She reddens and shakes her head.“You’ve been sleeping on the couch?”“Well, we were at each other’s throats when we arrived, and I just—” She shrugs. “It seemed silly to bring it up.”Fuck you, Michael. I shut my eyes and groan softly. When I open them, she’s looking at me uncertainly.“You’re slee
LillyI wake with a blanket of man draped over me. Michael’s heavy arm is over my stomach, and his chest is a warm wall against my back. Crisp hairs and hard muscle and smooth skin. Gosh, his heat feels delicious. I want to wriggle back and burrow into him.He shifts, and his hard length presses aga
“We should take off our clothes, but—” Pleasure is heating me up from my core, through my belly, and I can’t think.“Keep going,” he says through clenched teeth.My breaths sound like sobs now. “I need you—”“Keep fucking going.”I rock over him, hitting my clit exactly the way I need. Oh, yes. From
“Give me the phone,” Michaelhisses.“No,” I mouth. “She hates you.”“Give me the fucking phone, Lilly.” He holds his hand out. “Let me fix this.”I sigh. “Mallory. Michaelwants to talk to you. He thinks he can fix this.”“Okay,” she says, her voice small and tired. She must really be upset, or she’d
MichaelI can’t resist her. I know I should. I shouldn’t have touched her this morning. Or yesterday. But kissing Lilly is like staring at the sun or checking how sharp the tip of a knife is. You want to do it. You know it’s bad for you. But you’re inexorably drawn to it.She tastes like anger and s
LillyMichael Bonell has no idea what’s coming for him. I slick on my lipstick with a newfound sense of purpose. He wants me. And I can make him lose control. I just need to find the right buttons.As I’m pinning my short hair back, Mal calls. The camera is shaky and she’s looking away, so I get a v
“He won’t sleep with me. He has some code of honor. I don’t know. It’s stupid. Probably something to do with my brother.”“Lord, spare us from men who think they know better than we do.” She rolls her eyes and takes a healthy gulp of wine.“Exactly what I said.” I tilt my head to check that I’ve app
Jody smiles. “It’s pretty cool. I travel the world, appraising private wine collections and then importing them for sale.”“Whoa. That is cool.” And I have no frame of reference for why people would buy wine at auction, but I guess that’s something rich people do.“Do you live in New York? Isn’t tha