No Strings Attached

He set Sasha down, his towering frame pressing her against the wall. A devilish grin spread across his face as he slowly dipped his head, pointing to his mouth with a playful tilt of his lips and said, "Looking for revenge, huh? Well, here's your chance. Bite me back."

Then, he brought his lips tantalizingly close to Sasha's. The heady scent of his masculinity struck straight to Sasha's core. She was usually so careless, but her heart was pounding inexplicably fast right now. She pounded on Chase's chest with force. "Chase, you shameless jerk!"

When he watched her fuming, and recalled the softness of her lips from a previous encounter, Chase's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard. His voice came out husky, "Right now, all I want is —" Before he could finish, Sasha clamped her hand over his mouth. Her eyes blazed with anger as she glared at him. "Chase, if finish that sentence, believe me, I'll take you down!"

As she spoke, her knee shot up toward Chase's groin. But he was prepared for her moves and quickly dodged backward. His grin grew more playfyul. "Sasha, blushing, are you? Don't tell me you've actually fallen for me. If that's the case, I suppose I could suffer the burden and take you in, let you be my pampered wife."

Her anger hit the roof at his words. When Chase sidestepped her assault, she headbutted him in frustration, connecting squarely with his nose. Instantly, the metallic tang of blood filled the air. Chase let go of her to clutch his bleeding nose. "Sasha, are you trying to kill me?"

flustered. She quickly dug out a tissue from her pocket to help him dab at the blood, but the bleeding seemed endless. The crimson stain was growing despite

you're a doctor. Tell

as he pinched his nose and managed to say, "Beg

you don't stop the bleeding, you'll bleed out, and it won't be

is assault. Beg me, and

caved. "Chase, please, tell me how to stop the

eyes. "I'll tell you, but on

Sasha stamped her foot in urgency. Blood was her

decided to ease up. "We haven't finished

a second