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Breathless, Shell said, “Maybe you need to grab a dictionary and look up the definition of anything Stop asking me and just take it”

“Careful what you wish for,” he whispered before capturing her earlobe between his teeth He tugged thenat the taut skin until she squirmed in his hold He made love to her neck with hisher short nails into his skin The prick of pain only spurred him on more as the pressure of his suction increased

Shell moaned Body on fire, her breasts felt heavy and full, nipples longing for Copper’s attention Between her spread legs, her pussy ached to be filled by him But his attention stayed at her neck and jaw, too far above the collarbone for her needs

“Copper,” she pleaded, aware and unashamed of the whine

He chuckled, then one large hand drifted down her spine, leaving a trail of tingling goosebuers between the globes of her ass to the place only he’d explored

“Anything?” he asked

“Copper,” she said trying to convey with her eyes that four-letter word she refused to admit because it would only end in heartbreak, “I a you need from me Let me be what you need Let me be your woman”

At least until her truth caer The pain of that would be beyond excruciating, but at least she’d have these moments of perfection to look back on Hopefully, they’d carry her through the dark and lonely days to come

CHAPTER NINETEEN

LET ME BE your woman

Those words, that plea reached deep inside Copper and stroked his soul, dousing enough of the day’s anger for him to take a mental step back and appreciate what he had spread out before him

One hand gripped her sleek thigh while the other hovered s spread impossibly wide to accole wall around her delicate heart Those gorgeous blue eyes reflected every thought, every e Trust, desire, and maybe even love shone back at him