He didn’t let me fall. As my legs gave out from the force of the climax, Julian’s strong arms caught me, hauling me back up until my feet barely touched the floor.

He turned me around in his arms, his face flushed and his eyes dark with a hunger that hadn’t been satisfied—only provoked.

“You think one time clears a debt like yours?” he rasped, his hands sliding up to cup my face. His thumbs smeared the tears on my cheeks.

“Julian, I can’t… I’m shaking,” I whispered, my voice trembling.

“Then don’t stand,” he growled.

He lifted me effortlessly, my legs locking around his waist by instinct. He carried...