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“I don’t know, Katherine, that’s the problem. I hate sleeping next to someone, anyone, but suddenly I want to hold you all night.”

I bit my lip, my heart losing control as I fought to keep my wits about me.

“They told me you’d drive me so crazy that I wouldn’t be able to figure out what the hell was wrong with me.”

I smiled bitterly and brushed a finger over his lip as I found it in the darkness. He still had his arms around me, and it seemed like he wasn’t letting go anytime soon.

“Who told you that?”

“Isn’t it true?”

He exhaled through his nose and reached for something. The light came on, and Harris looked me straight in the eye.

“Yes, it is. I’m not surprised people say that about me, but I have never had anyone drive me crazy in return.”

I giggled as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

“That’s ‘driving me crazy’ reverse psychology.”

He chuckled and pulled me closer to him.

“Whatever I tell you now, you’re going to believe the same thing.”

I had to admit he was right, and he chuckled again as I started to like that sound more and more.

“So, should I go?”

“You tried once and failed.”

“I didn’t really ask to stay the first time either. Now I’m asking you, and I promise nothing will happen that you don’t want to happen.”

I raised an eyebrow.

“I think you forget our past with promises like that.”

He rubbed his nose against mine, a gesture so sweet it melted me.

“Yes, baby. I think you already know what I want, but it doesn’t matter now. This thing between us started out so fucking wrong and I have to stop, I have to resist you, even if…” he sighed again, “it’s hard. It’s never been this hard. Not with anyone. But I’ll do it for you, I’ll abstain for as long as it takes because you start believing horrible things about me, comparing yourself to a sex toy or that I’d start a fight with your father. You believe what others say about me and… You’re right, because all I have done so far is attack you like a horny animal or attack anyone who touched you. I am all that, I admit it, all I want to do sometimes is take from you, sink my teeth into you because you drive me insane and I get jealous out of nowhere, but there are parts of me you haven’t had a chance to get to know. Let me stay the night.”

I exhaled audibly. Part of me wanted to kick him out because I knew it was the right thing to do. Everything that had happened between Harris and I was wrong in every way, because despite all the things he’d told me, he was still with her. When I looked into his eyes and felt his touch on my skin, I couldn’t findthe words to kick him out again, not after the joy I felt when he came back.

I had a feeling that if I kicked him out, he would never come back after everything he had confessed to me, and that thought… was killing me.

Despite all the things I knew about him, I was also extremely curious about him, about these sensations I’d never felt before. I was curious if it was just a raging sexual attraction or if it could become something more.

I stroked his cheek and smiled.

“Stay,” I whispered.

He smiled too, then leaned forward and rested his forehead against mine.

We both closed our eyes and let the other’s energy intoxicate us.

That night, Harris kept his promise.

CHAPTER 14

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