Taste (Sovereign Book 2) by BJ Harvey Read Free Book Online Page A

through me. I felt like I was burning up from the inside, my heart pounding as my eyes slowly lifted to meet his.
    My lips parted when I saw the raw emotion reflected back at me. In that moment, I could see the conflict behind them was no longer there—instead, it had been replaced with steely determination.
    His hand at my wrist loosened, and he slowly started to move up the bare skin of my arm, his left hand mirroring the action on the other side, causing goose bumps to follow his touch.
    His eyes dropped to watch as his fingers moved over my shoulders and traced the deep V of my neckline.
    “Mark, I—”
    His head jerked up, and his eyes flashed with heated anger, equally parts hot and thrilling. “You call me Barrett when I’m touching you.” His voice was rough as he took the last step to bring his body up against mine. “You call me Barrett when I’m deep inside you.” He moved his hands up to cradle my jaw. “And you call me Barrett when I make you scream my name. To you, I’m always going to be Barrett. You’re the only one who gets that part of me.”
    Like a moth drawn to a flame, my body instinctively leaned into his.
    “Only you, Lys,” he murmured before dipping his chin and gently brushing his lips against mine, then pulling away. He looked deep in my eyes, not holding anything back. Then it was me who moved my lips back to his. This time I traced the seam of his lips and opened mine in silent invitation, one which he accepted with a guttural groan that scored through me. He eased his tongue into my mouth, circling my own before teasing me with a series of short, shallow licks. My arms looped around his neck as one of his snaked down my side, grazing the side of my breast before rounding my hip and curving around my ass. I melted into him, unable to resist the pull between us any longer.
    It was just as intense as with Aiden, yet completely different. Where I felt safe with Aiden, Barrett made me feel vulnerable. Where I felt worshipped by Aiden, Barrett made me feel like I was the air he needed to breathe. With that one kiss, he had me back at his bidding and unable to stop myself from wanting to grab hold of him and never letting go.
    His fingers moved into my hair, and he tilted my head to further deepen our kiss. I felt as if I were being sucked into a vortex, my body and heart diving in headfirst while my mind was still firmly ensconced on the other side of the safety barrier.
    Then I moved backwards as Barrett walked me across the living room, all the while still kissing me. With his hand firmly attached to my ass and my lips plastered to his mouth, he guided me through a doorway.
    My knees buckled when my legs hit something and I fell backward, Barrett’s hand shooting out to soften my fall against the mattress. Feeling his full weight against me, his heat enveloping me, I gave in to temptation and to him.
    I tangled my fingers in his hair and held his mouth to mine, moaning as his hard ridge ground down against me. Shockwaves of heat coursed through my entire body, and my loose grip on control snapped. Then it went wild. Our hands grabbed at our clothes, desperate to have nothing between us.
    I dragged my teeth against his bottom lip as his hands cupped my breasts before his head dropped down, and he drew my nipple deep into his mouth. I held him to my chest, whimpering when his hand moved between my legs and he circled his thumb over my clit.
    He continued his talented torture, priming my body with his mouth and hands. First he slid one finger inside of me, then two, working his way up to three, thrusting in and out, my hips matching his rhythm until my climax blindsided me. I cried out his name over and over until his mouth covered mine, his tongue rolling over mine as he eased me down from my high.
    He pushed himself off me, bracing himself on two arms on either side of my body. “Now . . .” he said, his voice low and full of promise as he kissed my lips, then my chin, moving to the