Chapter Ten

Vanessa

“Shh,” someone hushes, reminding me of my dream on the beach.

“You’re all right.”

Those are the words Kev said, too. Exactly the same. But his voice is hoarse now, like he’s straining himself for some reason.

“Open,” another voice says, something touching my lips. I don’t think. I obey.

And something salty touches my tongue, the taste of it making me groan. I swallow on instinct alone, my mouth immediately seeking more.

But the flavor is gone. Instead I open my eyes to find a pair of beautiful blue eyes staring down

at me. “Better?” Jake asks, his voice low.

“More,” I say instead.

He smiles, his finger drawing a line across my lower lip and leaving more of that delectable substance behind. “You’re going into heat Vanessa ,”

he says as someone draws fingers through my hair. It’s then that I realize I’m floating in water. Not in the ocean, but a massive bathtub. And there’s a man beneath me. Naked. His arousal is a brand against my rump as he holds me steady in the water. Kev ,