Shifted Under Construction (Bad Boy Alphas) by C.E. Black

Author:C.E. Black [Black, C.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Secret Quill Press
Published: 2016-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

My heart pounded against my rib cage, and my breath caught. A light sheen of sweat broke out on the back of my neck even as goosebumps spread across the exposed skin of my arms. My nipples beaded into needy peaks. He was too close. Too warm. And God, he smelled too good.

Chris stood in front of me, so close all it would take is for me to lean in just a little for my chest to touch his. And oh, how I wanted to. I could feel my legs wanting to sway forward, but so far, I’d held back the impulse. His eyes hadn’t left mine in the last few minutes since we’d been alone. And though he was so close we almost touched, we didn’t. He didn’t touch me, only looked at me with those hungry, lust filled eyes of his that were trying to drag me in with him. I was afraid to admit it was already too late.

“What you said before—”

“I’m sorry,” he interrupted. “You’re not like them. You’re not like any woman I’ve ever met. I shouldn’t have said those things to you.”

The honesty in his eyes was enough for me.

I sucked in a breath, along with some courage. “I accept your apology. And, I’m sorry too.”

He nodded, before inching just a hair closer. The air crackled around us, like a living spark.

“I’m not going to force you.” he said softly. “I’m not going to touch you, tease you, or taste you. I won’t try and convince you with my hands running softly over your supple skin. Or with my tongue licking in your most sensitive spots.”

He licked his lips, drawing my eye. My teeth ground together and my fists clenched at my sides. The deep timbre of his voice hit me right between the legs, causing me to press my thighs together just so I wouldn’t wrap them around his hips. Every muscle screamed at me to move. I couldn’t, though. I couldn’t. Could I?

“What I will do,” he murmured, “ is tell you that I want you. ’Cause I do, Harper. I want you more than I have ever wanted a woman before.”

His jaw ticked as if this fact disturbed him. I just wasn’t sure why.

“Nothing has changed, though. I can’t give you anything more than sex. Hot, intense, un-fucking-forgettable sex.”

I visibly shivered and his eyes flared.

“Ride it out with me,” he pleaded. “That quickie in the office was unbelievable, but it was nothing compared to what it will be.”

His hand lifted like he was going to touch my cheek, but at the last minute, he allowed it to fall to his side, his fist clenching. His control wasn’t any better than mine, it seemed.

“I have to know, Harper.” He swallowed hard before his lips parted on a heavy breath. “Do you have any idea what it will be like?”

“Explosive,” I breathed.

Nodding slowly, he took the tiniest step closer. If I took a deep breath, my nipples would scrape across his chest. Closing my eyes, I willed my lungs not to over fill.

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