“Come here,” I whispered. “I’ll make it stop.”
Eyes on me, she slipped her bottom lip between her teeth and walked toward my bed.
Skye’s beauty always knocked the air from my lungs. The soft glow from her makeup was barely visible on her brown skin, but it was enough to remind me she was the kind of woman nobodycould forget. Her sleek hair was tucked behind her ear and was flowing down her back, making me want to bury my hands in it.
Although exhausted, she moved with a quiet confidence, her toned legs carrying her closer to me.
I pulled the cover back as she crawled into my space.
The feeling of her curves against my flesh made my dick spring to attention. But I held it together, pulling her as close to me as our bodies would allow.
“You’re safe with me,” I whispered, kissing the top of her head.
She let out a deep sigh and rested her head on my chest.
Her faintly fruity scent lingered between us, pulling me into a place where my guard fell.
Before I knew it, we drifted off to sleep.
7
SKYE
It’s crazy how easy it is to take the little things for granted.
Something as simple as sleep often became a forgotten necessity. Last night showed me just how long it had been since I’d actually rested.
I lifted my head and watched Ocean sleep. He looked calm, almost peaceful. But the edge was still there.
It always was.
I reached across him and grabbed his phone from the nightstand to peek at the time.
It was almost noon.
I couldn’t remember the last time I’d slept in so late, but it felt nice. For once, I wasn’t chasing time or feeling like I had to be alert. Right now, I felt at ease and safe. Like nothing could touch me.
Still holding his phone, my eyes zeroed in on several missed calls and texts he’d gotten throughout the night. They were all from Melina, one of his employees that I was ninety-nine percent sure he was fucking.
She had a way of making it known without saying it, and I’d only crossed paths with her ass once.
“You see something interesting?” Ocean asked, stretching his arms over his head.
Shit!
“Um...no.” I dropped his phone back on the nightstand and hurried back to my side of the bed. “I just...I was looking at the time.”
Laughing, he slid his arms under my waist and pulled me back into him. “You were definitely doing more than looking at the time.” He pressed his lips against my shoulder, making every thought in my head disappear. “Don’t worry about Melina. She thinks she’s the CEO or some shit when it comes to the club. She calls me for every damn thing.”
“For some dick too, huh?”
I could feel his smirk. “Sometimes.”
I knew it.
I fucking knew it.
I wanted to scoot out of his grasp, but I couldn’t. He was holding me too tight.
