Free Hannah's Warrior: Cosmos' Gateway Book 2 by S. E. Smith Page A

release the poison. The moment she sliced through the first
circle pain exploded throughout her arm and down through her body.
Hannah bit back the surprised cry at how much it hurt. Blood welded
up from the small cut and began dripping down through her fingers.
Hannah laid her palm over the edge of the sink so the blood would
drain down it. Holding her breath, she moved the razorblade in her
trembling right hand back over the circle to try again when the
door to the bathroom suddenly exploded inward.
    Hannah stared in shock as an
enraged Borj looked from her bleeding palm to the razor in her
right hand. “What in the hockta
balmas , are you doing?” Borj asked
furiously.
    “ What?” Hannah asked dazed as her palm
pulsed. “What are you doing in here?”
    “ Hannah?” Cosmos asked from behind
Borj. Hannah heard his gasp as he saw what she was doing. “What the
fuck are you doing?”
    “ I…I wanted to see if I could scrape
the circles off.” Hannah explained looking back and forth between
the two men. Why were they acting like she had done something
horrific? It was her stupid hand.
    Borj growled out and stomped forward gripping
her right wrist hard enough to make her drop the razorblade.
Hannah’s protest died on her lips when he grabbed her left wrist
and raised her palm to his mouth. He gently ran his tongue over the
small cut. Hannah immediately noticed the pain faded and warmth
began seeping up through her arm into the rest of her body. She
moan softly as Borj continued to lap at the tiny wound.
    Borj closed his eyes as the
sweet taste of Hannah flowed over his tongue. Hockta balmas, hell’s balls but she tasted delicious. He opened his eyes to stare down into the
beautiful dark green eyes of his mate. He pulled both of her arms
up and around his neck before he grasped her around her slim waist
lifting her until she was sitting on the edge of the counter by the
sink. He refused to release her gaze as he slowly lowered his head.
He paused for just a moment to see if she would pull away and gave
a small sigh of thanks when instead, she leaned forward touching
his lips tentatively with her own.

Chapter 6
    Hannah trembled as she pressed her lips
lightly against Borj’s firm ones. It was the last thing she could
ever have imagined herself doing but it just felt right. She
remembered her mom telling her once after one of her panic attacks
that when the right guy came along her body might recognize him
before her mind did. Right now, her mind was lost in a haze of
desire. Hannah let her fingers slowly move over Borj’s broad
shoulders to skim lightly along the back of his neck before she let
her fingers bury themselves in his short hair. Hannah felt the
slight increase in pressure against her lips as Borj pressed deeper
wanting her to open for him. Her arms tightened around him and her
hands gripped the back of his head preventing him from pulling away
as she opened her mouth enough to let the tip of her tongue trace
along his.
    Borj felt a wave of tenderness flood him at
the tentative touch of Hannah’s lips. She reminded him of some of
the Ta’caras, a small furry creature found deep in the forest of
their world. It was extremely rare to see one for they were very
shy and cautious. Their fur was extremely soft and warm. They were
hunted almost to extinction many generations ago. Hunting them
became unlawful after the ruling council determined there was no
longer a need for their fur. Even so, the cost of those times still
weighed on the creatures and they seldom came out in the open,
preferring the dense forests instead.
    Borj wrapped his arms tighter around Hannah
as she pressed closer to him. Instinctively, he knew she needed to
be the one in control right now. He needed to let her set the pace
if she was to begin to trust him. It about killed him to not take
her, possess her like his instincts told him too. He wanted to bite
her, to seal her to him both physically and emotionally but he knew
to do so now