Page 14 of Heartbreaker

“Perfect.” There are too many emotions lurking in the depths of his blue eyes for me to decipher, but it’s hard to miss the gratitude.

We settle on a small loveseat near the fire pit and, once again, I’m keenly aware of his nearness. The warmth of his body next to mine. How much I’m enjoying his company.

I meet lots of attractive, interesting men, but they seem to only want one thing from me.

Royal is in a class of his own.

I’ve never wanted to touch someone quite this badly.

Just breathing the same air as him feels incredibly intimate.

“Shrimp?” I ask, holding up the one I’ve just dipped in cocktail sauce.

He opens his mouth and I pop it inside, but before I can pull my hand free, he closes his lips around my fingers, lightly sucking them in.

His eyes don’t leave mine.

And all I can do is stare into his handsome face.

He’s rugged and chiseled and…powerful. That’s the only word that comes to mind. It’s not a physical attribute—though he’s certainly masculine—so much as an aura. He exudes sex and raw virility, and I can’t tear my eyes away as he slowly sucks the remnants of the cocktail sauce off my fingers.

“Delicious,” he says in a gruff voice.

I might have licked my lips.

I can’t be sure because I’m a little starstruck.

Mesmerized.

Smitten.

Good grief, I’m turning into a teenage girl.

The way he looks at me is so hot I can’t seem to help myself.

“M-more?” I whisper in a voice that doesn’t sound like my own.

“Absolutely.” His blue eyes turn a shade of navy I’ve never seen before and I can barely remember where the dish of shrimp is.

Because I’m desperate for more contact.

And he doesn’t disappoint.

This time, his lips are firmer, sucking harder, and I’m captivated.

What would it feel like if that was my?—

I squirm just thinking about it.

“My turn,” he says, reaching for a piece of shrimp and dipping it in the cocktail sauce.

My mouth opens before I can think about what I’m doing, and I close my lips around his fingers.

This is ridiculously erotic.

Have I ever sucked a man’s fingers before?

It doesn’t matter because nothing could be sexier than this.

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