Wild Boys (Billionaires After Dark: Boxed Set) by Melissa Foster
Author:Melissa Foster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Anthology
Publisher: World Literary Press
Published: 2021-07-25T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Thirteen
ALLY PEERED THROUGH the peephole of her apartment door and her heart skipped a beat at the sight of Heath pacing the hallway. Before pulling the door open, she allowed herself an extra second to gawk. His jaw was tight, and his eyes were trained on the ground, as if he were mulling something over or was annoyed. He rubbed the back of his neck and grimaced. She wondered if something had happened with his brothers. It had been a while since sheâd texted him about not meeting him at NightCaps.
She opened the door, and the second he lifted his eyes, all that tension seemed to melt from his body and float away. His full, beautiful lips curved up, and his gaze softened as he reached for her. There was a tingling in the pit of her stomach as one arm circled her waist while the other wrapped around her back and pulled her against him.
âYouâre supposed to be out with your brothers.â
âI missed you too much to stay away a second longer.â The emotion emanating off of him was different from the fierce sexuality she was used to. The way he was looking at her spoke of the bond she felt forming between them.
Ally couldnât deny the thundering of her heart at the realization that he had to be falling for her just as hard as she was falling for him. Fear tiptoed through her at the thought. As his lips met hers, her body filled with a light, dreamy emotion that made her feel warm and wonderful all over and swept that fear away. Everything Heath did and said made her feel and think in ways that were new and immensely meaningful and real.
She closed her eyes and reveled in the warmth of his lips brushing over her cheek and his breath whispering over her skin.
âI just had to be with you. We donât have to make love. I just need the closeness.â
Ally didnât even try to speak. She knew her voice wouldnât come. Instead, she took his hand and led him into the apartment. She hadnât ever spent the night with a man in this apartment, and the thought of doing so with Heath thrilled and terrified her.
He ran his hands over the curve of her hips, his gaze never leaving hers, and the air around them pulsed with too many emotions to decipher.
âI want to stay,â he whispered.
âIâm afraid.â As soon as the words left her lips she regretted them.
âOf?â He didnât loosen his grip or step back. His eyes filled with empathy, and that drew her further in.
âFalling for you.â
His hands came up and warmed her cheeks. âHonesty will get you everywhere.â He kissed her forehead. âDo you not want to fall for me?â
âItâs not that. I canât help myself from falling for you, but this is so fast. Weâve talked about this.â She nibbled on her lower lip, wondering why she was pushing away the only man sheâd ever felt this much for. He was a good man, an honest man, a man she wanted to wake up next to.
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