Chapter 44

Victoria Before I could process his words, he spun us around with supernatural grace, lifting me effortlessly onto the edge of his desk. "Open your legs for me, Victoria." Heat bloomed across my face, but I complied immediately, parting my thighs to reveal myself to him completely. The vulnerability of the position should have made me uncomfortable, but the raw hunger in his expression as he looked at my most intimate parts made me feel powerful instead. Leo dropped to his knees before me—the mighty Alpha kneeling at my feet—and the sight nearly undid me. He looked up at my flushed face, his eyes almost glowing with intensity. "Hold onto the desk," he instructed, his voice brooking no argument. "Don't let go unless I tell you to." My fingers gripped the edge of the polished wood as he pressed teasing kisses along my inner thighs, deliberately avoiding where I desperately needed him. When I couldn't help but whimper impatiently, he chuckled against my skin, the vibration making my toes