The air between them was like the charged seconds before a lightning strike. Ivy’s breath hitched as Axel’s fingers traced the curve of her jaw.She knew he wanted the exact same thing from her that she wanted from him…but her anticipation grew thinking about all the ways he would… Axel’s other hand pressed into the mattress beside her hip,as if reading her mind. “ You want me to tell you all the things I want to do to your body? “ "Axel…" she started, but his growl cut her off. "Don’t say anything…," he muttered, his lips brushing the shell of her ear. "Not unless you want me to stop." She did not. Every inch of her burned to close the distance, to pull him and… CRASH. The door exploded inward. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" The splinters shot across the room like shrapnel. "s**t!" Ax

