her lower lip with her tongue, and he tracked the movement, unable to look away from the glistening wetness. Headlights flashed past, but he and Magda were alone out here, surrounded only by inky night.
No one would know if he kissed her. Took her.
But one taste would mean he wouldn’t let her go. And no human like Magda would be happy with him forever.
He forced himself to look away. In a rough voice he said, “It’s not as unusual as you’d think. Humans who feed a Mindchanger reap benefits from the union.”
“Such as?” She shifted her body in the seat, and he was too drawn to the shadow between her thighs to stop himself.
He reached across the space and plucked her from the seat, then deposited her onto his lap. Warmth permeated his leather as her lush body molded to his. In her mind, he saw her consider sliding her hand up his chest a split second before she did.
Holding his breath, he watched emotion play over her face. But she held it in check—nothing leaked out for him to taste.
“When a Mindchanger feeds, he gives you a new thought. I can take a boring thought from you—what is for dinner, maybe—and fill you with lurid ones of pleasure.” He leaned so close his breath washed over her lips.
“So you can intensify everything in my mind until I crave nothing but you.”
“Yes.” Her scent teased him, as sweet as the honey of her mind.
“But you can’t do that to me.”
Pain of loss stabbed him deep. He shook his head, brushing his nose against hers. “No, but I can do this.”
Chapter Three
Monroe claimed her mouth with an abruptness that stole her breath. The crush of lips wasn’t enough—would never be enough. She needed a bite, a sting. Was that how it would feel if he fed from her?
She wrapped her arms around his neck, tugging him down, down.
He slanted his mouth over hers and plunged his tongue deep. He tasted woodsy, like smoke and lust. Her nipples peaked and her pussy squeezed, releasing a flood of juices. The scrap of lace covering her sex dampened.
“More,” she whispered between gulping breaths.
He groaned. The rumble vibrated all the way to the marrow of her bones. Then he finally did it—sank his teeth into her lower lip and tugged until she quaked with a rush of desire.
Her head dropped back, and she reveled in the sensations he raised in her. His body, lean but muscled, aroused parts of her she didn’t know she had. Her bare thighs against leather maddened her, and she wiggled.
“Fuck,” he grated out, rocking his erection against her ass. Lust raged through her body. Had she ever been so out of her head?
No. Only with him.
His smile stretched over her mouth as he obviously read her thought. He nipped her lips until she was gasping; then he bathed the hurts with his tongue. This was the harshest kiss she’d ever received—especially for a first kiss—and she hungered for more. More nipping bites on her breasts, belly, pussy.
He tore away, panting hard. Under her hands, his chest rose and fell.
She traced the sharp lines of his cheekbones, his straight nose, and his unsmiling mouth set into an angular jaw. “You’re hungry, and I can’t feed you.”
“You don’t want to go there anyway, Magda.” He grasped her upper arms and lifted her effortlessly, placing her back into the passenger seat. At the loss of his heat, goose bumps broke out over her, but the real ache was in her chest.
“I don’t want to go there, or you don’t?”
At her thought, he swung his gaze in her direction. In the darkness, piercing eyes glittered black instead of green. “Dammit, I don’t know what to do with you.”
Her hair tumbled into her face, and she brushed it back. He followed her movement, and she felt the touch of his eyes like a caress. “Those Mindchangers at the party…” The vision of Keefe rose in her mind.
“No, Keefe’s a good guy.”
“The others, though…”
“Free Wills. You’ve heard of their attacks on humans, I’m sure.”
She