Chapter 23—

Almost breathless, Lexie stood against the wall, her pride aching, heart palpitating and her nether region convulsing. She was aroused, his words, although they landed a heavy blow on her pride, ignited a fire within the pit of her stomach. 'Your mind, your body is mine.' The possessiveness in them had encouraged her fool heart to flip twice and her stupid, stupid vagina to react in a way she did not expect it to. It did double and triple jumps, driving her into a world of relentless hunger and anguish. If she could've just controlled that raging thing between her legs then she wouldn't be in a situation such as this, but she hadn't the strength to. She wanted the release that came along with his sinful touch. She wanted the pleasure, the passion that came along with his caresses. In this very moment, she wanted him. Her eyes, blue and desperate drifted up to meet his, passing the gorgeously aligned muscles that resided under his tight, white shirt and the chorded ones that adorned his