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As she surveyed the roo he’d set out, a smile of anticipation lifted her lips That, he expected But the hope in her blue eyes surprised him

“I’ve missed you The last feeeks have been so” She stopped herself, just when shei stare “I’lad you’re here and that you want me”

Her voice said that she’d been worried by the possibility that he hadn’t after their Thanksgiving row, but she didn’t verbalize it That frustrated Liam “No matter what you think, I’ve alanted you, Raine From the very first minute I laid eyes on you”

She smiled, and he swore he could see her heart in her eyes So far deeper than desire lay there Why wouldn’t she just bloody tell him?

Liam caressed the silky hair at her crown, then cupped her cheek “I’ve tried to voice how I feel about you I’s have beco Open yourself to me and let me show you”

“I’s” She brushed a kiss across his lips “But I’ll do my best to show you, too”

Then she lowered herself to the bed, legs parted, arht to behold Her rosy nipples cresting plu down to sleek thighs, and the strip of dark hair above her otherwise bare folds made him ache and sweat

As Liam hovered above her, he couldn’t look away Sexually, everything between theent, connected This was one place her sub her whole body was a thousand ti even a part of the woman beneath

Unbuttoning his shirt and shrugging it off, he toed off his shoes, and sat on the chair opposite to strip off his socks He still couldn’t take his eyes off her, all gracefully arranged and spread out before hihs even wider, displaying his cunt and his ass, both reserved for his pleasure alone Sorrow and pride blended, beautiful and bittersweet

He pushed the ardless of today’s outcome, she would feel him so deeply inside her—mind, body, and soul—that she’d forever hold a piece of him close

He unfastened his belt and unzipped carefully over his straining erection His cock already wept for her, throbbing to be enveloped in her silken heat He forced himself to be patient

Walking to the bed, he reached for the cuffs, securing her wrists and ankles He heard the soft quiver of her indrawn breath, then watched her test his restraints