Chapter 19
The air between them crackled with electricity. Blake wasn’t nervous. He thought he would be. What they were doing was life altering in the extreme. He’d be bound to Derek as completely as possible. No. They’d be bound to each other—a give and take—if it worked.
Stretched out and naked on the bed, Blake watched as Derek divested himself of the rest of his clothes. He really was a work of art, all dark skin and hard muscles. He moved with a grace that made Blake’s mouth water. But even more than that, Blake knew Derek’s heart, and that was the most beautiful thing about him.
“What if it doesn’t work?” Blake whispered his concern and kept his gaze fixed on Derek’s face.
His gentle smile was enough to assuage all of Blake’s fears. “Oh, baby. It’ll work. Maybe not this time, bec
