Kiss of the Basilisk (Split or Swallow, #1)

by Lindsay Straube

“Protecting you is only the beginning of what I want to do.”

He wanted her more than life itself because a life without her wasn’t one he cared to live.

Take my cock, Tem. I know you can do it.

I know you want my cock, Tem. You woke up wanting it, and you want it even more now. I know exactly how wet you are for me. Your pussy is mine. So give it to me.

“I am weak when it comes to you, Tem. I cannot control my actions. I cannot follow logic or reason. All I think about is you. I wonder what you are doing and who you are doing it with. I obsess over every moment you are with the human prince, and I want to rip his head from his shoulders every time he touches you. It is not rational. It is not acceptable. But it is my reality, and there is nothing I can do about it.”

Craving bloomed within her as Caspen slid two fingers deep into her center, all the way to his knuckles. Then he paused. They both stayed perfectly still, each of them watching the other. Caspen’s gaze traced over her body with boundless veneration.

He was asking permission to fuck her, begging for the privilege of being inside her. It made Tem feel powerful, and she liked that feeling.