"Come here, Tessa," he commanded softly, his deep voice sounding incredibly low and gravelly in the quiet room.
I walked over to him slowly, my heart pounding with a sudden, sweet wave of anticipation as I stopped right between his thick thighs. Stone reached out his long, powerful arms and wrapped them tightly around my waist, burying his rugged face deep against the soft cotton of my tank top. He held me so tight against his chest that I could feel the rapid, heavy thumping of his heart against my stomach.
"I am so damn sorry that you had to go through that mess today, little dove," he murmured roughly against my skin, his large hands squeezing my hips with a desperate force. "I am sorry that my club's dirty politics brought tears to your beautiful eyes. I swear to God, I am going to m
