Chapter 7
“Vince?” whispered Paige the following morning, snuggling against his nudity with her head resting on his chest, their lower limbs intertwined. She had slept that way through most of the night, after he exhausted her with another extensive and energetic lovemaking session.
“Hmm?” he queried, the deep purr rumbling through his breastbone. He pulled her tighter against him, nuzzling the top of her head with his chin.
“I—I have a confession to make.” She had heard him awaken a few minutes earlier, and the thoughts that had plagued her since she’d opened her eyes a half-hour earlier needed to be voiced. She meant to tell him the truth, the full truth, about herself. Their recent intimacy demanded honesty.
“A what?” he asked, scratching his furry belly and stretching his long l
