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Chapters (50)
  1. Cover
  2. Back Cover Text
  3. Also by Charish Reid
  4. Dedication
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter Two
  7. Chapter Three
  8. Chapter Four
  9. Chapter Five
  10. Chapter Six
  11. Chapter Seven
  12. Chapter Eight
  13. Chapter Nine
  14. Chapter Ten
  15. Chapter Eleven
  16. Chapter Twelve
  17. Chapter Thirteen
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Chapter Fifteen
  20. Chapter Sixteen
  21. Chapter Seventeen
  22. Chapter Eighteen
  23. Chapter Nineteen
  24. Chapter Twenty
  25. Chapter Twenty-One
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six
  31. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  32. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  33. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  34. Chapter Thirty
  35. Chapter Thirty-One
  36. Chapter Thirty-Two
  37. Chapter Thirty-Three
  38. Chapter Thirty-Four
  39. Chapter Thirty-Five
  40. Chapter Thirty-Six
  41. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  42. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  43. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  44. Chapter Forty
  45. Epilogue
  46. Acknowledgements
  47. About the Author
  48. Carina Press Romance Promise
  49. Writing for Carina
  50. Carina eNewsletter

The gentle and languorous strokes made her body reawakened with want. He worked slowly, with patience, drawing his own pleasure with caution. While he moved above her, Victoria combed the hair that escaped his ponytail with her fingers. She ran her hands down the expanse of his chest, fanning her fingers along his nipples. Feeling brave, she pinched them both and watched him hiss. His response made her walls flutter against his sliding cock. She obviously aroused him as much as he did her and that knowledge made her raise her hips to meet his. She wanted to see his release; she wanted to know what complete loss of control looked like. He lifted her by the hips and set her torso on an incline, driving himself into her with a singular force that sent her close to another orgasm. John held her in place and pumped frantically until he threw his head back and shouted. His body seized as his hands tightened on her hips. Cords stood out on his neck as he moaned through the downpour of fiery sensations.

After a moment, he loosened his grip on her and opened his eyes. When he looked down at her, Victoria’s breath caught in her throat. John was a wild man. His hair hung over his drawn face, his eyes sparkled like a wildfire. “It’s never felt like that before,” he said in a hoarse voice, exhausted from the workout.

“No, it hasn’t,” she admitted, letting her eyes drift shut. This was more intense and they were more connected.

He lowered himself against her body and held her close. John buried his nose against her neck and breathed deeply. “Victoria,” he said in a hushed voice.

She let her eyes drift closed and settled against his weight, treasuring the feeling of him still filling her. “Yes?”

“If I get to do that for one more week, I could die a happy man.”

Victoria chuckled. “I don’t want you dying on my account.”

John lifted his head. “Did you come again?”

“Don’t worry, you wore me out,” she said with closed eyes.

“Look at me.”

When she opened her eyes, a lump formed in her throat. He appeared to be quite sincere with his question. “John, it’s not—”

“I don’t want to half-ass lovemaking with you, darling,” he said with a furrowed brow. “Seeing your face when you let loose is my favorite thing.”

She let out a halted laugh. “I don’t think you have to worry about that. I came twice.”

“But you’ll be honest with me if you don’t?” His eyes searched her gaze with a keen interest.

“Of course,” she said, taking ahold of his face.