"I'm sorry we're in this mess." He licked his lips. "But I'm not sorry I have you back." He gave a hard shake of his head. "I missed you so much, Piper."

I took a deep breath, my shoulders rising and falling heavily. "I missed you, too. I thought about you every second I was gone."

He coursed his hands up my thighs, then back down, his touch warm and self-assured. "I kept thinking about that sleazeball touching you. . ." A low, deadly growl tore from deep in his ...