yer of mascara onto her thick lashes, then leaned back

n eyes caught the soft morning light. There was always a natural elegance to her, from the delicate slope of

d with the slightest bit of concern as she reached for her lip glo

sed grace. Sienna was beautiful, poised, everything a man like him would want. But

ping his voice neutral. Sienna smiled

s like she has everything under control. Back and forth. Back and forth, it's honestly e

huckle, but his mind was elsewhere. He

And that was the problem, if Chloe had been more like Sienna, more desperate and invi

fore it left a person's mouth. She wouldn't have fallen for his ways. Sienna, o

just as important just as worthy a

but he needed to do what was best for him in

na stepped toward him, her robe parting jus

is head, before he could speak, she slipped o

cing, wrapped around him as she pr

racing the muscles on his bare che

park of heat through him. He let his hands drift down, fingers skimming t

railing along the sensitive skin at the apex of her thighs,

touch, tracing slow, deliberate strokes over the damp heat between he

on desperation. She rocked into his hand, seeking more, but he

e slipping inside her warmth. Sienna gasped, her body arching as he began to move, his

r throat, open-mouthed kisses sending shivers down her spine. Her breath hitched, a soft,

hand, urging him on. He responded by quickening his pace, fingers thrusting

ng a fire that threatened to consume them both. Ryan's lips never left her skin, trailing kisses

body warm and pliant against him. An

through her haze of desire pu

e she pulled back, disbelief flashing in h

there was no rea

ow to ruin a moment, don't you?" He didn't respond as sh

inally. "I told yo

ther doesn't make decisions overnight." She shot him a lo

istening ear from James Bennett, not to talk of a seat i

nts of her body. He expected her to keep sulking, to throw another irritated remark his w

, effortlessly seductive, fully aware of the power she held over men. And yet, as she lounged back, stretching laz

his bullshit before he even had the chance to spin the web. But Sienna? Sienna was desperate for attention, for va

e didn't know. He was conflicted like that. But what he did know wa

r years, a ghost that never stopped haunting him. And no

me powerless boy who ran away three years ago. Sienna let out a smal

ack into the distraction of her body. But Ryan wasn't in the mood fo