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“I wish it was that simple.”
“It can be.”
“It’s not.” I shook my head. “I’m legally not allowed to talk about it.”
“Oh.” He nodded like he understood. I rubbed my face in frustration, and he motioned for us to swim back to the dock.
I held on to the side and took a breather. It had been a while since I’d been swimming.
He swam to the side of the dock until he could stand. I followed and could just touch on my tippytoes where he had stopped. We were in a place that gave us some privacy from the others.
“Can I ask you something?”
“I can’t promise I can answer,” I warned.
“With this thing that you can’t talk about, are you in any kind of danger?”
I instantly looked away and felt the knot build in my throat with the topic of conversation.
“You know, my job is about reading people, too, Ivy,” he said softly, “and even with the little I do know about you, I can see you’re scared of something and maybe it’s for a good reason.”
“And what is it that you know about me?” I tried to move the spotlight to him.
“I know you were having a panic attack the first time we met. I know you want a man in your life who will make you feel safe.” He stood in front of me, and I was caught between his body and one of the legs of the dock.
“Who doesn’t want that?” I tried to play it off as nothing. He pressed his chest into mine, and I wanted to moan at how good it felt.
“I know you want a strong man,” his hand slowly slid around my hips then quickly tugged me into him. My hands flew to his arms as he leaned down to stare into my eyes. The moon reflected in his eyes which made his stare that much more intense. “And I know that I’ve only been around men for almost decade, so hearing what a beautiful woman might need makes me feel like a caged animal around you.”
Animal.
The word nearly tipped me over the edge.
“And what is it that you need, Ty?” I pressed my breasts into his chest, needing some sweet relief from somewhere. They ached with need. He chuckled, and the vibration traveled through him and right into the center of my coiled stomach.
“I’ve been a leader my entire life. I’m not one to hold back. I fight to stay alive almost every damn day. I need—”
“Control.” I slid my hands up to his shoulders and felt his muscles flex under my touch. He seemed to like it, because his eyes hooded and his throat contracted.
His hand on my lower back slid down over my bottom, to my knee, and then hiked my leg to rest on his hip. Gently, he leaned me back against the dock leg as he pushed his erection into my pelvic bone, and I tilted my head to expose my neck.
“You give it over so easily,” he groaned as he leaned forward and sealed his hot mouth to my sensitive neck.
It was a completely reckless and inappropriate way for the two of us to behave, but I just needed to feel something. Though the others might be okay with us being together, I wasn’t sure what my uncle would think. After all, it had been only a week or so since I arrived.
His tongue teased the lobe of my ear while his warm breath, combined with his stubble, drove me wild, and all I could do was take. I shamelessly pressed myself harder into him, molding to every groove in his body. I hopped up and wrapped both legs around his waist, tired of the struggle to stay above the water’s surface.
“Jesus, Ivy.” He pulled down the top of my suit to uncover one of my breasts and drew in my nipple. My legs squeezed tight around him. He nipped and sucked while his hands slid around the inside of my bottoms. I combed through his hair and rubbed his shoulders, lost in the moment.
Though the lake was cool, my skin felt licked by fire. I could tell by his grip on my hip and breast he was trying to control himself. Suddenly, he pulled back, reached up, and cupped my chin with his strong fingers and turned my face to look at him.
“I’m a good guy, Ivy, but I want to do so many bad things to you.”
I forgot how to breathe. Finally, a man I could see myself having some real fun with.
“Oh, yeah?” I raised an eyebrow, heaving my chest in his face. “Like what?”
“Ivy?” Savi called and snapped me from my bubble. “Where’d you go?”
