solid strength beneath my fingers as we kissed for minutes, breaking apart only when breathing became necessary. When we finally separated, my legs felt like jelly, barely able to support my weight.

“If we keep this up, we’ll miss our plans,” I managed to say, even as my body screamed for more.

“Would that be so bad?” His green eyes had darkened, like a forest in twilight.

“Then we wouldn’t get to fuck in those woods you promised to take me to.” I whispered against his ear while he placed featherlight kisses down my neck, each touch sending sparks of electricity straight to my core.

Ryder grabbed my ass, squeezing hard enough to make me gasp in pain–tinged pleasure before releasing me. “Fine, but move quickly, or I won’t be able to control myself.”

“How did you control yourself last time?” I laughed, darting out the door ahead of him.

“Because back then, you wouldn’t have let me do the things I wanted to do to you,” he called after me. “Now, I can have complete control, do anything I want. You’re putty in my hands. You have these spots that when I kiss them, you’re done for.”

We were heading down the stairs when his words stopped me in my tracks. My mind raced with possibilities, wondering exactly where these supposed spots were. “Really?”

“Yes, really. Ryder smacked my ass as he passed by, since I’d stopped walking.

“Where?” I demanded, suddenly desperate to know.

He was holding the door open for me, waiting patiently. I quickly walked to my motorcycle, and we mounted our bikes. My heart raced with anticipation and a hint of nervousness.

I’ll show you when we get there, Ryder promised, putting on his helmet, jacket, and gloves.

“Good luck with that. I might be immune to it by now,” I challenged, putting on my own helmet.

Ryder’s eyes narrowed to slits, but I just grinned back smugly, enjoying this little game between us. “You’ll regret saying that,” he

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said through our mind link.

We revved our engines and shot out onto the open road. The wind whipped around my body, cooling some of the heat, but doing nothing to quench the fire with.

“I guess we’ll see who has the upper hand, I thought, as a wave of pleasure coursed through me. My imagination started running wild, each mental image making my temperature rise.

“What the fuck are you thinking about?” Ryder finally asked after twenty minutes of me conjuring up every erotic scenario i could imagine. I knew he could feel these emotions through our bond, which was exactly what I wanted.