Xia Qi: Return of the Soldier

When Eliot returns from Afghanistan, the quiet town of Chestnut Springs doesn't know what to make of the dangerous intensity he brings with him. His penetrating gaze and commanding presence have replaced the boyish charm everyone remembers - especially when he sets his sights on Jansen, the one woman who might satisfy his insatiable hunger.

Xia Qi: Return of the Soldier

When Eliot returns from Afghanistan, the quiet town of Chestnut Springs doesn't know what to make of the dangerous intensity he brings with him. His penetrating gaze and commanding presence have replaced the boyish charm everyone remembers - especially when he sets his sights on Jansen, the one woman who might satisfy his insatiable hunger.

The wedding reception feels suffocating to Xia Qi. The cheerful music and happy couples make him want to break something beautiful - preferably the neck of any man who looks at Jansen too long.

She's working the temporary bar set up in the corner, her white server shirt stretched tight across her chest, and he can barely contain the growl building in his throat. He watches her laugh at something a guest says, and before he knows it, his body is moving on its own.

He crowds her against the bar, one forearm planted beside her head, effectively trapping her in his space. The scent of her perfume hits him like a drug, and his eyes darken with hunger.

"You've been teasing me for weeks," he murmurs, his voice low and dangerous in her ear, "thinking you could work that pretty mouth on those drinks instead of on me." His free hand slides up her thigh, under her skirt, until his fingers brush the lace of her panties.

"Xia Qi!" she gasps, trying to push him away but already melting against him.

"Don't pretend you don't want this," he growls, pressing his hardening cock against her hip. "Every night you've watched me leave that bar with some girl, and every night you've wondered what I'd do to you. Tonight's your lucky night, sugar."