Chapter 114

Sullivan twirled a strand of her hair around his finger, his voice languid and seductive in the velvet night, “That little bit of cash you’ve got, did you scrape it together fiddling at Timothy’s hotel? A few hundred or a few grand? Won’t even buy you a decent cup of espresso.”

Megan lay against his shoulder, silent. Perhaps her money meant nothing in his eyes.

But to Megan, it was every ounce of her courage. Even though she had returned, she’d do her best to stand on her own two feet. She didn’t want to live under Sullivan’s shadow and didn’t want to accept a check from his hand after they’d been intimate.

She said nothing, but Sullivan knew it all.

He wrapped his arms around her to pull her into his embrace. His large palm enveloped hers.

And like that, he held her for a long time.

Megan squirmed slightly and muttered, “Sullivan, I need to take a shower.”

But Sullivan caught her hand, fingers intertwining with hers. His forehead pressed against hers, his prominent nose grazing against her skin in a slow, intimate dance, too provocative for words.

Megan couldn’t take it.

She tilted her head back slightly, “Sullivan, stop it!”

eyes locked onto her face, his voice hoarse, “Stop what? You don’t like it? But your body seems to

a mature man, and he knew instantly that her

flared up like they were on fire. She was terrified of causing a

Cora

slender fingers parting the thin fabric of her

He just focused on making her feel good. His chiseled face was scorching as he pressed it against hers, but his

on his shoulder, letting out a muffled cry, and

softly, comforting her. His gentleness in that moment

up. Her legs were still shaking, and it took

in the bath, she couldn’t help

him well; if he really wanted her, he’d ask her to keep quiet. He had strong desires, and without

against the headboard and was busy with work on his

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she realized he must have taken care of himself. She lay down next to him carefully,

asked, “How long are you planning to

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