More Than Desire You: Reed Family Reckoning, Book 8 by Shayla Black
Author:Shayla Black [Black, Shayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shelley Bradley LLC
Her soft entreaty fries my brain. My thoughts race. I canât breathe.
Iâve been offered sex often. But for the first time, I canât think of a seductive comeback.
Iâm speechless.
Until now, I never thought I owed a woman in my bed anything but pleasure. If she got off a few times, I walked away without an ounce of guilt. I canât do that to Corinne. On the other hand, if I turn her down, my gut tells me this chance will never come again and Iâll wish for the rest of my life that Iâd fucking taken the opportunity to touch her.
âPrincessâ¦â
âSay yes. Just this once. All my life, everyone has left me, especially when I needed them. You didnât andâ¦â She bites her plump lip the way she always does that drives me crazy. âPlease.â
Her pleading dark eyes twist me up. Even as I lift my hands to cup her face, Iâm making a conscious choice to fall for her, because thereâs no way I spend tonight losing myself in her body and I donât come out of this wrecked.
At the moment, I donât care. Iâve never agonized over the future. Anticipated, plotted, and put countermeasures in place, sure. But my philosophy has always been that if I spent my time stressing, then when the shit hit the fan, Iâd only have forced myself to live through the misery twice. But worry eats at me now. What if I make love to Corinne tonight and she walks away come morning?
I stare down into her eyesâ¦and I see my fork in the road. I hesitate, and thatâs not like me. When I see something, I go after it. When I decide something, I do it. When I want something, I take it.
Still, sheâs different.
âI donât have to pretend you matter. But I want you to be sure. If you give me your virginity, I canât give it back.â
She shakes her head, her dark curls brushing her delicate shoulders. âThatâs the thing. Iâve never felt compelled to be with anyone. In high school, waiting felt right because my boyfriends were passing crushes. In college, not getting involved made sense because I didnât want to regret throwing away my V-card on a random hot dude at a party.â
âAnd Riley?â I choke out. Admittedly, Iâve fucked so many women that Iâve lost count, but Iâve never been in love. She gave her heart to that man. Despite the fact it shouldnât, that goddamn eats at me.
âWe had opportunities. We made plans. We met for weekends.â Corinne shrugs. âI justâ¦didnât.â
âBut you want me?â More than the man she once hoped to marry?
Slowly, Corinne nods, her solemn stare never wavering.
My pulse surges. I tamp it down and try not to let excitement run away with my common sense. Tonight was heavy and emotional. She probably needs someone to hold her, and I shouldnât delude myself into thinking I mean more to her.
But what if sheâs feeling what Iâm feeling? What if sheâs asking me to make
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