Chapter 63

He’s just so damn logical. Who am I to say no to someone so smart and rational?

And…

Ethan’s tongue sears lower, flicking against my navel, before raking his teeth hard across my stomach.

I love the way he makes me feel. I freeze with tension steeling my spine as that foul four-letter word echoes on repeat in my head.

"Mmm, no. No, I don’t think there’s time for that. I’m sorry."

Ugh. Let it be known, I stayed strong. Resiliently unbending.

My hands seem to have a mind of their own as I tell him no once more but push him down between my thighs.

"Pearl, I think maybe we should wait." A smirk tilts his lips as my thighs tighten around his hard body.

"As much as I want you right now, you seem to be … a little hesitant, and every time I fuck you, I want you relaxed. I don’t want whatever thoughts are in your head right now to be a distraction." His big hands grip my thighs, and I nod to him. His palms glide against my skin. "I want you to want it