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A shiver ran down my spine.

I wanted to see precisely what Jack wanted to do with me that involved more than just kissing, so I whispered, “Show me.”

For several long seconds, seconds that felt like minutes, Jack’s eyes searched my face. There was something tender about the look on his face, but it was mixed with something else.

Hesitation, maybe?

Doubt?

That didn’t make any sense considering he’d just indicated he wanted this, but I could see it clear as day. His words, touch, and even the look in his eyes indicated he wanted something to happen between us, but there was something holding him back. There was something there that felt a lot like caution.

If that was what he’d been feeling, Jack somehow managed to move past it. And when he did, he lowered his mouth to mine at the same time he let go of my wrist and slipped his arm around my waist.

The moment his lips touched mine, we both moaned.

Relief.

God, it was such sweet relief to feel his solid body against mine as he kissed me and held me close. The feeling was so immense, my knees buckled slightly, and I had no choice but to lean my weight into him.

Jack’s hand at the side of my face slipped back into my hair and settled at the back of my head as I gripped the material of his shirt at his waist in both of my hands.

Maybe this was dangerous. Maybe it was foolish. There was a very real possibility that I’d regret this later today, sometime tomorrow, or even days from now. But I didn’t care.

I wanted this.

I wanted this with him, right now.

I didn’t want to think about what happened before him. I didn’t want to think what would happen afterward.

All I needed was to be in this moment, enjoying it for everything that it was and everything that it would be.

Fortunately, if there had been any lingering doubt, hesitation, or uncertainty about this before Jack first kissed me, he seemed to have quickly gotten over it. Because the next thing I knew, his tongue came out and ran along the seam of my lips. I parted them, allowing him full access to my mouth.

Jack did not disappoint. His tongue plunged inside, dueling with mine as we both fought for more. He tasted incredible, and I knew this was only just the beginning.

I was eager for more, for whatever would come next.

Jack was too. Because a moment later, he gripped my hair in his hand, tore his mouth from mine, and stared into my eyes for a moment, both of us breathing heavily.

I loved the way he was looking at me, but he was doing it without acting on it, and I was desperate for more.

So, I rasped, “Jack.”

It seemed that was all he needed, because I barely had a second to think about it before Jack released my hair, dropped his hand to my outer thigh, and hoisted me up like I weighed no more than a feather. That was all the proof I’d needed to know how much the wood he’d been chopping and throwing around outside had helped with his strength.

My arms went over his shoulders as my legs instinctively wrapped around his waist.

Then we were moving.

It might have been a bit of the excitement he felt, but I heard furniture being pushed or kicked out of the way as he took us where he wanted to go.

This was my first time being in his cabin, but I was still confident that I knew precisely where Jack was taking me.

Seconds later, he confirmed my suspicions when he lowered me to my back on his bed.

Jack’s body was large and strong. With his formidable size hovering over me, Jack’s eyes searched my face again. I didn’t know what he was looking for, or if he merely wanted to memorize the look on my face, the same way I was memorizing the feel of his body against mine.

With his hips nestled between my parted thighs, I found comfort in the fact that he was just as excited about this as I was. The evidence of that was pressing into me, and it only served to have me yearning to touch and feel more of him. Only, I wanted to that without all the clothes.

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