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This kiss is different from the others. It’s not soft or sweet. It’s desperate and needy. We’re devouring each other like predators hunting their prey.

She sways her hips back and forth.

I reach down, picking her up with my hands resting on her ass.

She wraps her legs around my waist, grinding against me.

Our lips are an entangled mess. There’s no way they could escape one another now.

Her arms are wrapped around my neck. “Noah,” she moans into my mouth.

“Fuck, don’t do that.”

“Please put me out of misery and throw me on the damn bed already.”

I do what she says because she knows how much I want her. I want to feel her body weight under mine. God, I want to be inside her.

I throw her down onto the bed.

She scoots back, bending her knees to her chest. She spreads her legs open, one at a time.

She’s going to kill me I swear.

I crawl to her and throw the stupid, decorative pillows off the bed.

“I’m in charge now,” Dani blurts out.

I swallow hard, grinding my teeth. “Wait, I thought that?—”

“It’s my turn to have a little fun of my own.”

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX

dani

I study his chest all the way to the deep V shape that goes down into his shorts, running my fingers over his chest, down to his abs.

V shapes are so fucking underrated and hot as hell.

He’s smiling hard to hide his flushed cheeks, his pearly white teeth blinding the shit out of me. I can feel his eyes blaze their way inside of me, melting my core down to nothing. “I need to tell you this now because if I don’t tell you now, I never will.” He grabs me by my waist, pulling me onto his lap with his hands settling there. He clears his throat, and the muscles in his jaw are flexing. “I’ve been consumed by you for years, Dani. I want you. All the time. I think about you. All. The. Fucking. Time. I’m surprised I can get any work done on my book because I know you’re always there, lingering in my mind. I can’t escape you. I don’t want to escape you.” He leans into me, cupping his hands on my face.

“Noah. I-I don’t know…” My chest heaves, causing every part of my body to vibrate.

I. Can’t. Breathe.

“I’m not done.”

Of course, he’s not done. When is he ever done?

“Do you want to know how I’ve been for the past five years?”

My eyes flutter like butterfly wings flying in open air.

“Shitty.” He pauses. “It took every fiber of my being to not message you on Instagram when I found your author account. Do you know why I didn’t? Because I knew you’d block me. And I couldn’t bear to lose you. I wanted to know what you’ve been up to since I last saw you. To feel close to you again.”

I move my hand behind my neck. I can’t believe what I’m hearing.

He smiles at me like he’s seeing me for the very first time.

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