Teddy’s POV
I paced the hotel room like a caged animal, every second stretching longer than the last. Payton was all I could think about. She had burrowed so deep into my mind that I couldn’t focus on anything else. I sat on the edge of the king-sized bed and began peeling off my clothes—shirt, pants, shoes—until I was completely naked.
God, I missed her. I could barely breathe from how badly I wanted her right now. I should have taken her the last time we were together. She wouldn’t have resisted. But I held back on purpose. I wanted her to remember what it felt like to be with Teddy Murphy. I wanted her to crave me so desperately that she’d have no choice but to run straight into my arms.
I stepped into the bathroom and turned on the shower. The warm water cascaded over my tense muscl
