Total pages in book: 31
Estimated words: 30190 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 151(@200wpm)___ 121(@250wpm)___ 101(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 30190 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 151(@200wpm)___ 121(@250wpm)___ 101(@300wpm)
The thought was exhilarating, and I couldn’t help it. I started shifting against him, just tiny, restless movements like someone caught in a dream. Tiny movements that let him feel just how much I ached for him, too.
Mik’hail cursed under his breath, but not once did he move away.
He touched my shoulder. “Aurora, you’re dreaming...”
I pretended to mumble, my eyes still closed. I flipped to my back, mumbled incoherently for the second time, and then I let my body roll back to him.
“Mik’hail...”
I let my voice tremble, needing him to continue thinking I was still heavily sedated.
The sheikh cupped my face. “I’m here. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”
The fierce protectiveness in his voice made my heart squeeze, and if I hadn’t been sure of what I was doing earlier—
This time there was not a single doubt in my mind, and so when I heard him whisper my name—
I used it as an excuse to start trembling and pressing closer to him. I tried to act like I was trapped in the past and reliving my worst memories, but at the same time I used every moment to get closer and closer and closer...until I was practically wrapped around him, my body molded to his, close enough to feel his heart pounding against mine.
In this new position, my head started to spin anew, and my heart began beating like crazy as I slowly allowed my eyes to drift open as if lost in a dream.
When our eyes met, the want in his gaze was all I needed to see, and I lowered my head.
The sheikh, realizing what I intended to do, tried to pull away, but it was too late.
I touched my lips to his, and when Mik’hail groaned, I didn’t hesitate, knowing that I wouldn’t have any other chance—
Oh.
Fire consumed me from the moment our lips truly met, and I was breathless and mindless in a second—
Finally, finally, finally!
I kissed him with all the pent-up hunger inside of me, knowing full well that Mik’hail could still find the strength to put an end to all of this. Any moment now, he could realize this wasn’t what he wanted and push me away.
A part of me was waiting for him to do just that, but instead...
Oh, Mik’hail.
He was kissing me back.
Mik’hail.
Kissing me.
My mind spiraled, and I found myself helplessly surrendering to his command as Mik’hail instantly took over, his lips now moving against mine with a hunger that matched my own.
His hands moved to my waist, pulling me even closer, and I could only gasp against his mouth.
“Briar.” So much desire, so much need, so much promise in that one name, and I could only whimper in protest when he suddenly tore his mouth away, his gaze haunted by indecision.
I knew then that I had to do something.
Knew that if I let him speak, everything I had worked hard for at this point would go to waste.
And when that happened, it would be all over.
Mik’hail would never be mine.
Never.
And the thought was enough.
Terrified to lose him, I was able to muster the courage to continue with my deception. I pressed myself closer against him, and as I locked gazes with his, slurred words tumbled from my tongue—
“Always...wanted you.”
And as Mik’hail stiffened, I went on to whisper—
“Please...make me yours.”
Chapter Five
MIK’HAIL KNEW WHAT he was doing was wrong. His Briar had taken a sleeping pill, and she had come to him, seeking refuge. He should be protecting her, but instead he was taking advantage of her.
He had to end this.
For both their sakes, he had to stop this insanity—
But just as he was about to push her away, he heard his Briar whisper,
“Please...make me yours.”
The words, coming out of nowhere, caught Mik’hail off guard, and with his defenses completely down, they unerringly found their mark. His mind shut down, and want took over.
She had asked for this.
Had begged him practically.
His Briar...wanted him.
Please...make me yours.
The words washed over him one last time, and Mik’hail reached for her with a groan. His mouth found hers in a deep, searing kiss even as he rolled Briar to her back so he could feel every inch of her soft, trembling body under his.
His hands roamed her body with almost savage need. He had dreamed of touching her like this for so long. Had fantasized about her so many times that there were nights when he thought he would go mad from wanting her.
And now...
It was finally happening.
It was her body, finally, under his hands, and she was everything, just everything he had ever dreamed her to be.
She was soft, so very soft, but he wanted more. He needed there to be no barriers between them, and so he reached for the flimsy silk covering her body—
A growl escaped Mik’hail as he pushed the fabric aside, and he heard Briar release a little moan.