My entire body flushed with heat at his words. My lips parted, but I hesitated, embarrassment warring with the ache that consumed me. My heart pounded so loud I thought he could hear it.

But his lips pressed a lingering kiss just above my core, and the teasing made me shudder so hard that the word almost tore out of me.

“Please… touch me” I breathed, the sound so faint I wasn’t even sure he’d heard me.

"God, you're fucking perfect," he murmured, leaning in to drag the flat of his ...