Summon Lyght(21)

His tongue probed every crevice of her mouth, tasting, possessing. Her needful moans grew in both volume and intensity with the building tension in her belly and the maddening ache between her legs.

"'Scuse me?"

Kassie jumped and pushed Lyght away, smoothing the oversized sweatshirt she'd borrowed from Miya. "Tyler, sweetie!" She hurried to the tall boy leaning weakly against the doorframe. Shame at being caught necking with an angel lit her cheeks on fire.

"Is there something to eat? I'm hungry."

Kassie glanced at Lyght who stood there, staring at her as though the kiss hadn't been interrupted, his smoldering eyes reflecting a desire that made her knees shake. That man was trouble with a capital T, as her mother would have said. "Have a seat young man. I cooked a special breakfast just for you. We'll have you all strong and feeling better in no time." She touched the tip of his nose with a finger and kissed his forehead. "Now you have a seat and I'll get your plate." She guided him to sit at the little table.

She busied herself getting Tyler's breakfast ready, glad to have something legitimate to take her attention off the memory of Lyght's kisses. Massive relief washed over her when Lyght left his distracting spot against the counter and sat next to Tyler in the only other chair at the little dinette table.

He reached out and tousled Tyler's now clean and fluffy dark sandy hair. "How do you feel, lad?" Lyght put his elbows on his knees, bringing his face close to the boy.

Kassie watched Tyler to see if he were scared of Lyght. She couldn't blame him if he were after what he'd been through at the hands of other men. Working quickly, she filled his plate full to the brim with the bacon, eggs and pancakes she'd prepared.

"I feel pretty good." An easy smile lit his face, even his eyes before he scratched his cheek and pulled his knees up to his chest. Kassie smiled, liking that he was comfortable enough to do that. Also liking that new color in his cheeks. Well hell, he looked brand spanking new. You'd never know he just came from spending weeks in one hellhole after another, starved and roughed up at every turn. He even seemed a little older now.

Kassie regarded Lyght and nearly dropped the boy's plate when his gaze landed on her. His eyes were clear windows to his thoughts, and they weren't sweet breakfast thoughts. Images of long sweaty nights and entangled bodies, intimate kisses and raging desire raced through her mind and left her breathless. Self-preservation spun her around to get busy with something, anything else. As if he knew exactly what preoccupied her, he flashed her a smile that made her want to lick his lips. The man seemed as curious and desperate to connect with her as she was hungry for him. Almost like…her hand froze on the cabinet door for a second before she jerked it open and got a cup. Surely he wasn't a…a….

"Need some help?"

"Shit!" she hissed, nearly jumping out of her skin.

Lyght chuckled and she gasped when he reached around her for a piece of bacon, pressing his body into hers—full body contact—leaving no secret of his desire. He kissed her on the cheek, silky lips lingering sensually, before gracefully turning to lean his no doubt perfect butt on the counter, chomping away. "You're an amazing cook. I should like to cook for you one day."

She sputtered out stupid noises and took Tyler his food. "It's bacon. Anyone can cook bacon." She dropped a little kiss to the top of Tyler's head. "Wouldn't that be a nice change, though? I can hardly imagine such a thing." She cheerily set the food down. "Having a man do all the cooking?"

A ravenous look replaced Tyler's shy smile when his food was before him.

"That's it, you dig right in and eat as much as you like. What would you like to drink? There's milk and juice."

"Milk, please," he mumbled around a mouth full of pancake.

"Coming right up." She hurried to the fridge, painfully aware of Lyght's eyes all over her. Lord help me not drop anything or trip on my feet. Why does he have to stare at me so hard? What am I saying, I love it. God you know I'm a natural-born klutz, so please give me grace and the right words to say. "Here you go sweetie."

"Can I see you in the next room, Kassie?"

She stood and faced Lyght who suddenly seemed fiercely…something she couldn't quite identify. She nodded. "Of course." Patting Tyler's head, she kissed his cheek and whispered, "I'll be right there in the next room. Just call out if you need anything, okay?"





Chapter Seven



Lyght took Kassie's hand and quickly led her into the spare bedroom. She shut the door and turned, once again startled by his close proximity. She stepped back into the wall as if to escape him and Lyght placed his hands next to her head on the light green plaster. He stared into her beautiful blue eyes, so vivid and pure.