The challenge in her voice made his pulse quicken. Heat flooded his face.

"Nothing," he murmured, looking away.

But Xavier leaned toward her and lowered his voice to a whisper only she could hear. "Just because I fucked you against that door? Just because you came so hard with my cock you couldn't remember your own name? Say it."

His breath caught in his throat. "You're a jerk."

"Probably." Her mouth formed something that wasn't exactly a smile. "But you still want me."

She hated that he was ri