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“I know, Sami. I won’t let you down.”

I searched his eyes, seeing the determination in them.

“I want to believe you.”

“Our future is together.”

I’d always believed this. Well, I had, up until I took the Bassett case.

“I hope you still feel the same after you get a true taste of the world I live in now.”

He gave me a tight smile and stood, offering me his hand. “Come with me?”

I slid my fingers across his and rose from my spot on the couch.

“Where are you taking me?”

“I’m going to tuck you into bed. We’ll discuss our future in the morning.”

Chapter Seven

I wokewith a start before I relaxed into my covers. It had been so long since I’d slept through the night without waking at least three times.

I hadn’t felt this rested in months.

The moon was still out with no daylight in sight, telling me it wasn’t yet six in the morning. Maybe I should go to the gym and get in a little cardio on the spin bike.

On second thought, I was going to stay right here. It felt too good to move.

Heat surrounded me, and an ache pulsed between my legs.

It must have been some dream.

I shifted to stretch when I realized the reason for my unquenched desire.

A naked Dev with a raging hard-on slept plastered to my back. He had one hand tucked down the front of my underwear, holding me tight against him.

My pulse jumped and my pussy spasmed.

I stilled and waited to see if he was awake.

His breathing was heavy, and his body was motionless.

The man always found a way to cop a feel even in his sleep.

How had we gotten in this spot?

I remembered coming upstairs with Dev and then spending the next hour just talking with him as I showered and got ready for bed.

It was exactly how it was when we’d first gotten together. Dev sat in the doorway of the bathroom and chatted with me about everything and anything he could think of while giving me the privacy I needed. The one subject we avoided was our marriage.

He never made a move on me when I’d come out wearing my sleep tank and underwear and completely surprised me when he’d tucked me into bed, kissed my forehead, and turned off the lights.

The package that was pushing against me right now was another surprise. We’d always slept naked, and I hoped since I’d put on some clothes, Devin would do the same.

I was wrong.

Devin wasn’t changing the way we’d done things, even with my no-sex directive.