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I captured her hands, then pinned them over her head as I moved to pluck a nipple in my mouth, suckling until she squirmed on the bed. Her breathing came in short pants. When my lips left her breasts to travel down her abdomen, she cried out in protest.

“Relax, sweetheart. I told you I need to taste you,” I murmured while I gently eased her thighs apart. I lowered my head, brought my lips to her gentle flesh, and began my feast. I knew what she liked, what made her squirm on the sheets. I waited until her breathing had heightened then I sucked that succulent flesh in between my lips like I had done many times before. Nevertheless, nothing could prepare her for the lightning thrusts of my tongue. She reached out and slapped a hand over her mouth.

I nipped her thigh. “Don’t. I want to hear you scream.”

“I won’t,” she defied just as she arched her hips to move against my lips.

“Yes, you will, and you’ll love it,” I challenged. I used my fingers to tease her lips apart while I sucked Essence's clit in between my lips and set her off.

“That’s it, sweetheart; let’s see if you can do that again.”

She did several times.

Although the heat in my groin raged full force, I got pleasure from pleasing her. My needs weren’t the priority. Only hers. Her smell and soft pleas drove me insane until suddenly, tasting her sweet nectar on my tongue wasn’t enough. I wanted...needed...to give her everything I had to give in the most intimate way.

Essence opened her eyes to find me standing above her,rolling on a condom. My gaze poured over her naked body like melted chocolate. She was sexy… beautiful. She was mine. I stood before her, ravaging what little sanity I had left. My mouth watered. My skin tingled in anticipation of what was about to go down.

Hungrily, she reached for me, dragging me back onto the bed. Spreading her legs, she wrapped them around my waist and urged me to lay down on top of her. Thus far, I was taking my time, being patient, and ensuring she got hers, but she no longer needed me to wait.

“Easy, sweetheart.” I nibbled her ear and pressed my lips against her throat. “We have all night.”

“I need you inside menow,” she whimpered.

I chuckled. “Yes, ma’am.” With one deep thrust, I drove so deep inside her I thought I would drown from the sensation. Essence arched her back off the bed in pleasure. I eased her back down, filling her again and again while she rocked her hips, matching my tempo. I picked up the rhythm until I couldn’t move fast enough to satisfy my need. My pulse pounded. My blood roared. With each thrust, I watched her breasts bounce, her lips part, and heard the soft whimpers come from her throat. She was all mine. How could I have gone two years without being inside her, feeling her body squeezing me the way she was doing now.

Her legs finally gave out, and I lifted them onto my shoulders. I plunged deeper and raced toward completion. She was crying out my name, clawing at my flesh, rocking her hips to meet my determined thrusts. I was gritting my teeth, trying to hold one, which was damn near impossible because she feltthatgood. But just as I was nearing the breaking point, Essence’s entire body contracted and then exploded, and within seconds, I found my own release.

I rolled onto my side and pressed her close to my chest.Essence released a soft sigh of contentment that did crazy things to my mind, body, and soul. I nuzzled the back of her neck while one palm skated down her abdomen, then up to cup her breasts. I whispered into her ear, “Woman, you are dangerous.”

Her soft giggle curled around me, low and intense. I drifted off to sleep with a smile on my lips.

Chapter 18

I made love to Essence again and again, all through the night and into the morning,

And it still wasn’t enough. I wanted more. I needed more. Desire drove me. Consumed me.

It was wild how Essence had gotten under my skin, burning me up from the inside out, making me feel like I was losing control.Damn.I tried to catch my breath and make sense of it all, but even with her lying beside me, satisfied and asleep, I still felt something deeper than the physical. It wasn’t just about the sex—it was like this peace settled inside me, something I hadn’t felt in years. Essence had done something to me that no other woman ever had. She made me feel whole as if I didn’t even know I was incomplete until she showed up.

I stared down at her face, soft and relaxed in sleep, and it hit me. Since Carmen, I’d thrown every woman I met into the same box—manipulative, untrustworthy. I had locked my heart behind a steel door, swearing I’d never fall for that trap again. Love wasn’t for me, or so I thought. But with Essence, things were different. She came into my life and flipped everything upside down.

I reached out, gently brushing my fingers along her face, just taking in her beauty. She was different and special in a way I hadn’t expected. I never thought I’d feel this kind of connection with a woman again, both emotionally and physically. A weight settled in my chest—something that felt like love, but I wasn’t ready to admit that yet. All I knew was I didn’t want to let her go. I pulled her closer, her body fitting perfectly against mine, andheld her tight, like maybe if I held her close enough, she could feel what she meant to me.

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I dreamed that someone was kissing me, and then I opened my eyelids to find it wasn’t a dream after all. Mark lay beside me, showering my forehead with soft, wet kisses.

“Good morning,” he said, grinning. I turned my head to face him and smiled.

“Good morning.” I briefly closed my eyes and opened them again. “How long have you been up?”

“Long enough to watch you drool all over your pillow,” he teased lightly.

I shot up off my pillow. “I don’t drool!”

Mark’s brow rose. “Okay... whatever you say.”

Appalled, I playfully swung at his chest. Mark filled the air with hearty laughter as he blocked each punch. He overpowered me, then rolled me gently onto my back and pinned both arms above my head.

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