chapter 70

‘I can make you feel good, Rachel, better than before,’ he said. ‘Let me take you to bed, where I’ll make you forget all the chaos of the last few days and remind you of what it is to feel sexy. Feminine, powerful. Wanted beyond all meaning.’

He saw the capitulation in her eyes, the need to be in his arms. He lifted one eyebrow. ‘Yes?’ he prompted.

‘Yes.’

Thank God and all his angels and arch angels.

Picking up her hands, Bennett tugged her to him so that her lips were an inch from his. ‘Too much talking,’ he murmured. ‘Definitely not enough kissing.’

‘I agree,’ she replied, her sweet breath fluttering against his lips.

‘Slide your thigh over mine,’ he told her.

‘Why?’ she asked but did as he requested.

‘So that you’ll be more comfortable when I do this...’ he said before slanting his mouth over hers, tracing the seam of her lips with his tongue.

She tasted like the woman he’d met before, as an awesome memory should. But this kiss was tinged with something different, it was deeper and