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My head tilts back against the wall as his fingers glide across my panties teasingly.

“You say the word Sunny, and I’ll stop—no questions asked. Or, I can continue to do this.” He toys with the waistband of my panties. “You tell me.”

I’m not proud of myself as I wrap an arm around the back of his neck, push my chest against him, and seal my lips on his as I allow myself to relish in my selfish desires.

A moan escapes him while our tongues explore one another. His fingers hook into my panties, pulling them down. Gentle kisses are cascaded down my body as he falls to his knees. He looks up at me while he places my foot on his chest to take them off.

It’s a powerful feeling, seeing a man like him kneel before me.

He slowly rises to his full height, towering over me while he keeps his eyes locked on mine, his hands gliding along my body in the process. He pushes a finger inside me, letting out a low groan. I finally feel the thing I’ve been craving, andhefeels so fucking good.

Slowly, he works a finger in me while gracing my neck with whispered kisses, leaving no inch of my skin unmarked. His free hand moves over the thin material of his shirt that covers my breasts, using a thumb to circle my peaked nipple.

“Is this what you wanted?”

I nod against him.

“Sunny,” he whimpers, continuing his fingers in and out, as if the feel of my name on his lips brings him pleasure.

“Do me a favor, little fire. Grind those hips until you make amess all over my fingers.” He brings his lips to my ears. “That way I can suck them clean.”

His words become the very oxygen I breathe as my breathing becomes more sporadic with need. A sharp moan escapes my lips, and he places a hand over my mouth to silence it.

“Shhh,” he gently whispers. “You are for my ears only.”

My eyes roll as uncontrollable moans escape my mouth. Expertly, he moves his fingers inside me while his palm creates friction against me, diligently pushing me closer to the edge.

I grip his shirt, tangling my fingers in it as my forehead presses against his shoulder and my hips move in congruence with his fingers. Somehow, our bodies work, just know.

I wrap both arms around his neck, holding onto him because I don’t trust my own legs. A loud moan slips from my lips, bringing Tyler to them and devouring each one.

I explode.

Fire courses through me, starting in my abdomen and flares throughout my body as if it is the blood coursing through my veins. It lights behind my eyes in the darkness, creating a night sky through its flecks that move across the black void. This moment becomes my very being. It’s all I see, it’s all I feel, it’s all I breathe. It’s all I fucking need.

“There it is.” he whispers against my lips.

My labored breaths are erratic as I cling to him, because I can’t trust my unstable legs. My arms are still wrapped around his neck with my face buried in him as our chests heave against one another.

He presses his forehead against mine. “I told you I have a list, baby. This is only the beginning.”

He gently releases me and removes his fingers from inside me. Looking me in the eyes, he brings his glistening fingers to his mouth and sucks off every inch of me that’s left on him.

“So fucking good.” He makes it a point to lick his lips. “Thatwas fun. Good night, Sunny.” He places a kiss on my nose, walking away as if nothing happened.

I barely catch my breath while I watch him walk up the staircase, leaving me in the wake of all that happened. Fun is what I wanted. Fun is what I got.

Then I realize he didn’t give me my underwear back.

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

TYLER

Sittingin front of my roaring fireplace, I sip a glass of bourbon with a book in hand. I couldn’t sleep, so here I am instead. Hopeful a book will distract me from my own mind, and a glass of bourbon will put to sleep the body that refuses to.

It’s supposed to be an early morning in the office to get a start on the Governor's campaign investment, but each tick of the clock tells me otherwise.

With a sigh, I rub my eyes and take another sip of the bourbon. The cruelest part of trauma is stealing sleep from a person who so desperately needs it.