(Penny’s POV)
I don’t know how I managed to do it, but God, somehow, against every screaming protest within me, I managed to push Maximo away.
“No. No, Maximo, stop.”
I stepped back to get rid of any urge to jump into his arms once again, to clear away the haze of pleasure that always seemed to engulf me whenever he was close. “You don’t get to rile me up and then leave me hanging whenever you feel like it. We both know that is exactly what is going to happen the instant I let this go any further, Maximo.” I lashed out at him. “You tell me you have claimed me and all of that nonsense, but when it comes to actually putting in the work, you pull away like some f*****g coward.”
Maximo stared at me for what seemed like ages, and for the first time since I’d known the powerful, formidable
