Chapter 101

“You can go now.”

His command buzzed in my ears, and in the blink of an eye, I felt a sudden tug around my waist and was yanked into Hogan’s arms.

That familiar scent of soap wreaked havoc on my nostrils, sending my heartbeat into overdrive. I looked up, puzzled, only to see the flames of desire igniting in the depths of his eyes.

Was I seeing things? Just a second ago, Hogan was ready to kick me to the curb.

I took a step back, politely declining, “Thanks, I’m good.”

But my retreat only prompted Hogan to close in more aggressively. It was a game of push and pull until my feet hit the couch – nowhere left to run.

The man before me exuded an inexplicable sense of invasion, staring me down intensely. We were so close that I could clearly see his Adam’s apple bobbing.

“Mr. Zade, I think I should,”

finish, cutting me off with a kiss. He devoured me fiercely, prying my lips apart, his eagerness fanning the

the word “craving” popped into my head. My sense slowly

very real. But then, I felt his fingers tracing over my wrist, and my crumbling sanity snapped back. I

this change, his body stiffening against me. The moment of intimacy was lost, leaving nothing but

heard Hogan ask, “Is

he had been trying to rip it off just now. At the thought of

March, is that trinket Darren gave you so precious that you can’t bear to take it off even when we’re

eyes red at the edges, dark pupils brimming

The pain of my wound morphed into a dagger,

by now; even if it

heart still hurt so much at this moment? Oh, Hogan, if only you took a closer look at the pattern on the bracelet, you wouldn’t be saying such things.

seconds of standoff, his lips barely

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