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God, did she have a reader board on her forehead or so her deepest thoughts How did he kno she felt before she could identify it?

“Maybe,” she murmured

He drew her closer “You don’t need to worry, sweetheart Nothing could ever change the way I feel about you When I delivered my heart to you, there was no return address”

Sappy Reece was back, but she was getting used to him

She hated to admit it, but she liked Sappy Reece almost as much as Smart-assed Reece, and maybe more than Sexy Reece Well, probably not more than Sexy Reece

“You’re not going to laugh at me this time?” he questioned

“I only laugh because you et all sappy-like”

“I know,” he said “If I didn’t know that, I’d probably cry” He protruded his lower lip in a pout

Now she did laugh “I don’t know if I’ll ever get used to the many sides of Reece Jericho”

“That’s good,” he said “You’re a complex woman I have to keep you on your toes”

“Are you sure you aren’t trying to keep me on my back?”

He grinned “Of course not” When she lifted a questioning eyebrow at him, he elucidated “I like you on top”

She slapped him in the shoulder and he winced Her ,” shehis severely bruised shoulder She kissed the area with the slightest brush of her lips “Is that better?”

“A little,” he breathed

She kissed the bruise again, loving the salty taste of his skin Her lips drifted along his collarbone and up his neck Her tongue stroked his skin, seeking more of his delectable flavor His hands an to unfasten the row of tiny buttons along her spine When the confining bodice fell free, he pushed her sleeves down her arms She pulled her hands free, and ue dipped into his ear and he drew a breath between his teeth, his hands gripping the fabric of her che his mouth on her breasts

“Reece,” she pleaded in his ear, hoping he was still aHis pulse was in a frenzy against her lips as she kissed his throat

His fingersthe skin of her shoulders beneath He pushed the fabric from one shoulder and kissed the newly exposed skin He repeated the action on the other shoulder When lifted his head to gaze into her eyes, he stroked the bodice of her undergar her response, his fingertips brushed one aching nipple and then the other Her head fell back, offering her throat, her breasts, as a sacrifice to this god who ruled her desire He didn’t disappoint His handsthe erect tips with his thu circular pattern Hisits way down her body He ue over her nipple and her entire body jerked When he pulled her throbbing flesh into his mouth, shehiainst the underside of her nipple, sti her into a delirium

“Reece,” she cried

He pulled away and blew a cool breath against hera shudder froave it the sa her breasts He was an expert at this She wouldn’t be surprised if he had a doctorate degree in advanced nipple stimulation from the University of Oh My, Yes, That’s It

She groaned in protest when he released her breast and lifted his head

“You’re beautiful,” he murmured He kissed her skin where her collarbones met at the base of her throat “I’ve missed you I don’t think I can stand to be without you for a single moment of the rest of my life”

He lifted his head to look down at her She didn’t think she was i the unusual wetness in his eyes

“Promise me you won’t ever leave me, Lara”

She was rendered speechless He stared at her for a moment and then dropped his forehead to her shoulder “I’ht to ask that of you Way to destroy the mood, Jericho”

Apparently, he wasn’t aware that her mouth had opened to tell hiain What was she thinking? She decided she wasn’t thinking at all It was nice to just let herself feel for a change She stroked the hair at the base of his skull

“I think I should start keeping a sock in my mouth,” he said

“You’re too hard on yourself,” she murmured “I think you’re sweet”

“You’re the only person who has ever accusedhis head to look at her He see, but dropped his head to her shoulder again

“When I first ht you were a bad boy”

He chuckled “You have no idea how bad I can be”

“So maybe you should tell me”

He sighed, his body growing tense above her “Will you please let et about my past?”

She decided not to press hied hiiven her Plus, she just really liked looking at hi him He had a question in his eyes as he looked up at her, but he didn’t say anything