Chapter 154

• XANDER
• My other hand slid down her waist, gripping her hip so hard I knew she’d bruise but I couldn’t stop, didn’t want to stop, because she was finally here in the one place I never let anyone in and she wasn’t breaking it, she was making it whole.
• Her hands tore at me, pulling at what little fabric was left clinging to my body, her fingers slipping beneath to scrape against my skin. My muscles jumped at her touch and I caught her wrists for a second, holding them above her head against the door.