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“You could have come with me”
A tear fell down her cheek and he caught it with his thumb “I couldn’t and you know that I had the contract to build the new library in Sackville I would have lost the deal and that project made the company what it is today”
“You lost me”
His heart clenched The truth hurt “A bad decision on ood part of the last teeks to organize his life and get his priorities straight But he’d not live another day in a life he didn’t want and be away froo and moved to Houston last weekend”
Her eyes went huge “You sold the business…for me?”
“It’s always been you, Taryn, and will always be you It hadn’t been until Madaned up with her services, did I realize I couldn’t live another day without you I saw that I had subet you but that I failed miserably—all that remained was an empty man”
“Blake,” she whispered
He needed to explain himself and pressed on to share his soul with her “Madaardless of what happened between us, that ere a perfect ree with her” He leaned in and her warm breath tickled his lips as the crisp air nipped at his skin “I’ve h ”
She exhaled so deep the air fogged around them “I have waited five years for you to say what you just said to ht of you,in your arms, and craved to be your submissive If I wasn’t as cold as I a, but I doubt I’d feel frostbitten in a dream”
He chuckled “Best arh the snoith one intent—spend the rest of the night reether
Taryn welco door He turned back to her, his eyes intent and her insides melted She dropped the blanket to the floor as he latched onto her arms and yanked her toward hiet her own name
She swiped her tongue across his as he kissed her deeply It’d been so long since she had his lips on hers, she’d forgotten how good the man could kiss No one kissed her with the fevered pitch that he did, and no one but his wobble
He backed away, only a moment, and removed his shirt She ran her hands over his chest, down his toned abs, and was delighted when they clenched beneath her touch He’d always been muscular, but not like this Her pussy ached for hiers
He left herher jaw, to her shoulder where he bit She gasped, but the throb along her clit only pulsed deeper He touched her just how she liked it—rough and never hesitated It rabbed her shirt and lifted it over her head He wasted no ti her bra, pants, and panties then stepped back to examine her