Deadly Obsession by Elle James

Author:Elle James
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-05-08T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Light pushed through the seams of Chance’s closed eyes, nudging him from the deepest sleep he’d had in a very long time. He blinked and stared up at an antique light fixture. He lay still, trying to remember where he was.

A warm, soft hand slipped across his belly and lower to where his rock-hard erection tented the blanket.

He jerked awake and stared down at Jillian, her blond hair spread on the pillow beside him, her cheeks rosy, her lips swollen from kissing the night before.

Holy hell, after he’d discarded the condom, he’d been too tired and too comfortable to move. Telling himself he’d only be there for a few more minutes, he’d fallen to sleep, holding Jillian in his arms.

What a mistake—a huge mistake.

His heart raced and his pulse pounded against his ears. He could have had another one of his nightmares. Damn. He could have hurt or killed this woman who was coming to mean more to him than he ever wanted or expected. What had he been thinking?

That was it, he hadn’t been thinking. Making love to Jillian had wiped all other thoughts or precautions from his mind. When his body was sated, he’d fallen asleep with her in his arms.

God. I could have hurt her.

As much as he wanted to stay, wrapped in the warm cocoon of her body and the blankets, he couldn’t lead her on. He’d never intended to sleep with Jillian. She wasn’t the kind of woman who would appreciate a one-night stand, and he wasn’t the kind of man who would take advantage of her. Yet he had. The trouble was, he couldn’t be anything more to her than a one-night stand. Sleeping with her on a regular basis would put her at too much risk.

Convinced she would be better off without him, Chance shifted his body in an attempt to leave the bed without waking her.

As soon as he moved, her hand pressed against his abdomen and she curved a leg over his, rubbing her naked sex on his thigh.

Chance swallowed a groan. This woman was sweet, sweet torture.

Jillian moved against him, her breasts nudging his side, her hand dropping lower, slender fingers wrapping around his jutting shaft.

He couldn’t move now if the house was on fire. While his mind told him to leave, his body would have none of it. This was what he wanted. But he couldn’t let her think he was in it for the long haul. That wasn’t a possibility. At least not until the dreams went away. Who knew when that would happen?

Come to think of it, he hadn’t dreamed at all with Jillian in his arms. One night of sleep wasn’t enough to call it a cure. It had to have been a fluke.

“Jillian, what we’re doing...” he started.

“Mmm?” Her eyes were still closed and she moved slowly as if still half-asleep.

“I can’t make any promises.”

Her hand slid the length of his erection. “Not asking for any,” she said, her breath warm against his naked chest.

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