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Mary couldn’t speak, couldn’t even think clearly as he started lide over her hipbone Heher bare back, and a surge of disappointh hat he said

“Yeah,” he groaned “You’d let s we both want so dah her “But you need to knoho I am, Mary” He pulled back once more, but he didn’t stare into her eyes and instead looked at her mouth “You’re so much better than me, but the fact you want me makes this even harder” He placed his hands on either side of her head again, creating a wall of thickly cordedher in, as he stared into her eyes “I’m not some choir boy, Mary, and the rumors you’ve heard about me are more than likely true”

His words were like ice water being thrown on her She blinked as her arousal faded

“I’s that are questionable, and I’ood at it Knohat I mean, baby?”

Yeah, she had a good idea what heAll of that

He arning her, showing her what and who he was, laying all his cards out on the table And asthis route, that it was clear he thought she was better than hi it in her face that he was more than likely a manwhore as he drank and partied, she couldn’t help but soften toward him

“Yeah,” he said low, deep “You see who I am” A moment of silence filled the space between theo home and meet the parents, and I sure as fuck don’t do relationships” She felt his finger under her chin and realized she was once entle and she found herself obeying “Do you understandfor you?”

She did, but her one so dry she couldn’t form a word

“If you want a night of hard fucking, that I can give you, Mary” He let his gaze travel down her body, and she shivered fro this for you”

She snorted and felt her anger rise so fast and hard she couldn’t breathe “Bullshit,” she bit out “You’re a coward, Alex Sheppard You’re so fucking weak that you’d rather be an asshole and push me away than admit the truth”

His jaw clenched but he stayed silent