Seeking More by Allyson Lindt

Author:Allyson Lindt [Lindt, Allyson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Acelette Press
Published: 2019-02-12T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Ivy’s pulse hammered under her skin at the sound. She wiped a hand across her cheek, and brought it away smeared with... burgundy oil paint?

She looked around the room, and her gaze landed the source of the mini-disaster. A tube of paint had fallen in front of the space heater, and exploded. She laughed in relief.

“What’s so funny?” Miles growled.

She looked at him, and horror spread inside. “You’re all covered in paint. No. I’m so sorry.” She grabbed a rag and dabbed some turpentine on it. It wasn’t going to save his clothing though.

“What happened?” he asked.

She nodded at the destroyed paint. “It exploded.”

He chuckled. And then he laughed. And then he didn’t stop.

She joined in. It wasn’t that funny, but the stress relief was glorious.

“I had a flash of panic,” he said when they paused to catch their breath. “That something happened to you. I was terrified, but it’s just paint.”

“And it’s everywhere.”

He looked past her and frowned. “It’s on your painting.”

She glanced back, and her grin didn’t fade. “It doesn’t matter. I’ll make it work.” Her mind already whirred with ideas.

He dragged a thumb across her cheek, smearing another splash of paint. The warm, slick texture slid across her skin.

“You’re making things worse,” she teased. She dabbed her finger in the blue on her pallet, then bopped it on his nose. “How do you like it?”

He smirked. God, that was delicious. “I like it just fine. A little color never hurt anyone.” He dipped into the yellow, then smudged his thumb along her collarbone.

She tried to laugh, but it faded into a gasp when he trailed along the hollow at the base of her throat.

She looked up to find him watching her, gaze hungry. Her breath caught and her giggles died. Heat danced along her skin with the intensity of his stare. Desire prickled in her veins. Time seemed to stand still.

He growled, and tangled his fingers in her hair. He kissed her with enough force, she stumbled.

She stepped back to keep her balance, but didn’t make it. She tripped, caught the pallet on her way down, and landed on her ass in the middle of a rainbow of oil paint.

Her giggles were back.

Miles offered her a hand, and tugged her to her feet. “I don’t even care.” He grinned. “It doesn’t matter if paint gets everywhere.” He cupped her ass.

She gasped at the playfully possessive squeeze. Her heart was hammering against her ribs again.

He pressed his paint-covered palm onto his own shirt, leaving a messy splotched handprint behind.

“My favorite piece to-date,” she trailed her finger through the goop.

He grabbed her wrist. “No taking credit for my work.”

The sharp sting of his grip sang though Ivy.

He spun her away, then pulled her into him, so her back pressed into his chest. Paint oozed over the top of her tank top line.

“I need a new canvas.” He growled against her neck.

Before she could ask for details, he yanked off her shirt. A faint rip reached her ears. It didn’t matter if something tore.

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