Her lips parted, breath trembling.
“Please,” she whispered again, the word raw and honest this time.
The second it left her mouth, something in Henry snapped and his eyes darkened to near black. The last trace of teasing vanished. In one fluid motion he closed the distance, large hand sliding to the back of her neck, fingers threading roughly into her hair.
There was no gentleness this time. He crushed his mouth to hers. It was hungry, demanding with all teeth and tongue and raw possession. He tilted her head back and devoured her, swallowing the tiny whimper that broke from her throat. His body pressed her backward until her thighs hit the mattress, the weight of him pinning her down exactly where he wanted her.
He broke the kiss only long enough to growl against her lips, “You have
