Chapter 169

“I’ve missed you,” Xavier mumbled, his breath dangerously close to her ear, making her shiver. “Every part of you…”

He wrapped his arms around her, using one hand to rub her waist and the other to knead her butt. She could feel the pressure from his groin on her back.

She swallowed, keeping her arms by her side because she wasn’t about to show him she wanted this as much as he did after all she had just said. She didn’t have to try so hard anyway. She wasn’t fooling anyone. From the sharp intake in her breath each time his fingers found a new spot on her body to nest in, he could sense the need radiating off of her.

“Xav…” she whispered when he lifted her off so slightly and placed her on the bed.

“Shh,” he interrupted as he lay atop her and began to place feathery kisses all over her ears and neck.

She gasped once again when his hands slipped into her nightdress and pulled it off her in one swift movement. His hands were everywhere, rubbing and kneading and so was his mouth,