The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 14

He licked her bottom lip with the tip of his tongue and Jessica parted her lips on a soft gasp. Nick buried his hand in her hair and deepened the kiss. Jessica was lost in a powerful maelstrom of passion when she suddenly felt her backpack bump against her leg.

Concentrating on the feel of her backpack, she ignored the sparks of electricity his kiss was generating and focused on the main objective. Determined to get her revenge, she slid her hands to the back of his head and tangled them in his hair.

She kissed him like there was no tomorrow. But she couldn't completely ignore the waves of pleasure his touch sent crashing over her body.

Her only consolation was that he was obviously just as affected.

Jessica flicked his tongue with hers; he released a low growl and pulled her closer. The vibrations of the sound traveled through her body and filled her with a sense of power.

Power that helped her realize that she was almost to the point of no return. It was time for her to end her little charade and not a moment too soon. She felt like she was standing at the edge of some fathomless precipice, ready to jump and expecting to survive.

Things had gone too far and she feared she was close to losing herself, close to forgetting about everything but his touch.

It was time for her Coup de grâce.

She lowered her hand, slid it down his arm in a gentle caress and when she reached the strap of her backpack she pulled it away, transferring it from his hand to hers.

Jessica broke the kiss and tried to step away. He tried to pull her back to him when he finally realized what she'd done. Distracted by the loss of her touch, it took him a second for his mind to register what she'd done.

"Lucky for me I can bug my parents ALL on my own" She told him as she stepped back, regaining her equilibrium.

Nick dropped his hands to his sides and balled them into fists.

As she took another step back, she adjusted the straps of her backpack on her shoulders with one hand and wiped her lips with the other. She couldn't help but smirk when she saw the stunned look on his face.

"Two can play your game." She told him, referring to the trick he'd pulled earlier, and turned to go.

That turned out to be a mistake.