“Yeah,” I say, stretching my arms. “And I need it.”
“Do I even want to know why?”
“Probably not.” I grin. “But I’ll tell you when the time’s right.”
16
FAITH
Ihang up the call, still breathless.
My body’s limp, soaked in sweat and post-orgasmic bliss, sprawled out on the grass behind the house like I just ran a marathon. My sundress is bunched up around my hips, and I’m definitely not wearing underwear anymore. I feel wrecked—in the best way possible.
But as the quiet settles over me, something else creeps in.
Shit.
What did I just do?
A slow wave of embarrassment and adrenaline washes over me. I press a hand to my flushed face and stare up at the dark sky between the trees.
I just had an orgasm on the phone. With a stranger. Outside. Behind myparents’ house.
What is wrong with me?
A few crickets chirp like they're judging me.
I let out a weak laugh, covering my eyes. “Shut up,” I whisper. “Don’t look at me like that.”
And Thor. God. That voice. That filthy, gentle,addictivevoice. I ache just thinking about the things he said to me. The things he made mefeel—and with only words.
I’ve never been talked to like that before. Not once. Not even close.
Keith never talked dirty. He barely talked about sex at all unless it was toscheduleit. But Thor? Thor knows how to get in my head. In my body. In mybones.
Still… I don’t even know what he looks like.
Whoisthis man?
And why do I feel closer to him than I ever did to my almost-fiancé?
I sit up slowly, brushing twigs and leaves off my legs, tugging my dress back down. My thighs are still trembling. I stare out into the woods, chewing my lip.
I’m a good girl. A Southern girl. A pastor’s daughter. I shouldn’t be doing this.
…Right?
Then again—maybe being good is what got me stuck in a relationship where I wasn’t truly seen. Where I was expected to smile pretty and plan the wedding and never, ever ask for more.
More of what, though?
Ofthis.Of him. Ofme.
I pull out my phone again, staring at Thor’s last message.
You’re my naughty goddess.
Something stirs in my chest. Something dangerous.
