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Why was she okay with hi in and out of her life? Didn’t she realize that she deserved ht to ask for what she wanted? Maybe this loose arrangement was all she wantedand why did that irritate him?

He was losing it Jaeger placed a kiss on her forehead and deliberately pushed his frustration away “You’re easy to be with, Piper Mills,” he murmured into her hair, his words so loasn’t sure if she heard hi free”

Piper stretched her neck and her lips grazed the underside of his jaw, painting streaks of fire on his skin He closed his eyes and felt her move away, and he hissed his disappointment His eyes opened when he felt the bed covers hs, to be replaced with a slirant woman

Piper straddled his legs, her knees against his hips and her hands on his chest, her happy place an inch away from his He swelled beneath her and his hands ski across her nipples Piper’s eyes darkened and her mouth opened, but she didn’t break eye contact

She dropped her hips and her heatthis was the best type of torture, the sweetest hell She could spend the next day—year, decade—just sliding up and down his shaft and he would be content to stare into her eyes, wondering what it was about this woman that captured his fascination

Oh, her long, slim body was a turn-on, and she was as beautiful without makeup as she ith it Her hair was soft and silky He picked up the curl skier He brushed her nipple with her own hair Piper shuddered and he watched her, desperately trying to ignore her slick, wet heat sliding across him

He wanted to delay this, wanted to slon and watch her enjoy hiure out what made this woman so different

Maybe it was the fleeting ereen of a tsavorite garnet But the eone before he could identify thenize; she wanted his he sensed her desire to connect, to push away loneliness, to feel wanted in a nonsexual way

He understood

Jaeger lifted his hand and cradled her face As her eyes closed, he watched her turn her face into his hand, seeking more Yeah, Piper needed tenderness, affection, a connection

He couldn’t give it to her

She wasn’t asking for a lifetiued with his inner cynic All she was silently asking for was a brief e of pleasure,

Or is a connection what you want?

Did he want a different sexual experience that had nothing to do with sex and everything to do with giving and receiving emotion, appreciation, acceptance, affection?

Jaeger skimmed his thumb across her lower lip When her eyes connected with his, he saw his need for reen depths Unable to resist, he placed his hands on her hips and flipped her under hi her He just needed a moment to look at her, to burn the memory of her—so soft, so feminine, so open—into his brain

“I need to love you”

Dammit, he didn’t mean to say the words out loud

Piper gave him a look he couldn’t decipher Then she linked her arms around his neck and pulled his fell open He nudged at her opening and groaned, feeling her fiery welcome on his tip

He wanted more, he wanted to explore, but Piper lifted her hips and slid onto hiht When he tried to pull out, she locked her legs around his hips to hold hiain, and he was buried so deep inside her that his brain shut down and instinct took over

He didn’t need tothe pace All he had to do was hold on for the ride It was a strange experience, letting her take control, but it was massively erotic With every thrust, she squeezed and he felt the pressure build He gritted his teeth, willing hiasm she pulled from him would be one of the best of his life