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"Maybe," I said "But whose approach isin the end?"

Drake shrugged "I've tried your approach I was married for five years You haven't tried ive it a chance? Then you'll know"

"I can't i run"

He sighed, as if he was growing ih for now"

I stood on the other side of the coffee table and stared him down "I only want to fuck so?"

"Someone will love you, Kate Do you really want to wait until he does? Is ht, for what – a year? Is that really good enough for you?"

That hurt

I turned ondrawers, looking for my tea strainer so I could make some tea for us, but of course, I really just wanted to escape hi behind me He probably realized he went too far with that

"I'm sorry" He reached out and touched my shoulder, softly

"You’re a bastard"

"No, I' honest" He took hold of my shoulders and turned me around to face him but I did my best to avoid his eyes, because mine et The truth of his words hurt me

"Kate, you deserve to have pleasure when you need it You're not a bad girl for wanting to feel it I can give it to you I want to give you the pleasure you need in the way that h to admit it to yourself"

He bent down and tried to catch my eyes, but I closed them

"Here," he said and folded me into his arms I didn't stop him, but neither did I melt into his embrace I was still too hurt to let hi

"I' the truth so plainly If this is going to work between us, you have to let me break down those protective walls you've built up around yourself Otherwise, you won’t really experience submission the way you need to"