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Jacob growls under his breath. It seems to vibrate his chest, going straight into mine. Well, into my freaking nipples, which are already stiff from the contact.
That’s not the only stiff thing.
His cock is growing between us, pressing into my belly.
“I’ve cataloged every mark on your body,” he says, still tracing the scar on my throat. “You want the truth?”
“Yes.Please.” There’s that familiar desperation fluttering in my chest.
He groans. “The truth, Melody, is that youarethat bird. The one in the painting. And I thought your husband was the tar holding you down, the binding making you stick to the earth.”
“Ex,” I whisper. “Ex-husband.”
He shakes his head. “But it’s not him. It’sme.”
I lean into him. His erection is even harder. That’s how close together we stand, his hips pinning me to the wall. Which is what I need. I don’t think I’d be able to stand on my own.
“Truth time of my own, Jacob Rhodes.”
He raises his eyebrow.
I want him in the worst way.
It could be the tequila. It could be the tension that’s been ramping up between us for days. Itcouldbe my past coming back to haunt me. But then the truth escapes my lips, and it hovers between us. For him to do as he pleases with it.
“I’m afraid of flying.”
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MELODY
One minute, I’m staring at him. Pleading, silently, for him todosomething.
The next, his lips are slanted over mine.
And holy motherfucking electricity.
You can’t tell me this is the first time we’ve kissed. It isn’t. I know that in my bones, kissing Jacob Rhodes comes as naturally as breathing. I crave him. I want him. He still has my wrist pinned to the wall beside me, but I waste no more time throwing my other arm around his neck. I arch into him, reveling in the slide of his lips on mine. The way his tongue traces the seam of my mouth, then presses.
A little pressure, and I’m cracking open.
I yank my hand down, going to his sweatpants. Fuck the tequila. Fuck the impropriety. I need himright now. I get his cock free and my fingers around his thick length before he captures my wrist again. He pulls my hand away, twisting it behind my body. It’s suddenly caught between my back and the tile, and he uses the leverage to keep me against him.
I part my lips and let his tongue into my mouth. He kisses like a god. His teeth catch my lower lip, and the blip of pain only increases the ache between my legs.
I’m going to go mad with lust for him.
“Fuck me,” I breathe. “Please fuck me.”
He groans. His free hand tangles in my wet hair, yanking my head back. My arm is still around his neck. I slip my hand down to cup the side of his neck, my thumb capturing his pulse. Just to see if he’s as worked up about this as I am.
His heart rate matches mine. His stare nearly burns from the intensity.
“I won’t fuck you drunk,” he finally says. “But I will drive you insane with need.”
He shuts off the water.
I blink, suddenly swaying at his absence.
