My heart stopped. Literally. For a full three beats, and when it started up again, it felt as if it might pound out of my chest.

"No," I practically yelled in Frankie’s ear and grabbed his hand so hard it hit the top of his desk.

Frankie dropped his hand, and his other fingers dug into the skin above my ribs. "Make no mistake, Shiloh, I do nothing halfway. If you’re mine, you have to be mine."

So many unspoken words were left between us. I licked ...