Chapter 396

• He scoops me up swiftly so my legs are drawn around his waist, and I’m holding on around his neck. He walks us forward, his mouth still on mine, as he slowly lowers to his knees on the bed and shimmies us fully onto it. He playfully drops me down onto the luxurious bedspread and grabs my ankles, tugging so that I’m catapulted onto my back, sprawled out. He’s not slow in getting on top of me and nestling himself between my legs, nudging them open, so we’re connected fully.
• “I love you.” He looks deep within me, igniting my soul, his eyes green and heavy with longing, his face so smooth and relaxed.
• “I love you,” I respond, biting my lip to stop the wobble of emotion coming over me, that ache deep inside, love-fueled and ravaging, so tender it hurts. He kisses me softly, then sucks my bottom lip a little harder, and I can’t help but close my eyes and groan against his mouth, igniting so many ripples of desire.