Chapter 19Her sanction shattered his reserve. Hands that had been tender became more resolute, one squeezing the lower curve of her ass while the other found the hem of her nightshirt and tugged it upward, exposing the heated skin of her thigh to his probing fingers. His mouth was just as firm, his tongue sliding in to tangle with hers as soon as her lips parted, and Maya curled her arms around Dec’s neck to hold herself steady against the determination that accompanied his caress.
Being held like this made it impossible to remember why it was she’d doubted him, even for a second. The evidence of his want for her pressed firmly into her stomach, but the care tempering every stroke of her skin disclosed the extent of his deeper feelings. Dec touched Maya as if she was the most desirable cr
