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CHAPTER23
Cassie
Heat surrounds me,and my head sags to the side.
My eyes are heavy when I try to open them.
“Hush.” Hans’s deep voice vibrates through my body. “Go back to sleep.”
CHAPTER24
Hans
I stand nextto my bed, holding Cassandra against my chest.
She fell back asleep in the twelve seconds it took me to get from the couch to here, and I don’t want to set her down. I don’t want to lose the weight of her in my arms.
Having her this close…
Heat simmers through my veins, and I hold her tighter.
In response, Cassandra lets out a sigh that sounds so content I feel it in my bones.
Just set her down. You can climb into bed and have her back in your arms in moments.
Accepting that I have to, I lower her to the mattress.
Cassandra makes a soft sound, then rolls onto her side.
Her hands grope at nothing, so I grab my comforter—which I’d flipped back before picking her up—and tuck it around her shoulders.
Her fingers drag the fabric up to her face, pressing it against her mouth.
Then she settles.
And she looks so right, so at home, curled up in my bed.
It’s the perfect sort of torture. Because now I know what it could be like.
Just like knowing what her mouth tastes like. Or knowing how much heat radiates from her hot little pussy when she’s worked up.
Now I know the sight of her under my blankets.
I know it, and I’ll never be able to forget it.
My heart squeezes, and I do the only reasonable thing I can. I take a photo of her with my phone, strip down to my boxer briefs, turn off the lamp, and climb into bed behind her.
I don’t bother pretending, don’t bother waiting. I move straight to her and press my front against her back, spooning her body with mine.
Cassandra lets out a deep exhale, melting into me.
The pressure in my chest intensifies.
What is it about her?
I’ve been with women. Lots of women. Some of them have been stunning. Some sweet. Some probably had the potential to be great partners. But I wasn’t interested. It never even crossed my mind to bend my concrete boundaries or to consider retirement.
Retirement.
