A Deal

~ Sterling ~

She kissed me back, just as fiercely, just as intensely. It was one of the many reasons I couldn’t figure her out, why this woman intrigued me so much.

Her fingers tangled in my hair, pulling—hard. I broke the kiss for just a second to look at her, really look at her.

Her green eyes burned with that maddening mix of anger and desire, sharper now than it had ever been before.

I slid my