The Years Between Signing and Seeing novel Chapter 486

Suzie froze.

He was standing right behind her. What was she supposed to do now?

Her cheeks were still burning. Were they red? If he saw her blushing, he would definitely think she was having dirty thoughts about him too...

The sheer embarrassment made her want the floor to swallow her whole.

"Suzie..." His magnetic voice rumbled from just over her shoulder, sending a tight shiver down her spine.

They always say a man's voice gets lazy and husky after... doing that. And his...

Suzie tried to bolt, but his arms snaked around her waist from behind, locking her in place. A second later, his hot breath fanned across her neck.

"You interrupted me. Now I'm in agony."

"...Let go of me!" she demanded.

She thrashed against him, slapping at his forearms, but that only made him tighten his grip. He leaned in, whispering a dark, commanding warning right against her ear.

"Don't move. If you keep moving, I won't be able to hold back from taking you right here..."

Hearing the raw edge in his voice, Suzie instantly went still.

The last time they were at the Baylor Manor, he wouldn't have let her go if she hadn't started crying. And right now...

Her body went rigid. His hot breath continued to ghost across her skin.

He was still shirtless. His bare arms were clamped tightly against hers. Moving like a robot, Suzie slowly tried to raise her arms to pry his off.

But the moment she shifted, his arms banded tighter around her waist.

Terrified of provoking him, she stopped fighting. Once she was sure he wasn't going to try anything else, her racing heart slowly began to settle.

She didn't hear him get up. At this point, she didn't even care. She was terrified that saying another word might trigger him into doing something crazy.

Time slipped away, and eventually, Suzie drifted back to sleep.

Morning.

Suzie was still deep in a dream when the words "morning rounds" filtered into her ears.

She bolted awake. Standing around the foot of the bed was a small crowd of medical staff.

Except, they didn't have the serious, clinical expressions she was used to seeing on medical shows. Several of the young nurses had their faces turned away, trying to hide their giggles.

Confused, Suzie pulled her gaze away from them, threw off the covers, and tried to sit up.

Because she had woken up in a panic and was distracted by the nurses' weird behavior, she completely failed to realize that a heavy arm was wrapped securely around her waist.