Free StrategicLust by Elizabeth Lapthorne Page B

limped his way out and down the hall toward the main living room. Kate
sighed and rubbed her palms tiredly over her face. She had run the gamut of
emotions in the last few hours and it was beginning to take its toll on her.
    She ached for a shower and something to eat, but she flatly
refused to leave Josh’s side while he was helpless and unconscious. Worse still
was the fact that every time she thought back to earlier in the morning, all
she could picture was how Josh had looked with his cock thrust deeply inside
her pussy.
    She continually, vividly recounted how it had felt to have
her cunt possessed by his thick shaft and how incredible the sensation of
having his body slickly aligning itself with hers had been. Kate could feel her
face heating and her lower lips getting slick with remembered pleasure. Her
breath began to come faster and the urge to touch herself, to stimulate the electric
pulses running from her clit to her nipples, grew hungrily.
    While the actual tingling sensation had abated on her lips,
Kate could still feel the erotic burn from Josh’s kisses. She could all too
easily imagine the feel of his mouth pressed hungrily to hers, his tongue
slickly diving into her mouth to penetrate her and prepare her for that far
more intimate possession of his cock.
    Kate’s heart hammered in her chest and it took several deep
breaths for her to regain control over her wayward imagination and reign in her
growing, passionate desire for this wizard. Kate dragged the spindly wooden
chair closer to Josh’s cot and cleared her throat, determined to not work
herself up into such a frenzy that she wanted to jump the unconscious wizard,
regardless of how sexy he appeared.
    Josh’s carefree, flirty manner returned to the forefront of
her beleaguered mind and Kate had to resist the impulse to sigh softly. Part of
her yearned to return his flirtatious ways and lighthearted, irresponsible
manner. She loved his sexy initiative, even if she didn’t feel free to return
it except for in privacy, behind closed doors.
    Part of Kate worried that if she allowed herself to fall in
love with Josh, she would be doomed to disappointment. She knew that once the
adrenaline of the situation passed he would no longer need her Guardian
services and she’d be left behind. Kate had to continually remind herself that all
she could honestly expect was a brief albeit wonderful, lusty and heated fling
with the sexy, charismatic wizard.
    Even though Aubury clearly thought them a good match, Kate
couldn’t see Josh wanting to be permanently saddled with someone in her line of
work. She had a genuine talent for Guarding, and more importantly she liked her work. She enjoyed protecting people and making sure they stayed safe. She
had no desire to move into another area.
    More importantly, this was where her magical talent lay.
Josh hadn’t made idle comments about her work being a source of worry for him,
but every other relationship she had entered into had ended up going in one of
two directions. Either it became so boring and monotonous that the partnership
turned stale, or the wizard became fed up with her strange hours and protective
focus upon another person. Sometimes Kate could go a whole week and not even
see her apartment, let alone be able to make a dinner date.
    Her work frequently became the kiss of death to any
relationship.
    Josh shifted restlessly on his cot and instantly Kate’s
attention reverted back to the wizard. She shook away the maudlin thoughts and
instead focused on the man before her eyes. He had a strong jaw, soft, full
lips and amber eyes that could burn into your very soul. Warm brown hair cut in
the latest slightly shaggy, sexy style fell into his eyes when he tilted his
head in a certain unconscious manner.
    Kate smiled softly as Josh mumbled in his sleep and shifted
again. He appeared to be waking up and Kate’s heartbeat accelerated wildly.
Such simple things could set her heart racing when it came to this wizard.