on

r. That changed the moment I found

so good...babe

with Dustin and Paige having sex played aga

bartender, needing somethi

ingered a moment too long as I grabbed the glass. I gulped it dow

hol buzz. My skin tingled and the room began to spin in a way that

leaned close, his voice someh

ng wasn't right. I'd been tipsy before, but this felt wrong. Despite the confusion, a confli

" I whispered, my eyelids

him clearly enough. He's the kind of man I'd normally avoi

said, his fingers digging into

otest died as my mouth

rd the door. "Tru

hemical calm. People glanced our way, then looked back to their

ce barely audible even to m

stranger's grip tightene

me?" I slurred, fear c

t," he said, hi

t you

rd, colliding wi

. Warm

said, not sounding sorry at all.

e a new voice, steady and clear. "And sh

oice gone. My eyes locked with the stranger-my savior?-silently begging. S

sister. I'm taking her home." Hearing him say that, I alm

trembling with effort. "Help me," I mou

ential savior's voice hardened

ace contorted

hree seconds to

m. The creep's fingers d

ne

on the cree

wo

suddenly releasing me. Withou

isappearing into the night. I sagged against my r

eek suit approached, then froze, taking in the scene

. His face swam before my eyes-chiseled jawline, brown eyes filled w

. My mouth opened but onl

somewhere safe,

e up into his arms, cradling me against his chest. Heat radiated through his shirt, or was that me?

irs, his voice steady and reassuring. "You'll be safe he

oftness beneath me felt like a cloud after the nightm

word scratched

u," he promised,

d my emotions, my trauma, my need to forget into something despe

nowing what I was begging for-

passed between us. Without thinking, my bod

d everywhere I touched. His shoulders te

onded, his lips soft against min

ntly, his hands steadying my shou

streaming down my face. "M

d also, not like this," he whispered. "When

husband's betrayal. I collapse

g my hair. "I'm going to h

t it. I leaned in again, pulling him to me, God knows where I got the strength and

desperate need. His mouth was hot, demanding, and I melted into him, my fingers tangling in his hair. A

mured against my lips, though his body betrayed

ut this wasn't just the substance talking, it was me. The part of me that

agonizing slowness. His calloused palms skimmed my bare skin, leaving

," he demanded,

t you

the permiss

dy, leaving me bare beneath him. His dark eyes raked

hard enough to leave a mark. I cried out, my hips lifting instinctively, seeking friction. He ch

d, circling my clit wi

y breath coming in ragge

is voice was a rough

u.

make me

cock-thick, hard, and glistening at the tip. My mouth watered at the sight, but bef

nd then he was inside me in

ere-his scent, his heat, the rough scrape of his stubble against my throat. He did

he commanded,

g gaze. The intensity there stole my brea

itting a spot that made me see stars. "That's

t in my belly, threatening to snap. His thumb found my

him as I screamed God knows what. He followed moments later, his

stayed like that-breat

ulled away, his ex

have regr

bered was the warmth of his arms around me-and the t