Chapter 36

JESSIE Iwalk along the hallway behind Shane, watching the powerful muscles in his back flexing beneath his white shirt. Did that really just happen? Did he just order me to bed like I’m a teenager? What the hell is that about? I obeyed him though, didn’t I? Without question. Because he can play me like a six-string. When we reach his room, he holds open the door and I step inside. I walk toward the middle of the room as the soft click of the door signals it closing behind us. “Take off your clothes and lie on the bed,” he says softly. His voice is as smooth as hot chocolate and it sends a shiver through my body. My pulse thrums against my pressure points as I turn to face him and peel the oversized t-shirt over my head before dropping it onto the floor. Hooking my fingers into the side of my panties, I look him in the eye as I peel them down my legs and kick them off, so they land on top of the t-shirt. He doesn’t speak, but he rubs a hand over his jaw as his eyes roam over my naked bo