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But I can’t hear a damn word she is saying because Draven is holding me, his erection pressed against my ass and his breathing in my ear.

“Never seen anything as sexy as you in just my t-shirt.”

Chapter Five

The Morning After

Draven

“What are you doing?” Harmony asks in a husky tone when my finger caresses the curve of her breast through the thin material.

Turning her around I lift her in the air and set her fine ass on the counter. Her thighs automatically widen to make space for me, and I smirk. She may not be sure what exactly is going on here, but she isn’t pushing me away. I stare at her waiting to hear what she has to say.

“Is this because of my sister? Are you trying to get back at her? Was she right?” Her words are low and sad, and I wish she never even had to ask.

But I also know how manipulative her sister can be and how long she has been putting my girl down. She tries to put on a brave face, but I can see Aurora’s words have hit their mark. She doubts that I could really be interested in her. But I will do everything I need to prove her wrong, to wipe all the doubt Aurora has planted from her mind. Permanently.

I should be offended but I’m not. I know exactly who and what Aurora is, and she has been using her words to tear Harmony down for years. She is intimidated by her sister and tries to keep her down in any way she can.

“No, Harmony. This is about you,” I say with a smile. “I want to get to know you better, not the young woman I left behind, but the woman you are now.”

“Draven,” she starts, and I know she is going to recite all the reasons why this is a bad idea.

I know them all by heart. Lying in bed alone last night I spent hours going through everything, over and over. It wasthe only thing that kept me from walking down the hallway and sliding into bed beside her. I just couldn’t find a good enough reason to stay away from her permanently.

I do the one thing I know will keep her from objecting. I kiss her. Dear God, was that a mistake. Her taste explodes across my senses, and I know I will never be able to drink a cup of coffee again without thinking of her. Our kiss is how I know she wants me too. Her moan is loud as she allows her lips to open, granting me access while her fingers tangle in my hair.

She kisses me like she is afraid I will stop. I’m afraid I won’t be able to. Already I’m addicted to the little sounds she makes and when I thumb her nipple through the fabric, she makes a soft mewling sound.

I finally stop kissing her to stare at her. “Say yes, Harmony. Give me—give us—a chance.”

“How am I supposed to think straight when you just kissed me senseless?” she asks breathlessly, and I can’t help but chuckle at her blatant honesty.

“Babe, don’t think. What is your gut telling you?”

She wraps her legs tightly around my waist, cradling my erection against her sex and I want to fall to my knees.

“If I push you away right now, I know I will regret it for the rest of my life.”

“Then don’t.”

I watch as her emotions scroll across her features. Fear, lust, determination.

“Please don’t hurt me,” she whispers.

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Harmony

“Hurting you is the last thing I ever want to do.”

He told me not to think and this is me not thinking. Iknow there are a million reasons why this is a bad idea, but I can’t find it in me to give a shit. I never even dreamed Draven would want me. But I am certainly not going to give up the chance to be his. Even though I am sure this is going to end in heartache.

He kisses me again, but I push him away and he frowns. “Don’t you have to go to work?”

He shakes his head with a chuckle before placing a kiss on my neck. “Michael is covering for me today.” He sucks on the lobe of my ear and a full-body shiver works its way through me. “Even if I did have to work, I would have called out sick.”

“Why?” I ask, my voice breathy as I tilt my head back to grant him better access.

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