Free Justice for Mackenzie by Susan Stoker

your lips when they were dry…it took all my willpower not to haul you over the table and into my lap and lick your lips myself.”
    Dax paused, enjoying the flush that came over Mack’s face and her shifting movements against him, before continuing.
    “I’ve had a wonderful time. Not only do I like your delectable little body, I like what’s inside it. I’ve enjoyed talking to you. You’re refreshing, especially compared to my friends and the criminals I talk to day in and day out. Don’t ever change.”
    “Uh. Okay.”
    “And I want to see you again. I’m going to give you my number so you can call me—not to blow me off, but because you want to talk to me. Because you want to know when I’m taking you out again. Because that’s what you do with the man you’re dating. You good with that?”
    “We’re dating?”
    “Yeah, we’re dating.”
    “Oh. Okay.”
    “Good. So first things first. I’m going to kiss you. I’m going to taste those lips again. That one taste I got before we left wasn’t enough, and I’m going to make it the best kiss you’ve ever received. After that, I’m going to let you go, because I know if I don’t, I’ll haul you inside and take you in your hallway until I empty myself inside you and can’t stand up anymore. You good with that ?”
    Mackenzie stared up at the man in front of her in bewilderment. He’d been fairly easygoing all night. He was certainly an alpha man, but he hadn’t really let it show until just now. Mack flexed her hands until her fingernails were digging into the shirt over his rock-hard chest.
    “I’m not sure why you see all that in me, but I’d be an idiot to disagree with you. I’d also be lying if I said I didn’t want the same thing. Please, Daxton. Kiss me before I have to tackle you to the ground and have my wicked way with you.”
    Dax smiled. “You’ve managed to keep me on my toes all night tonight, Mack. Hold on to me.”
    He leaned down, tilting Mack’s head back even more as she tried to keep eye contact. She really was tiny compared to him. Liking the power he had over her, just because of his height, Dax swooped down and took her lips with his, without any preliminaries. He plunged his tongue inside her mouth and loved it when Mack immediately countered his thrust with her own. There was no way she’d ever just lie under him and take whatever he wanted to give her. She’d fight to give it right back.
    Dax moved one hand from the side of her head to the small of her back and hefted her up against him until her feet left the ground and they were touching from groin to chest. He felt her wrap both hands around his neck to help hold herself up. She tilted her head to the side to give him greater access as he continued his onslaught on her mouth.
    He sucked her tongue into his mouth and bit down gently. Dax could feel Mack shift against him restlessly and one of her legs came up hesitantly beside his hip. She couldn’t hold it there, but tightened her hold on his neck.
    Dax thrust his tongue back into Mack’s mouth and took his time learning each and every contour and memorizing the taste and feel of her. Finally, knowing he had to stop, or he wouldn’t be able to stop, Dax drew back and leaned over to put Mack back on her feet. He moved to lick at the corner of her mouth, he nipped at the side of her jaw, then sucked on her earlobe before moving down to her sensitive neck. Dax felt goose bumps rise against her skin as he licked and nibbled at a sensitive spot.
    “Uh, Daxton, I’ve never had a one-night stand in my life, I’m just not the kind of girl who can imagine something so intimate with someone I don’t really even know. But I think you should be aware; I’m seriously reconsidering the type of girl I am right now.” Mackenzie’s voice quivered with the intensity of her lust.
    Dax smiled against Mackenzie’s skin, running his hands up and down her spine and backside. He finally lifted his head to look down into