Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedications & Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Epilogue
Thank You
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This novel is considered romantic fiction with erotic elements or erotica. This is for mature audiences only. This book contains profane adult language, mild violence, and strong sexual content.
Dedications & Acknowledgments
Thank you to the man that makes me a better me. I thank you for your patience, encouragement, and advice. My beta readers and editor—how awesome are you? JB Logic . . . you always give me exactly what I want even when I don’t even know what that is. Words cannot express how grateful I am to all of you. You guys keep me laughing and inspired on this journey—Thank you.
Lastly, but certainly not least—THANK YOU to all of the readers who have come along on this journey with me! You guys are the best!
Chapter 1
Four Years Ago . . .
Dana,
I just received your text. I’m running late and barely have enough time to send you this message. Glad you’re back safely from your African Safari and that you weren’t eaten by lions, tigers, and bears—HA! Davis and I are about to head out to another fundraiser. I can’t begin to tell you how wonderful things have been since we’ve been back from the island. I wouldn’t have thought they could get any better. I was afraid pregnancy would slow us down, but it hasn’t. Davis has a way of making me feel like the sexiest woman alive. And the sex . . . wow! Can you believe it has gotten even better? I’m still living my fantasy. It has been a whirlwind. Anyway, gotta go. I’ll call you when I can talk in more detail.
Nicole finished her text, pressed send, and sat the phone down on the dresser. She stared at her reflection. She hadn’t seen Davis in a few days and wanted to look her best. She had missed him terribly while he was away on business. He had only been home a few hours, and they hadn’t had any alone time together. The business trip hadn’t been planned, but the fundraiser had been on the calendar for a couple of months. He had arrived home in just enough time to get ready. Nicole wished they could cancel, but it was being thrown by a close business colleague.
Nicole turned to her side and ran a hand over her small stomach as she continued to study herself in the mirror. There was just the tiniest bump, but it was still unnoticeable to most people. She sighed and turned forward. She was probably the only pregnant person who was in a hurry to look pregnant. Nicole was almost five months and was barely showing. She couldn’t wait for her stomach to pop.
A movement caught her eye. She looked up at the corner of the mirror. It was Davis. He had been hanging out with Rayna but clearly had snuck off at some point to get ready for tonight. Nicole watched him through the reflection in the mirror. He pushed himself off the doorframe. She wasn’t sure how long he had been standing there before he walked into their bedroom. The man still took her breath away, especially tonight. The custom, black Valentino tuxedo fit his broad shoulders to perfection. There was nothing like a six-foot-three-inch man in a tux. He’d recently gotten a fresh haircut. It was shorter on the top and tapered on the back and sides. Still, there was enough to grab hold of. As smokin’ hot as he was, Nicole knew he looked even better underneath all those clothes. For the past few years, she had had the exclusive rights to run her hands all over a body sculpted by the Gods.
Nicole had missed him like crazy. Her eyes devoured him as she drank in his every move. “Hey, handsome.”
Davis loved the way she looked at him, but the hunger in her eyes was nothing compared to his own. He let out a low whistle as he stalked closer. “Hello, beautiful. You look sexy as hell.” Although Nicole’s stomach didn’t look pregnant, her breasts were much fuller and almost spilled out over her dress. If Davis wasn’t a grown man, he would probably be drooling. He almost checked just to make sure he hadn’t been. “Every man at that fundraiser is going to think I am the luckiest bastard alive.” Her dress hugged every delectable curve and brought out the glow of her smooth toffee-colored skin.
Nicole blushed. “This old thing?” She teased. It was another one of his gifts. It matched the
