My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 773:

The realization sent a jolt through him.

He had always been indifferent to the women who threw themselves at him—immune to their charms, unfazed by their beauty. Yet now, standing before Carrie, he felt his control unravel.

A darker thought slid into his mind before he could stop it. He imagined pinning her beneath him, feeling the warmth of her skin, tasting the defiance on her lips. Heat surged through his body. A physical reaction. Damn it.

His pulse thundered in his ears, his legs moving of their own accord.

Carrie tensed as Kristopher stepped closer. Her hand, submerged in the steaming water, clenched instinctively. She shifted, bracing herself against the pool’s edge, then hastily pulled herself onto the shore, grabbing her bathrobe in the process.

He was close now—too close.

Only inches apart.

petals from the hot spring clung to her, teasing his senses, sending warmth spiraling through

her bare feet skimming

tiptoes, pressing herself against the cool stone, trapped by his presence. Her throat

you want?” nearly escaped her lips—but at the last moment,

fresh

shattered when he spoke—his voice calm, detached, as if nothing

you doing

tone was

if the storm that had just passed between them had been nothing but

you barged into my room uninvited?” Her voice was sharp, her composure slipping back

why you’re looking for someone else in

Kristopher’s expression shifted.

cloud of desire and confusion faded, and

reached into his pocket, about to check