To Trap A Temptress (Southern Sanctuary - Book 2) by Jane Cousins Read Free Book Online

immune to his smile... right...
now if only she could convince her hormones to stop spiking she might have a
winning argument. 
    “Anyway.” 
She swallowed hard trying to remember what they’d been talking about, right her
apology.  “So as I was saying I really am sorry if I hurt your feelings, I
let my temper get the better of me, my good judgement went out the window and I
roped you into my stupid plan without thought or consideration for you or your
feelings.”
    He
gave her a gentle squeeze.  “And I apologize in turn Doc.  I might
have overreacted at the end there.  If I could go back and do things
differently I would.  Maybe that’s why the universe is giving me a second
chance here, perhaps to do things differently.”
    “You
don’t have any idea who could have sent you here?  What about Maat, would
she interfere?”
    “Oh
she loves nothing more than to interfere but I doubt she’s behind this. 
If anything she’s pretty anti anything happening between you and me.  Gave
me a big lecture about how wrong we’d be for one another.  You being all
elegant and sweet, me being the big bad.”
    “Excuse
me?”  Nell couldn’t help but take umbrage at that, even if Maat was a
Goddess.
    “Now
don’t get all fired up, you are elegant.  Look at you tonight for
instance, classy as hell you remind me of Grace Kelly in that dress.”
    “Just
because I look and dress a certain way does not make me some untouchable
princess.”
    “Oh
give me a break Doc, you know dressing like you do only makes every man who
sees you want to let down that hair of yours, unwrap that dress and defile
every last inch of you.”
    “What?” 
Nell managed to squeak the word out.
    “And
as for Maat and the rest of the world thinking how sweet you are?  You’ve
got everyone snowed including yourself.  Nice girls don’t talk about
paralysing people, poisoning them or winning a bar fight by going in low and
taking out the bad guy’s tendons.  Nice girls don’t have a temper. 
Nice girls don’t dance with bad boys like me, let alone plan on having their
wicked way with them.  And you know what else nice girls don’t
do?”   He dropped his voice to a low sexy rumble that had Nell
swallowing hard twice just to find her voice. 
    “What?”
    “Nice
girls don’t kiss men out on the dance floor for all the world and the Gods to
see.” 
    He
leaned down and captured her lips.   He’d
been dying for a taste of that plump bottom lip of hers from the moment he’d
laid eyes on her. 
    Nell
jerked slightly as Drum bit ever so softly into her lower lip.  Her breath
catching in her throat as her libido went from idling to mach-3 in an
instant.  Then ever so slowly he released his teeth to press his lips
against her, so hot yet at the same time so soft.  Goddess help her but
she wanted more.   Rising up on the balls
of her feet to meet him half way.  It was like stepping into sunshine for
the first time after a long snowbound winter.  Nell felt tension she
hadn’t realised she’d been carrying for a life time drain from her neck and
shoulders.  At the same time her skin suddenly felt too tight, her breasts
aching and heavy, a knot of need… want… desire settling low in her body. 
Thankfully she was so breathless that when his lips released hers she didn’t
mewl in disappointment.  Instead she could only stare up at him with no
doubt the dazed look of a newly worshipful disciple of the house of Drum. 
    Goddess
grow a spine girl… it was just a kiss she admonished herself.  Play it
cool.
    “And
a nice girl would be running away sobbing in terror about now.”
    Nell
couldn’t help the derisive laughter that burst forth.  “You are so full of
it.”  She shook her head.  “The big bad!” 
    Her
laughter dying abruptly as he leaned over whispering in her ear.  “And
don’t you forget it Doc.  If we were alone right now I’d show you just
exactly how bad I can be.”  He straightened up casting