Rylie props himself up on one palm, grabbing both my wrists in his other hand and pinning them above my head. He wraps my fingers around the cool metal bar of my end table. “Hold on to this for me, sweetheart,” he whispers into my ear, voice like velvet. I grip the bar with everything I have. Rylie tries to hide his chuckle, and I glare at him but his smile doesn’t flicker. He reaches behind himself, dragging his shirt over his head and tossing it to the floor. My arms flinch with the need to touch him, but he shoots me a warning glance, eyes dragging from my flushed face to the grip of my
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