Chapter 172

Cephus’ POV

“I’m not like one of your usual little boys who is too afraid to even touch you. If you try to play games with me, I won’t allow you to assign me different rules.”

“You know what I think,” I muttered, “you have a problem with expressing intimacy with a woman unless there’s a point to it.”

“Spoken like a young woman who has never used intimacy without a purpose—and that being a purpose that pleases her and nobody else.”

“Who else am I supposed to be looking to please?” I demanded.

“If you intend to be intimate with me, you will need to be focused...