Page 1 of Dangerous Encore
ETHAN ANDVIOLET
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Ethan
Exceptfor the low hum of the fan, the apartment issilent.
Vi must beasleep.
It's nearly four a.m. Of course she'sasleep.
Even though my entire body is begging me to wake her, I stay quiet as I make my way to ourbedroom.
She's lying on top of the black comforter, in some gorgeous see through bra and panty set. Her Kindle is resting on her chest. Her eyes and lips are dark withmakeup.
It's not exactly unusual seeing Violet asleep in a full face of makeup,butthis—
She was waiting upforme.
My chest warms. I'm so fucking lucky to have her. I need tohaveher right away. Well, as soon as she'sawake.
I can wait until morning tofuckher.
But I can't wait another fucking minute to get my arms around her. I strip to my boxers then I climb into bed behindViolet.
She stirs as the weight shifts. Her lips part with asoftsigh.
"Ethan," she murmurs. "Isthatyou?"
"Yeah." I place my body behind hers, my crotch against her ass, my chest against her back. "Go back to sleep,honey."
She shakes her head and nestles intomybody.
Fuck, she feels good. Warm.Soft.Mine.
"I should shower." It's an empty threat. There isn't a single part of me that wants to besomewhereelse.
"No." She reaches back to grab my wrist, then she's pulling my hand over her waist. "You should stay here.Forever."
"Forever?"
"Mhmm."
"What aboutbreakfast?"
"Overrated."
"What if I'm going to make you a dozen matchalattes?"
"Hmmm." Her voice is a soft mumble. She's still half asleep. "Maybe for twodozen—"
I pull her closer. "That can bearranged."
She murmurs a yes. Her chest rises with her inhale and falls with her exhale. Her eyelids stay pressedtogether.
Fuck, it's adorable watching her try to stayawake.
"I…" She talks through a yawn. "I waswaitingup."
