His hands, both of them, slid under the hem of my dress. His fingers pulled the fabric up so that I was naked except for the pair of panties I’d been wearing all night. They were soaked with the juices of my desire.
When he pulled my dress up, I tensed. Every muscle in my body went rigid. I had no idea what he was doing, and I didn’t want to mess it up, and God, oh God, I wanted to see him and see his eyes and know that it was him out there, him touching me. Him taking my virginity and giving something back.
He hadn’t even kissed me yet.
Knox paused, reading my hesitation. Then he reached up. His fingers loosened the gag around my mouth. I licked my lips, breathing in air that couldn’t cool me enough.
Maybe I should have cried out for help. I didn’t. I couldn’t.
“Knox?” I as
