Free All the Broken Pieces: (Broken Series Book 3) by Anna Paige Page B

pulling me close enough to capture my mouth. The searing heat of his full lips made my desire flare anew. God, he was a good kisser. Alternating between demanding and tender: hard and punishing one minute, soft and seductive the next. By the time he moved to my jawline, my body felt like it was engulfed in flames.
    A pitiful whimper escaped me as he trailed the tip of his tongue down my neck, causing him to chuckle against my throat.
    “You okay there, gorgeous?” I could hear the smirk on his face. “Like being teased?”
    I fought to find my voice, to make it sound unaffected. “I’m fine. Bored, actually.” Right. Might have been more convincing if I hadn’t moaned it. Shit. He was trying to turn the tables on me.
    He laughed smugly, sucking on the flesh between my throat and collarbone before quickly sitting back, cocky grin in place. “Yeah, those shallow breaths and the way you’re clenching your thighs together are clear indications of your boredom.”
    Clearing my throat, I gave him a bland look. “Fine. I guess I had that coming. We even now?”
    “For the moment.” He grinned.
    I gave him a small smile and a big eye roll as I moved past him to climb out of the truck, intent on gathering my clothes before I got swept away again.
    “Oh, fuck. That’s really hot.” He muttered behind me as I walked toward the tailgate.
    I stopped and turned back to meet his hooded gaze. “What? Never seen a bare ass before, slick?”
    He shook his head and reached out to turn me around. “Not that, though you really do have an impressive ass,” he said from behind me, trailing his fingers over my back. “Do you feel that?”
    I stopped and focused on his hands, the way they were tracing a specific pattern across my skin. “Yeah, what is that?”
    His breath was warm on my bare back, like he was crouching down and leaning close.
    The sensation made me shudder, goosebumps breaking out across my arms.
    “The cobra decal on my console left a perfect imprint on your back.” His fingers traveled the length of it, followed by his tongue. “This is the sexiest fucking thing I’ve ever seen in my life.” Those soft, full lips brushed across my skin as he spoke, his voice deep and seductive.
    I stepped out of his reach, forcing myself to move before I got sucked back in. “Sorry to break up the party, but the air has turned cool and I’m ready for my sweater.” A bit of a fabrication. It was cooler than it had been when we first arrived, but it wasn’t that bad. I just needed some distance.
    He sighed with obvious disappointment but didn’t argue. “Here ya go, gorgeous.”
    I turned in time to catch my bra and panties as they sailed through the air between us.
    He reached over into the back of the truck again and snagged the rest of my clothes off of the toolbox, saving me the trouble and awkwardness of having to climb back up onto the tailgate naked.
    “Thanks.” I gave him a smile of appreciation as I tugged my thin lacy panties up my legs and got to work on my bra.
    Those deep blue eyes shined in the moonlight as he nodded and watched me dress, absently pulling on his own clothes without looking away from me in the process. I had his undivided attention.
    His gaze wasn’t desire-filled as it had been before. No, it was something else. Something anticipatory, like he was waiting for me to say or do something and he was willing to let me do it in my own time.
    It was unnerving.
    I glanced around us as I stepped back into my shoes, looking for a safe topic of conversation. Across the large field to the right, fog was beginning to creep in, low and thick, inching along toward us. I nodded toward it, trying to sound casual, like I wasn’t scrambling. “I wonder how long it will take for that to get here.”
    Brant followed my gaze. “Probably not long. Half an hour or so and this whole area will look like something out of a scary movie.” He turned back to me. “You have me out here all alone. In the dark.