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Noelle flattened her hand above his heart The organ rushed up toHector didn’t chastise her "Wasn’t your fault," she said, offering coulped His gaze , no hint of the frost he so often directed at her

In an instant, her thought path changed course Froht back to the pleasure She had her hand on hiht you weren’t going to do this with hie He craved her She would never get tired of those words

You’ve forgotten the huh! She despised these conversations with herself

Dallas had amused her, but Hector… Hector tantalized her He didn’t tease, he snarled He didn’t flirt, he inforainst her nerve endings, awakening long forgotten parts of her body, working her into a frenzy

"You know, the last two tis," she reotten"

Me, either "We should probably--" Go our separate ways She tried to force the words out of her ested in her throat

"Yeah," he repeated He leaned closer, closer, probably seeing the pulse at the base of her neck speed out of rhyth her in, as if he wasn’t sure what to do next

Forget separating She wantedthe seam of his lips He moaned, but didn’t open, so she turned her attention to his pulse, licking up the base of his neck She loved the honey and almond flavor of his skin Loved the--

Honey and almond

Like a woman’s body lotion

Jealousy was like a thousand knives inside her What he did--had done--wasn’t her business They weren’t dating He could do whatever the hell he wanted, homever the hell he wanted

And yet, still Noelle felt her nails dig into his chest as she straightened "Hector, I’ to answer honestly or I swear to God I’ll ensure you’re never able to have children Did you just have sex with someone?"

He stiffened, that flush of shaet rid of it "No, I did not have sex with anyone" Each as carefully uttered, precisely measured, as if he didn’t want to lie, but didn’t want to admit the truth, either

In his favor, he hadn’t stated the obvious by pointing out that she had no right to pry into his love life

"Did youthe chapel?" she asked Every base would be covered before she allowed him to leave her

"No"

"Kiss soloves froed theation easier and just ad with a woman, any woman, for a while And before you ask," he added with barely a pause, "a while is a long tiht, then The potent mix of jealousy and fury drained the rest of the way

"Are my testicles safe?" he asked, and darin, those golden eyes sparkling

Irresistible ht be the perfect ti up some answers Other than the ones he’d already denied her "So, why did you stor "I didn’t storm out I simply made a hasty exit"

"Because your pants were on fire?" Wasn’t that how the old song went?

"Soe to draw hie of his lapels, the ue raain You’re so easy With hio But she didn’t ruff "But I’m not sorry You needed it"

"Well, now you have to kiss me better"

Every muscle in Hector’s body stiffened Kiss her? "What about Don Carlos? Will he ht "No other boyfriends?"

"None"

Thank God "I will kiss you, then," he croaked out, and it was a vow "I’ll o about it, too Strip her, spread her legs, push her against the wall, then touch and taste every inch of her Knead her breasts, pinch her nipples, tongue her clit Then pound his cock deep inside her, so deep she wouldn’t walk for weeks

What he’d allow hi from this? Not an option Her sweet scent was in his nose, her hand was on his chest He’d leveled hier zone He could do this, have this

A tre I’ll help" Then she pressed their lips together and his thoughts totally and cone, feht his hands up to cup her jaw to angle her head for deeper access Don’t touch, don’t you dare touch Instead he pressed his gloved hands into the wall beside her and crowded her backward, until she couldn’t ether, clashed He operated on instinct, lust, and pent-up frustration At no point was the kiss a gentle exploration At all points, it was savage and hot and consu of self, an unquenchable thirst He wanted more, more, more, no

No Slow it down, fool He had to reid control But no , taking again Taking everything she had, eating at her, desperate for her To own her, possess her

"Hector," she breathed Her arrinding against hi down his throat and heating his every cell

Her nipples were hard against his chest, rasping at his shirt So badly he wanted to trace a path down the ridges of her spine and feel her ass He pressed closer, instead, and she rubbed all the harder against the thick, swollen length of his cock

At the first contact, she cried out and he groaned "You feel so good, baby"

If he lifted her dress, opened his slacks, he could press into her et core--and she et, she had to be Her need was palpable What would it feel like to be surrounded by a woht