even in her fury she couldn’t deny herself the chance to enjoy his nearness. “I’m sorry I made you feel that way, but you have to look at it from my perspective. I don’t want to lose you.”
“Do you think I’m prepared to lose you? It works both ways, you know. You may think you’re some kind of invincible macho man, but we all need help sometimes.
And I won’t back down. I will go with your team, Chase, and there’s nothing you can do about it short of chaining me to a wall.”
A slow smile curved his lips. “That concept has possibilities.” Holly smacked him on the chest. “I’m being serious.”
“So am I.” He lifted Holly off her feet and carried her the short distance to their bed.
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She squirmed and wiggled, trying to break free, because she knew once he began making love to her she’d be completely lost. “Put me down.” Chase’s throaty laughter filled the room. “If you insist.” He dropped her onto the bed and immediately fell on top of her. He grabbed Holly’s wrists and held them over her head. “Mmm, I think I like you like this, all helpless and quivering in anticipation for what’s to come.”
She narrowed her eyes. “Let me up.”
“No.” He lowered his head and covered her mouth with his before she could protest any further. His kiss was hungry and demanding.
Holly didn’t bother to resist the sensual assault of his tongue. With a sigh she welcomed him to explore her more deeply, passionately. She loved the salty, slightly musky taste of him. His scent filtered to her nostrils, leaving her high off the very scent of him.
Chase turned her on more than she’d ever thought possible, and the fact that he loved every inch of her voluptuous frame gave Holly the confidence to give as good as she got. For so long she’d been self-conscious of her plus-sized frame, often ashamed of being naked in front of her previous lovers, but not with Chase. It seemed as though he was unable to keep his hands off her and whenever she disrobed, his eyes devoured her. No man had ever made her feel as beautiful and desirable as Chase did.
Desperately wanting to touch him, she managed to wrestle her wrists out of his firm grip and began to tear at his clothing.
Chase raised his head with a soft chuckle. “Easy, baby. If you wanted me to undress, all you had to do was ask.” He rolled off of her to stand beside the bed. He removed his clothing with quick precision, his brown gaze never leaving hers. Her mouth watered at the sight of his cock, so impossibly thick she shivered in anticipation.
When Holly attempted to take off her clothes, Chase held up his hand. “Don’t.
That honor belongs to me.” Sliding back onto the bed, he knelt beside her and slowly unbuttoned her top.
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With each inch of skin he exposed, Chase planted a kiss against it, sending titillating waves of delight along her body. He worshiped her flesh with his eyes, mouth, and hands. Whimpers and moans of pleasure tore from her throat as Holly thrashed her head from side to side. “Chase, that feels so good,” she sighed.
When he removed her last article of clothing, his gaze raked up and down the length of her quivering form. “You’re so damned beautiful.” Heat spread from the pit of her stomach to every part of her being. Her heart overflowed with lust and love. She reached up and caressed his hair-roughened cheek.
Chase caught her by the wrist and placed a kiss in the center of her palm and then worked his way up her arm, to her shoulder and then her neck. When she didn’t think she could take any more of his sensual torture, he turned Holly on her stomach and ran his tongue down her spine.
“Mmm.” Holly grasped the covers with her fists and gritted her teeth. The pulsing heat between her legs spread through her entire body, making her tremble and writhe beneath his touch.
He grasped her hips. “On your knees,” Chase softly commanded.
A jolt of fierce anticipation shot to her