Page 108 of Sweet Harmony

Beside her,Tank made a low growl that turned into a whine of happiness, thebedroom light flicked on, and her stomach dropped.

She sat up,staring wide-eyed at Gideon who was standing in the doorway. Foralmost a minute, neither of them said anything. The only sound inthe room was the thumping of Tank’s tail against the bed.

“What are youdoing in my bed?” Gideon finally said.

“I, um, I… fellasleep,” Grace said. As Tank jumped off the bed and walked towardGideon, she yanked the covers down and stumbled out of the bed. Sheshoved her feet into her shoes, her face a flaming tomato. “I’m sosorry. I was – I mean, I haven’t been sleeping well, and I wastired and…”

She shut hermouth with a snap, whatever she said would just make her look likea complete idiot, and she hurried for the door. Before she couldslip past him and out into the hallway, his big palm slappedagainst the doorframe and stopped her escape.

She backed upagainst the wall, staring wide-eyed at him as he placed both handsnext to her head, his thick arms penning her in.

Trapped.

She wasGoldilocks and he was the bear who’d come home to find her in hisbed.

She’d been avery bad girl and he was going to punish her until she was begginghim for mercy, begging him to stop, begging him to make hercome.

He stared downat her, his big body a hairsbreadth away but not touching her.

Never touchingher.

“Do you knowwhat I’ll do to you if I find you uninvited in my bed again,Princess?” His voice was a low rasp that sent shivers down herspine.

Her tongue wasstuck to the roof of her mouth, her heart was knocking against herribs, and her lungs no longer worked properly.

She shook herhead, her gaze never leaving those odd-coloured eyes. She could seeher reflection in the pale blue of his right eye, the green of hisleft had darkened to jade.

“I’ll put youon your knees, handcuff you to the headboard, pull your panties toyour thighs, and,” he paused, his gaze dropping to her mouth,“spank you.”

Red hot desireexploded in her belly. Her pussy clenched uselessly around nothing,her nipples strained against her bra, and a noise that soundedembarrassingly like a whine slipped out of her mouth.

He dropped hisarms and stepped back, one big hand resting on top of Tank’s head.“Go home, Grace.”

Legs tremblingmadly, she staggered out of his room.

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Kira strippedoff her clothes and slipped into the bed beside Connor. It was onlyseven-thirty, but he must have been tired from his first day backat work. His eyelids flickered up and he smiled at her. “Hey.”

“Hi. Is yourknee okay?”

“Yeah. I had aheadache and decided to lie down for a bit. How did the showinggo?”

“Good,” shesaid. “They didn’t like this house, but I showed them a coupleothers online and they want to look at them tomorrow.”

“That’s great.”He slid a little closer, running his hand over her naked hip beforecupping her ass. “God, I love your ass.”

She giggled andkissed his chest. “Are you hungry?”

“Not for food.”He bent his head and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around hisbroad shoulders and returned his kiss, gasping into his mouth whenhe cupped her breast.

“We probablyshouldn’t do this,” he said against her mouth. “I know you’resore.”

“Not sore,more… tender,” she said.

“We definitelyshouldn’t do this then,” he said, but his hand was sliding betweenher thighs and gliding across her wet pussy. “Fuck, you’re so wetalready.”

“I was thinkingabout you on the way home.” She arched into his hand, moaning whenhe rubbed her clit. “I can’t stop thinking about you. You’ve turnedme into a sex addict.”

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