Chapter 30
THIRTY
LEVI
PROTECTOR
My fucking eyeballs were about to blow. My throat felt like I drank kerosene and swallowed a match.
Evan touched my arm. “Levi, it’s okay—”
“Oh, hell no.” It was so far from okay I wondered if a jail cell might be in my future. She was being a good sport, but the second I saw that look on her face and she pushed his shoulders, and he didn’t let her go, I knew this was over.
I don’t remember storming the stage, but I’ll never forget the relief in her eye when she saw me shove the guy aside and get her the hell out of there.
I took her hand and somewhat aggressively pushed my way down a crowded back hallway toward an exit sign.
I knew the girls wouldn’t be able to catch up.
The most important thing was how tightly she held my hand.
She may not know shit about my true intentions, but that one fact showed me all I needed to know.
I pushed open the door and we were in an alley. I grabbed her waist and pushed her against the cold brick building. No words needed to be spoken as I looked into those ocean eyes. I pulled her closer and leaned down. The expression she wore told me closure wasn’t over for her either.
Her arms wrapped around my shoulders as she whispered. “I know with all of my soul that you need to back away.” The gentle caress of her lips against mine fueled the hunger for her.
“Being in the alley behind the Wienerlicious strip club kissing your face off is not what I want.” The soft pressure of her lips ignited a fire.
Kissing her is indescribable. This is where I belonged.
This was beyond lust; she was my addiction.
She’d always been, and I needed to be with her even if she didn’t know she needed to be with me yet.
Okay, that may be a phrase used by a stalker, but that’s not me.
Well, maybe me a little.
She broke the kiss. “Okay, one more minute and this is so done. No more kissing, this is it.”
Her mouth led mine while I pushed her further away from the door into the darkness.
She spoke through the kiss. “Just one more second, then I mean it. It’s done. You go back into the past.”
Her words twisted something, and I pressed myself into her as she drew a quick breath before my mouth dropped to her ear. “Do you feel what you do to me? One look and you have me on my knees. And I sure as hell know what I do to you.”
She growled my name while my hands traveled. The little moan going from her mouth to mine nearly undid me as I gave her what I wanted to every day. Forever.
I pulled away and she stood dazed as I pushed curls off her face. “You go in ahead to ensure Rachel and Lexi don’t hurdle the bar and strangle me, okay?”
I ushered her through the door. “Go.”
She wore a tiny grin and disappeared down the hall.