Excerpt of Dark Abandon by Kallie Lane

“Whether you like it or not, I intend to protect you. And I don’t care if you agree with my tactics or not.”

Melena’s body tightened when his lips crashed down on hers, her response involuntary. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on, her Nikes dangling a foot off the ground. His taste roared through her while his woodsy scent enveloped her, sent her spiraling out of control. The fit was right, her body’s response so wanton, so much more than the last time his mouth closed over hers when she was flat on her back in bed this morning.

She wanted him beyond reason. Her senses reeled at his taste, his texture. The press of his body against hers made her want him more. She needed his skin against hers, his heat driving into her. He plunged deeper into her mouth and raked his teeth over her tongue while she burned out of control.

“Hey! I thought ‘hot lips’ held first prize in the lip sucking department.” At the sound of that voice, their heads shot up to see Cody gaping at them through the screen door. “Jeez, Uncle Theo, you should rent a room.”

“Get lost, kid.”

“Well that was embarrassing.” Melena managed to squeak.

Theo laughed, touching his forehead to hers as she fought to even her breathing. Thank God they hadn’t stripped each other naked before the teen appeared on the scene. They’d both lost control at the touch of their lips. She sighed with regret, guessing he wouldn’t lose focus again, not as long as someone was after her. He bent and brushed a final kiss across her mouth. Then he opened the door and nudged her inside ahead of him.

That’s when they came face to face with another pair of eyes—eyes that glared at Theo as if they wanted him dead.