~ KILLIAN ~
Shit.
We're right back where we started.
Tess is confused and scared again, her emotions curling around me like fog. I can practically taste her regret.
Don’t screw this up, I tell myself, pulling my finger from her slick, velvety heat. Her body had gripped me moments ago, but now I feel her slipping away. I slide my hand out of her panties, already sensing the shift in her.
Good thing I listened to my instincts. If I’d claimed her now, she would’ve hated me for it. I need to prove I’m the male she can trust—the one who won’t take without asking, who won't hurt her just to ease his own aching need.
“We’ll drive to your place in Winchester and grab your things,” I say, pushing off the bed before I do something I can’t take back. “I want you to be comfortable here.”
“What?” she shoots back, scrambling away from me. The sting of her retreat hits harder than I expect. “I’m not staying here. I told you that.”
Patience is a virtue I’m quickly losing.
“Simply Te
