Page 49 of Craved By the Mountain Man

“Well?”

“I had a better sentence.”

“What happened to it?”

“You.”

His mouth presses against my temple.

The tenderness catches me off guard after what he just did to me on his kitchen island.

When he steps between my knees again, I feel the hard ridge of him through his sweatpants, and my cheeks heat.

His hand settles on my hip.

“I’m taking you to bed.”

My pulse jumps.

The words change something.

What happened here already matters, but we both know what he means.

I put my hand against his chest.

“Wait.”

Gavin stops immediately.

His attention locks onto me.

“There’s something you should know.”

“What?”

I swallow.

“I’m a virgin.”

He goes completely still.

His eyes search mine.

“You’ve never had sex.”

“No.”

His jaw tightens.

“Why?”

I blink. “That’s your question?”

“Yes.”

I should have expected that.

“Because I wanted it to mean something. I wanted to trust the person and feel safe with him.”