“Fine. You’re sorry. I don’t really care anymore.” Now I was the liar. “I need to leave.”
“No, Jay.” He kissed along my jaw. “Stay. I want you to stay.”
My knees buckled from the weight of desire building in me. I wanted to stay, but how could I after seeing him with the kittens? He hadn’t appeared like he was enjoying their attention. Still, he hurt me.
Zander pressed his pelvis to mine, his mouth lowering to my throat. The pressure of his suction stole my breath away. I thirsted for him as he rubbed his erection against me.
My fight dwindled.
My need for him exploded.
Could he be trusted? If I hadn’t come when I did, would he be having a threesome right now?
He sucked harder on my throat, his fingers entwining with mine.
“I need to trust you, Zander.”
He lifted his head and stared straight into my soul. “You can trust me.”
“Two women were just with you.”
“They were distractions, Jay. The whole time all I thought of was you.”
“That’s sick.” I turned my face away in disgust. “Where’s your moral compass? You’re honor and loyalty?”
“In the bottle of tequila, I downed. I wasn’t trying to hurt you, baby. I was hurting myself.”
I turned to face him. “That’s messed up, Zander.”
“Yes.” He pressed his lips to mine. “Don’t leave. Give me another chance.”
“Are you going to get tested?” He’d told me he would when he stormed out of Karma’s house. I needed to be sure he hadn’t changed his mind. He was terrified of finding out his chances of getting Young-onset Alzheimer’s. I would be too, but he didn’t have to go it alone. I would stand by his side, supporting and loving him through it.
Loving? Christ, it just hit me. I was in love with him. That was why it killed me to see him with the girls.
“Yes. Will you stick around for the results?”
“If I can trust you to be faithful, I’ll stick around no matter what the results are.”
“Fuck, I don’t deserve you.” He captured my lips in a feverish kiss.
I kissed him back as he pushed his body into mine, pressing me against the wall. Nobody had ever been this way with me. When Zander touched me, my body begged for more. My lips yearned for his. My soul danced only for him.
He pulled me away from the wall, backing me toward his bed. The backs of my legs hit the mattress, and I dropped onto it.
Zander lifted the hem of his gray shirt at a painfully slow speed. I admired his washboard abs, licking my lips, eager to taste every inch of him.
Trustwas tattooed below his heart.
My jaw dropped, totally taken aback. It was just the sign I needed to give in to my desires and lower my protective walls.
I removed my coat, then shirt. Undressing quickly to get on his level of nakedness. Thank goodness the lights were dim. I shimmed out of my panties, unhooked my bra, and climbed on the bed. On all fours, I wiggled my ass, peering over my shoulder. I wasn’t ready for him to see the front of me. Not yet.
His large paws grabbed my butt cheeks. “Glorious ass, baby.”
“Take me from behind. I need it hard and fast.” I panted, getting wetter by the second. “Oh, and make sure to put a condom on.”
Zander chuckled and slapped me just hard enough to make it sting a little. “You shouldn’t be telling your man how to fuck you.”