Chapter 36

Jake pulls away, a hand coming to my wrist, stopping the snaking motion of my nails running down his exposed torso.

“Emma, slow down,” he pants, trying to untangle me, but I only dive back in, sucking his lower lip into my mouth and biting him, deprived for too long and turning feral with need. My inner body is combusting with fiery heat, and my lower body is aching with a pang of hunger so intense I want to scream. He automatically releases my wrist and moves down over my breast through the sheer satin of my dress, soaring heat from the sensitivity of it. He moves back into this, losing himself in the lust for a moment, deepening the kiss, his hardness against my pelvis. He wants me just as much as I want him, but he pulls away fast with no warning, lifting his hands in defense.

“Okay, this stops.” He kneels back and lifts me up under the arms, pulling me into a sitting position before releasing me, standing back on the floor, expression wild and heaving in the air. “I’