Cooper I wasn’t sure if Corinne expected a slow lesson in seduction—the controlled and methodic removal of each piece of clothing before finally making our way to the bed. But this wasn’t that. Once we were tucked inside my penthouse, I kicked the door shut, pulling her to my chest as my mouth crashed down onto hers. The way she’d pleasured me in the coat closet wasn’t nearly enough to satiate my want for her. In a heartbeat, we were kissing deeply, grasping, clawing at each other as we fought to get even closer. “Tell me to stop. Tell me to be careful with you.” “No.” Her eyes met mine with a clash of want and need. “Take me how you need me.” After weeks of careful foreplay, now that this moment was here, I couldn’t seem to make myself stop and go slow with her. Lifting her into my

