Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1004

"Then don't hold back."

Hearing her fearless provocation, Shanley's body tenses instantly, his eyes narrowing dangerously.

"You don't want to?" Juniper leans in, pressing a soft kiss to his jawline. Her clear, luminous eyes look up at him, sparkling and inviting, effortlessly unravelling the control he's been trying so hard to maintain.

Want to? He wants to so badly it hurts.

Shanley pins her wrists gently, flipping them over until she's pressed back against the mattress. A breathless, all-consuming kiss follows. He kisses her with the starving intensity of a wolf, entirely predatory.

Juniper's breathing hitches, her gaze turning hazy as her arms instinctively wrap around his neck.

In this moment, it hits her just how deeply she loves him. Seeing that devoted, traumatized couple in the dungeon had only made her want to hold onto Shanley tighter.

Just as Juniper thinks he's going to take things further, Shanley suddenly stops.

"?" Juniper cracks an eye open, looking at him in a daze.

He's pulling back now? Is he a saint?

"Left wanting more?" Shanley rests his forehead against hers, his breath hot and ragged against her skin. His dark, fathomless eyes stare intently into hers as he asks in a low, intoxicating voice, "What's gotten into you today, hmm?"

She's acting very out of character.

"You've been good lately. Consider it a reward," Juniper quips, a playful smirk on her lips.

"You have to go back to school tomorrow. I won't keep you up," Shanley murmurs, running a hand through her hair, his gaze ocean-deep. "Let's try a different method, alright?"

Method? Before Juniper can process what he means, her hand is gently enveloped in his, his thumb brushing over her palm.

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