Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 195

Nora wished the ground would just open up and swallow her whole.

"I... did not..."

Hudson pulled his half-unbuttoned shirt off with one hand, revealing a chest perfectly sculpted with lean muscle.

He took Nora's hand, his voice dipping low. "Honestly, honey, if you really want it, it's not like I wouldn't oblige..."

Flushing deeply, Nora pulled her hand back, her heart hammering in her chest.

She didn't dare look at him. Her gaze darted everywhere while her mind spiraled into chaos.

What did he mean, she wanted it? It was clearly him who...

She bit her lip, swallowing the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Hudson took a step closer. Nora quickly reached out to push him away, but the moment she touched his chest, she recoiled as if she had been burned.

The heat radiating from his skin sent a wave of electricity straight up her arm.

"Weren't you going to shower? Go on..." she mumbled, her voice barely a whisper. She lowered her head, wishing she could bury her face in the blankets.

Hudson didn't move. He just looked at her, his eyes trailing slowly down her face, lingering on her collarbones, tracing the curve of her waist, and finally settling on the sprawling fabric of her dress.

His gaze wasn't explicitly predatory; in fact, it was incredibly restrained. But it was that exact restraint that made her heart race wildly, far more than any raw display of hunger ever could.

Nora squirmed under his scrutiny. Even though she was fully dressed, she felt an inexplicable sense of exposure, as if he had seen right through all her defenses and read every erratic beat of her heart.

She reached up to cover his eyes. "Don't... don't look."

Hudson chuckled. The sound rumbled deep in his chest, low and scorching, beating against her heart like a drum.

He leaned over, planting his hands on either side of her, trapping her beneath him without fully touching her.

Nora's breathing hitched immediately.

She could feel his hot breath brushing against her cheek, carrying a subtle, intoxicating scent of pine.

She wanted to lean back, but with the mattress right against her, there was nowhere to go.

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