Chapter 47

In any case, what was I doing? I had given it a lot of thought, spending a lot of time getting ready and planning how I could escape the need that pulsated between us, and yet I had given in so quickly. I was letting him treat me anyway, and he was pleased because I was so engrossed in my affections for him, and it wasn't infuriating me as much as it should have.

My fingers pressed against my lips' puffiness, and he looked at me sharply, his eyes narrowing at my expression of frowning.

His hand reached out to encircle my wrist as the need in his...