Chapter 109

“I miss you” is the only thing I can force out, and it’s true; in only a day, Jake felt a million miles away from me, my security shaky in the name of the game. The carpet ripped out from under me in ways I don’t even understand. He groans regretfully.

“Baby, I never left you.” He kisses me harder, sliding over to cover my body with his. Impatiently he yanks the sheets between us so that he can mold himself to me. I’m still in black lingerie, and he’s in sweatpants. His hands pull my wrists up beside my head as he pushes himself up, our mouths still connected but shifting so his body and mine become wrapped up sexily, my legs automatically wrapping around his hips. His mouth is hungry for me, and he kisses me so thoroughly I’m left panting. “No more games, Emma. I can’t do this to you anymore.” The steel in his voice reassures me, and I surrender to him in every way possible.

Jake makes love to me slowly and tenderly until my body is beyond exhausted. His hands cover eve