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Inside, he sets me on my feet, only to step away from me.
He wants to look.
“Strip,” he orders, his voice full of primal lust.
Running my tongue along my lower lip, I don’t argue. There’s nothing in his demanding tone left to argue with.
He’s a man that knows what he wants, and he’s used to getting it.
I’m what he wants.
The thought alone sets goosebumps racing across my skin.
His eyes dance over me, undressing me whether or not I do it.
Clawing at my sweater, I pull it over my breasts. I didn’t put on a bra after my shower, and he instantly notices, his spine becoming ramrod straight.
My nipples draw painfully tight, watching as his gaze slicks over me, desire making my knees lock. With fumbling hands, I discard my sleep shorts.
I’m naked.
I’m naked in front of Jake.
It’s more than just in the flesh because his eyes show me something I never expected to see when I asked for this.
He sees…me?
Or is he looking at me in search of somebody else?
Inhaling a shaky breath, I decide to return to pretending.
I don’t know who he sees when he looks at me, and I don’t want to think about it.
I don’t want to think at all.
Isn’t this the point?
Our gazes lock for a long beat, the sight of him consuming, branding me with scorching eyes. Our staring snaps, but the air around us only grows thicker, and no matter how hard I try, I can’t get enough oxygen to satisfy my greedy lungs.
Dragging his eyes across my body, he slows as he takes me in. My breasts, my abdomen, my sex, all the way to my toes, and back to my face. Like a lasso, I’m hooked to every slow pull.
Why haven’t I felt this before?
With anyone?
I loved Caleb, didn’t I?
And yet, I never felt the pure electricity as I do when Jake looks at me. It’s thunder and lightning striking across my body until I’m no more than flesh and bone.
Bare.
For him.
“You’re fucking beautiful.”
With his confession, my mouth goes dry because I’ve never heard anyone speak to me with such conviction.
He doesn’t avert his gaze again, not once as I walk closer to unbutton his shirt, holding back on ripping it apart so I can finally uncover what’s beneath.
