Hunger: Goddesses of Delphi by Gemma Brocato

Author:Gemma Brocato [Brocato, Gemma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

With Lia’s head on his chest, holding her tightly in his arms, Ben mulled the problem presented by the rapidly failing harvest and diminished availability of seeds for future crops. He’d rather be concentrating on how perfectly she fit against his body. How right the weight of her thighs felt over his. Sultry warmth from her legs seeped into his still aroused junk.

He’d been right. Making love to her in her sunny bedroom was magical. The light illuminated her creamy skin, and dazzled strands of gold in her pretty red curls.

His world felt oddly complete. Strange in that he’d only just met Lia. Complete because despite only knowing her for a hot minute, he already couldn’t contemplate life without her. Which was exactly why he was wracking his brain for an answer to the problem of Pierus instead of kissing Lia back into a sexual frenzy.

“Okay, what if the solution is a chemical one?” he mused. “What if it’s simply a matter of finding the right pesticide or herbicide to handle the diseases? Won’t help this year’s harvest, but it might help stave off future problems.”

“Ben?” Lia pressed a kiss to his nipple.

He sucked a hissing breath in through his clenched teeth. “Yeah, tiger?”

“Your pillow-talk skills need work.”

“What?”

She lifted her head and regarded him, her eyes petulant, the smile on her lips wry. “Dude, you are supposed to be declaring me a goddess, which I am. Why aren’t you telling me how you can’t get enough of me and my super-sexy bod?”

He rolled them until she was on her back, his chest cradled against the softness of her breasts. Her taut nipples dug into his pecs. Holding her gaze, he skated his lips over her mouth, and slid his hand down her ribs to claim a spot on her hip. “You are a goddess, and your rocking body drives me crazy,” he confessed.

“This is cute, you, trying to be funny. Not working.” Lia shoved his shoulders, trying to push him away. “You’re distracted and we might as well get out of bed.”

Chagrinned that he’d hurt her feelings, he resisted her attempt to move him. Trailing his fingers over the satiny skin on her shoulder, he tried to explain. “I’m attempting to figure out how to defeat our common enemy, because I like being in your bed. I’m hoping once we kick Pierus’s ass, I’ll continue to have a place in your life. I’m worried that the attraction between us is made of smoke and dreams…that it’s not real. I don’t think I’d like that.”

“I worry about the same thing.” She cupped his cheek and ran her thumb over his jaw, eyes clouded. “I wish I’d found you on my own, instead of Pierus throwing you into my path.”

“It’s the hand we were dealt. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb to say we seem made for each other. So once we vanquish Hunger, we should probably, you know, have dinner, or catch a movie or something.”

“You’re asking me on a date?” Her expression lightened.

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