Chapter: 2229

Instead, they found his collarbone.

As heat coursed through him again, his Adam's apple bobbed, his eyes shut tight against the rush of desire. He was fighting the impulse to succumb to passion.

He placed her gently on the bed, noting immediately how the wetness from her clothes darkened the sheets.

This wasn't going to work.

Exasperated, Alberto massaged the bridge of his nose. Rachel, once again displaying her restless behavior, sat up and reached out to him in a futile attempt to cool the burning sensation overwhelming her.