Chapter 114

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Surprisingly, it left her feeling content and replete, rather than shamed

or debased. He had succeeded in supplanting the memories of that first

horrific shower encounter with something much better and far more

memorable.

He saw to the task of cleaning them both and drying her off, apparentl

realizing his combination of gentle and possessive lovemaking had left her

a languorous mess. Mia couldn’t summon the energy to do much more than

shuffle her feet as he led her to the bed and tucked her in. When he started

to stand, she surprised both of them by reaching out for him. “Stay.”

He frowned, as though debating something with himself, before

sighing in a way that suggested surrender. A second later, Shane joined her

on the bed, pulling the blankets over both of them. Mia snuggled against

him, feeling no guilt for enjoying the embrace and the sex that had preceded

it. His lips against her forehead was the last thing she remembered before

slipping into a deep sleep.

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