Chapter 260

She reached up, unable to stop herself, and cupped a hand along his jaw. His eyes flared and his breath hitched, but he didn’t withdraw. His eyes held hers and she felt his pain, but also his need. The moment stretched out like taffy, the edges wobbly and unfocused as they stared at one another. He shifted, cupping her face and kissing her. She felt the play of muscles in his jaw under the crispy rasping of his whiskers on her palm. He lifted his head and stared down at her with an intensity that rocked her. “I love you, Lisa,” he said before kissing her again, not giving her the opportunity to reply. Not that she could have. With those words he’d stolen her breath, her thoughts, her ability to do anything but respond with her body. Mason stood from the sofa, taking Lisa with him, and strode into her bedroom. He needed to show her how much he needed her, he needed to show her how much he wanted her. “Okay poppet,” he whispered in her hair as he lay her down on the bed and stretched him