When he lifts his brows and drawls, “Oh, really?” I know I’ve made a huge mistake.
I close my eyes and heave a sigh. “Go ahead. Get it over with.”
“It’s just that I could’ve sworn I heard you call me…what was it again?”
I mutter, “Impossible.”
“No, that wasn’t it. Hmm.” He pretends to think. “It could’ve been beautiful. But perhaps I’m mistaken? Maybe I need you to say it again.” “Or maybe you need to go find a speeding car to jump in front of.”
He slides his hand up my chest and encircles my throat with gentle pressure from his fingers. I open my eyes to find him gazing at me with such burning intensity, it makes me catch my breath.
His voice low and his eyes hypnotic, he commands, “Say it, viper.
Tell me what you think of me.”
The way he’s wrapped around my body—legs, arms, and t
