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Aftershock Sylvia Day 27220K 2023-09-03

"Jesus" He oddaive in to what you want so I can have you"

As if He knehat I wanted and he was fighting it all the way "Well, now you can have your life andhand "Not now Believe et back to New York"

"Fine Whatever" He pivoted and strode to the door, his back stiff and shoulders rigid

There was still a part ofhim back and tell him to stay, to sleep with him and feel that incredible intimacy and sensual closeness I’d never felt with anyone else But we had a lot of thinking to do and we needed time--and space--to do it

Jax yanked the door open and stepped out to the hallway I sed the words stuck init as a distraction to avoid watching hi out a shaky exhalation We weren’t going to recover froe e’d had Forever

"I"

My lungs seized in surprise at the sound of Jax’s voice

"I love you Okay? I love you soto support my weakened knees I’d wanted to hear him say the words, but now that I had, they didn’t sink in I didn’t realize how upset he was until his hands gripped my upper arms and he buried his face in my neck

"I want you in o to sleep holding you, to come home froas, but things were different then I had you all toto be that way now"

I reached up with et it I can deal with it"

"I hope so," heto be able to let you go after this, Gia For better or worse, you’reto scare me," I whispered, overcohed softly, huskily "I’ it up to kiss me The mo it ache I caught his waist, pushing up onto h me, provoked by the beloved smell of himthe feel of his warroaned¸ drawingled with his, licking into hisacross his with unabashed ravenousness

"Co it open and then down to where h to allow the sleeves to slide off so the robe dropped on the floor

"God" He pulled ainst hi home the realization that he was clothed, dressed for work in a way I’d never seen ere together in Vegas Turning my head, I looked into the mirror on the wall and shivered at our reflection--Jax, so forerously sexy businessman; andas his gaze found us Watching the lust tighten his face into priainst odda this up Of looking at you one day and finding that you’ve lost that light in your eyes you have when you’re looking at me"

"Jax" He’d always made me feel as if no other woman had ever compared to me But as thrilled as I was to finally have hih still throbbed like an unhealed wound "You hurt me," I told him softly "You broke my heart"

His forehead touched ain, but I have no idea how this is going to play out or how you’ll take to living my life with me"

"I’m sure I’ll makethem one by one "We just have to love each other"

He tilted his head and tookHis hands slid upunder my breasts with his thumbs beneath the curves The pads stroked the sensitive undersides,for a more carnal touch The deep-seated ache in my core was painful, my sex already wet and ready

It had always been that ith Jax, as if nized his as the one it’d been built to take

Jax exploded intome on the bed The torapped around my hair loosened and fell off He positioned himself over me, his hands planted at e "Tellthat I had to shake ain and he took a deep breath "I’ll keep my clothes on"

"Jax" There was a plea inhi and thick

His head lifted and I shivered at the raging lust in his dark eyes, knowing exactly hoould feel to have it unleashed on uttural with desire "No way"

I opened my mouth to say it was okaythat I was on the pillthat I wanted to feel hi between usbut the doorbell rang, followed by a quick "Room service"

I hed softly "Saved by the bell"

"Wait--"

But he was already grabbingit over ot the door, barred the server fro in the hallway When he reappeared, he was carrying the tray in one hand, deftly balancing the bottle of wine, wineglass, and a dolanced atout in front ofme"

"You deserve it"

Jax’s mouth curved wryly "I don’t doubt it Still, there’s only so et out of here"

I pouted "Spoilsport"