Rhett snorted – if he wasn’t currently burning up from the inside, he might of even rolled his eyes and delivered a sharp comment. What? He could be clever and funny when he wanted to. And sure, usually his humor was cutting. Except, something about Cass made him softer, somehow. Less of an obnoxious dick. Maybe it was ‘cause she was every bit an asshole herself.
“Well, if you’re going to offer to feed them to me with your mouth,” he drawled, gaze tracking her as she stalked closer. “I wouldn’t complain.” And there it was, that wolfish smirk of his. Rakishly charming, that was Rhett van Essen.
His smirk only grew as her gaze raked over him, soaking him in. Rhett knew how he looked, knew from experience Cass appreciated his particular brand of handsome. But still, he couldn’t help but zero in on that little lip bite of hers, humming involuntarily as she touched him.
He moved – quick, far too quick for any human – and reached out to grip her by the wrist, tugging her forcibly towards him, smirk earning a touch of arrogance. “Yeah? And are you going to keep talking about how hot I am, Cassandra, or are you going to straddle me already?”
“Mmmm, no way. If they’re in my mouth, they’re getting eaten by me. You should know this by now.” There were few things in life Cass didn’t play around with, and food was high up on the list. When it came to food, she was every bit the southern girl, preferring a huge slab of steak and a pile of potatoes to a measly salad. And chocolate? Forget about it. “So you might not complain, but rest assured you’d be in trouble for snatchin’ my chocolate.”
The gasp that slipped past her lips at his sudden movement couldn’t be helped - the speed surprising her still, despite the time she’d been spending around supernaturals lately. It was quickly replaced by a growl though as she came face to face with him and he used her full name. “Not gonna do shit but tease you if you call me that again,” Cass threatened, though they both knew it was an empty threat. She hated being called Cassandra, sure, but why punish herself as well?
Climbing into his lap and doing exactly as he asked, she brought her face within mere inches of his, taking a deep breath and noticing he even smelled different today. “So, what are you going to call me, now?” she asked before licking her lips slowly, realizing that despite his supernatural strength and draw, with his heat upon him, she held even more power over him than usual.