Chapter 76

Looking over her shoulder at him, she drew in a shallow breath. “It is.”

Alaric stared at her for what felt like forever and then he had his pants off in record time. His arousal jutted out proudly, hard and thick, and molten lava filled in her belly. He stepped into the shower, closing the door behind him. His hands landed on her hips and when he spoke, his voice whispered in her ear. “I know what you’re thinking.”

Vanessa shuddered. “You do?”

“Yes.” He kissed her shoulder, causing her heart to squeeze at the tender action. “You’re going to run.”

She stiffened, her arms clamped close to her chest. “I don’t…don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You’re a shitty liar.” He turned her around and reached between them, wrapping his hands around her wrists. He backed her up until she was flush with the cold tile. “You have that look in your eyes. Never really seen it before—the whole deer-in-the-headlights look. But you have it. You’re going to run.”

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