He had her pressed against him, held in the curve of his body, while the most amazing vibration emanated from where her nose pressed, right beneath his chin. It spread from there until it encompassed her entire frame, sending her against him in a continual set of surges she hadn’t any control over. Or maybe it was his movements engendering the same response. It was incredible. Stirring. Sending myriad images in lightning progression through her mind, all of them featuring naked, entwined limbs. On this bed. Nothing could have prepared her. Especially for what happened next. He put a finger beneath her chin, using it to tip her face to his, slanting his head down slightly at that same time. She wasn’t given any choice save to look right into his shadow-enhanced gaze. The result was breath-stealing. Heart-stopping. Enough to stop time and make it cry defeat. Courtney was ensnared. She couldn’t blink. She couldn’t move. She couldn’t think. She didn’t know if she’d be able to take her next breath.
