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Beneath her fingertips, she felt his jaw clench “I don’t fucking deserve it,” he said on a low, agitated growl “You should save it for a man who does”

“Shouldn’t I get to decide who deserves to be the firstshe didn’t want Maddux to just be her first She wanted hie, which was a ridiculous thought considering her time with him was only te hter

“I want thatto up the stakes, she pushed the thin straps of her nightgown off her shoulders, then lowered her arms and let the silky fabric fall to the floor at her feet, leaving her standing in front of him in just a pair of lacy panties “It’s my body, my choice, my pleasureand I choose you”

His breathing deepened as his gaze raked over her bare breasts, his growing erection straining against the front of his slacks His hands curled into fists on the ar not to touch everything she was offering “The way I want to fuck you isn’t sweet or gentle or romantic”

His words rang out like a warning, but it was a foreshadowing that was unnecessary because Arabella was already well aware that Maddux enjoyed exerting authority over her physical responsesand her body loved yielding to his commands

“I know,” she said, and brazenly straddled his lap on the chair, tucking her knees on either side of his hips while her fingers finished unfastening the rest of the buttons on his shirt so she could touch his bare skin “You have to know, based on the things we’ve already done, that sweet, gentle, and romantic isn’t what I want, either”

His eyes blazed with frustration and fire as they stared into hers, but he didn’t touch her despite the fact that she was sitting on his thighs half-naked, her hair tuht above the swells of her breasts His entire body was tense, his restraint adesture about saving her virginity, and she was deterht of hi all alpha male on her caused Arabella to shiver in anticipation

“I have waited a very long time to come across athe sides of his shirt to give her a better view of his wide shoulders, his broad chest, and those tight abs she wanted to lick “A et off when I’ht or a dominant, fictional hero I read about in one of my books”

Upping her ga them as he watched “You touchlearned froe of pain that arrowed its way down to her core “You giveet hot and restless and wetter than I thought was even possible”

A low, ruerously threatening “You need to fucking stop,” he said though his clenched teeth

“No, you need to giveat hihty way she rolled her hips and rubbed her sex along the length of his rigid shaft Despite the barrier of his pants and her underwear, the pressure and friction had hi out a harsh stream of breath

She flattened her hands on his pecs and skimmed her thumbs over his hard nipples, then leaned in closer, until her lips touched the side of his neck without the scars, and moved up toward his ear “You make me feel wanted and desired like no one ever has before,” she whispered, sharing her deepest secrets with him “My body responds to your de, but how can soht?”

“Arabella, stop” He barked out the order, using her full na to dissuade her

“I want to experience this, and you, for as long as it lasts,” she went on, placing a war into a with a raw lust and need she wanted to see crack and spill over for her

She settled her hands on either side of his face, feeling emotionally exposed and vulnerable as she laid a part of her heart bare and gave hie for ave it to you Take it Please It’s yours I’m yours”