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So very close

Fliss fought to harness her galloping heart as one hand still held her wrist as the other brushed up her body to cup her ribcage, his thu the underside of her breast whilst only barely touching

And then, leaning forward, he brushed her lips with his own

A small squeak escaped her lips

‘Oh’

She was pretty sure she’d never squeaked in her life

The heady mix of citrus and leather intensified and Fliss couldn’t stop herself froht taste like, hoould feel to graze her body against his Her breasts felt strangely heavy, aching at the idea But that was nothing co around other parts of her body It was like nothing she recognised

Sex before had always been pleasant but perfunctory She had a feeling pleasant was the last adjective a wo sex with the Colonel Her body shivered suddenly at all the adjectives she could iine

‘What are you doing?’ she murmured

‘I’ve no idea,’ he ad his thuue ‘I just know I keep trying to resist you but then I findthe line I’ve always drawn in my head’

Molten heat bubbled up inside her The idea of pushing aCould he really want her that badly? It offered an odd sense of power Al she was sorely lacking

Frightened of talking herself out of it, Fliss abruptly closed the gap between them His evident arousal let her know in no uncertain terh her and she shifted against hi the moan in the back of his throat as he lifted his hand to cradle the back of her neck, his other hand cupping her backside as he pressed her even ainst him

Instinctively, she pa

rted her legs slightly, rocking against hihs And then he slipped his lips fro her jawline to the dip beneath her ear as his hand dropped fro it in one solid palh her unifor to her core But she wanted so much more

‘Colonel’