Losing My Breath: Grumpy special ops veteran meets his match in a rebellious princess. A steamy, emotionally gripping new-adult romantic dramedy by J Rose Black

Author:J Rose Black [Rose Black, J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Label Press
Published: 2023-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Callan walked her to her door, her hand tucked between his elbow and ribcage. A comfortable quiet had settled between them during the drive back to their apartment building. Comfortable, except for wanting to touch her. In that perfect, bare space between the top of her knee and the bottom of her skirt.

She looked at him, her back to her apartment door. “Come in? And talk?” Meridian’s eyelashes formed a seductive fringe around her eyes.

He leaned close. “Just talk?”

“Just talk.” She gave him a sidelong glance with a half smile. Her complexion flushed and her eyes sparkled.

“Sure.” He stifled the groan that wouldn’t earn him any Prince Charming points. How long will she make me wait?

She closed the door and started toward the kitchen. “Coffee?”

“Water’s fine.” He sat down.

Meridian placed a water bottle on the coffee table and sat next to him. She settled her head on his shoulder. “You seemed a little distant tonight. Your friend’s story bothered you.”

The muscles in his neck stiffened.

“You know, your past,” she said, and tilted her head to look up at him. “It doesn’t change anything.”

He nodded, and escaped by leaning forward to grab the bottle of water. Don’t ask.

She soothed her fingers through the hair on the back of his head. “You don’t talk about your family. Outside of what you’ve said about the Marines. They’re like family to you.”

He pressed his eyes closed and focused on her ministrations. Tiny shivers coursed through the muscles of his back. I don’t want to think about it. “Just the Corps.”

Her fingers paused. “Callan?” She pulled on his chin.

“Don’t.”

Meridian kissed him, then. Her mouth at first sweetness and syrup. She drew him in. The tension seeped from his muscles and oozed from his pores. He broke away, took a breath, and renewed the fervor of their kiss. Hungry, she devoured his lips. He slipped his tongue into her mouth.

That heated haze began to unfurl—growing, longing. It nudged his heart rate up to a sprint. He wrapped an arm around her waist, and pulled her into his lap. Her heated gaze held his. Gentle fingers stroked the side of his face.

She smiled. Tenderness lit her eyes. Part of him wanted to live in that look, to have her always look at him that way. But the unfurling heat; it wanted to bite and suck it off her features—until she could only stare at him with pulsing, raging desire. His stomach flipped over; he maneuvered her down onto the couch.

He kissed her again, deep and slow—feeling the warmth of her arms around him. The sweet agony of her, pliant and affected, moaning beneath him. He broke the kiss. “You just wanted to talk.”

“You’re complaining?”

“No.” He leaned down, into her—kissing her neck, licking and sucking available flesh. A soft gasp escaped her lips. He ran his hand over her stomach to her ribcage. His thumb stroked the curve of her breast. “I won’t go too far.” He brushed his fingers over the peak of her chest. He found the nipple and rubbed circles into the light fabric of her bra.

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