*Michael*

The words rumbled from my chest, and I meant them with every fiber of my being.

“I fucking need you, Shelby. Right now.”

Her dark lashes fluttered and her pupils dilated as she looked at me, a hot flush spreading across her cheeks. I took her delicate hand in mine, leading her down the creaky steps to the cozy bedroom below deck.

The clatter of the waves against the catamaran's hull filled the silence as we made our way down, the narrow steps sighing ...