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He gently swiped his thumb over the tender skin beneath my eyes. “You’re tired. I didn’t exactly let you sleep last night.”

I blushed at the reminder, and he smiled softly at me.

“Not that I regret that. I don’t.”

He leaned down slowly, and I held still, closing my eyes when he pressed a soft kiss against my lips. I sighed into him.

I wondered if there would ever be a time when he didn’t affect me so badly.

He pulled away. “You should take a nap. I’ll wake you up when it’s time for dinner.”

He wanted me to nap now when my skin felt like it was coming alive from his touch?

“I don’t think I can,” I said, my eyes focused on his lips.

They curved up in a small, arrogant smile.

“I can help with that,” he said, and I loved the way his lips formed around the words.

My heart tried to jump its way up my throat.

I could only nod.

“Perfect,” he cooed, his voice seductively soft.

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I lickedmy lips in anticipation.

Kai helped me off his lap and set me on the bed.

I drew my legs back toward my body, and he watched me carefully.

“All right?” he asked.

I could only nod.

He grasped both of my cheeks in his large hands and pressed a brief but hard kiss against my lips.

I moaned and grabbed onto his forearms, not wanting him to pull away.

“You’re so fucking beautiful, you know that?” he asked.

I shook my head. How could I be beautiful when the man who said it looked like he did?

I appraised his perfectly symmetrical features.

“No?” he asked. I stayed quiet. After a brief pause, he said, “Then it’s my job to make sure you know that.”

His hand moved down from my shoulders to my breasts, where he cupped me from outside his shirt. I wasn’t wearing a bra, and my nipples pebbled through the fabric.

He played with them roughly. He pushed one thumb on a nipple until it hurt, and when I grabbed his wrist to lessen the pressure, he kissed me again.

I closed my eyes and surrendered to him. He twisted the hardened nub until I opened my mouth in a small gasp, and he deepened the kiss, only pulling back when I tried to move toward his kiss.

“Uh-uh, naughty girl. You’re not in charge here, are you?”

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