pinched her waist, interrupting her thoughts. “Jeremy!” “I like how soft you are here, Ballentine,” he said, his mouth very near her ear. “It affects me strangely.” His hands slid down to caress her hips and buttocks as his breath rasped against her neck. He was not lying. She could tell because he was entirely naked and aroused. She had lately learned this was not something you could really mistake.

