She took his face between her hands to pull him closer and crushed her mouth against his.
3
E MMA B LACK , a woman who proclaimed to hate his guts, was kissing him more passionately than heâd ever been kissed. He could feel her desire like it was a palpable thing. It sank into him, making his cock harder than it had ever been a day in his life.
Ryan filled his hands with her thick, silky red hair, letting it slide through his fingers. Her grip tightened on him, pulling him even closer to her.
Heâd wanted her from the moment heâd seen her in the middle of the party earlier, rescuing him from some random socialite whoâd wanted to get into his pants. His desire for Emma had been immediateâat least, after heâd gotten over his initial shock at seeing her again after all this time. The potion simply took that desire and increased it to a level that was impossible to ignore.
Heâd sought her out, hoping to talk to her, to tell her the truthâthat heâd been set up, that he wasnât a thief and had been wrongfully firedâand see if that made any difference to her. See if she believed him.
Heâd wanted her to believe him.
When heâd seen that horny old bastard pawing her, his blood began to boil. If Franklin had been thirty yearsyounger, he might have received more than a glare and a lie about being Emmaâs fiancé.
âYou taste like champagne,â he whispered against her lips when she pulled back an inch, her breath coming fast and deep.
âI had a glass earlier.â
âYou taste so good.â
âSo do you.â
Emma slid her hands down the front of his shirt, over his chest to his abdomen. Her touch felt like fire. He saw the same aching desire he felt reflected in her eyes.
Proof.
The proof he needed that she didnât hate him. This was it.
Franklin said the potion didnât work for him. Likely heâd tried it on many women, hoping theyâd throw themselves into his arms and bed. Dirty old man.
But the Desidero potion didnât work like that.
It didnât make Guinevere desire King Arthur. Instead, she fell hard for Lancelot. It meant that sheâd wanted the knight over the king all along, but had resisted due to her situation.
Once the potion worked its special magic, sheâd had no choice but to give in to her true desires. The potion simply acted as a push against any control its victim might have.
If Emma had truly hated Ryanâor even if sheâd been indifferent to him as she claimedâthe potion wouldnât work at all.
Emma wanted him as Guinevere had wanted Lancelot.
And King Arthur had been sent packing.
âDo you feel it?â he asked.
âFeel it?â She slid her hand down over the front ofhis pants where his erection strained and she grinned wickedly at him. âI think so.â
He groaned and swore darkly under his breath. âThatâs not exactly what I meant.â
âYes, I feel the potionâs effects. No doubt about it.â
âYou want me.â
She brushed her lips over his throat. âI hate you.â
He couldnât help but smile at the obvious lie. She didnât hate him. She might wish she did, but she didnât. âSo you donât want me.â
She took his face between her hands and stared deeply into his eyes. âWhat I want is to feel you inside of me.â
He inhaled sharply as she slid her hand down over his cock again. âYou have a definite way with words, Em.â
âIâve been told that before.â
Any amusement on his part disappeared as she unzipped him with deft hands and reached inside his fly to wrap her fingers around his hard length. He groaned.
âSit down.â She pushed him backward until he bumped into the couch behind him. He sat down hard.
âIf you insist.â He reached for her, wanting to pull the straps of her dress down over her shoulders and bare her breasts to his