✨EXCERPT: GENTRY by Ashley James releasing March 19th!
My body is tuned in to every part of him. His shallow breaths, the way his hair feels against my cheek, how his fingers move effortlessly with mine. All of it is heady and too much, and I desperately want to know if he feels it too. Tilting his head, Gentry peers up at me. His pupils are blown wide, making his chocolaty eyes appear black. A rush of heat zips down my spine, settling low in my groin.
“You this thorough with all your students?” he asks, voice full of gravel.
Swallowing thickly, I murmur, “Not usually.”
His gaze drops to my mouth before coming back up again. It happens so fast that, had I not been so focused on him, I would’ve missed it entirely. And his hands falter, making the clay wobble. I should step back. Put some distance between us and correct his posture. Get back on track.
I don’t do any of that.
Instead, my fingers tighten instinctively, steadying both the clay and Gentry. The touch is, once again, electric. It’s too much and, somehow, not enough. It’s everything. I can’t breathe, my lungs squeezing and my heart racing, especially when Gentry’s eyes flick up to mine again, and I see the desire I’m feeling reflecting back at me.
The air around us thickens, and everything in the room vanishes.
“Then why take such a special interest in me?” Gentry rasps as he turns, slow and deliberate, the clay forgotten altogether.
I drag my tongue across my lips, hoping to bring some moisture back to my mouth. My pulse roars in my ears as my mind attempts to make sense of what’s happening. Because from where I’m standing, it looks like Gentry’s giving me an opening. Like he wants me to make a move.
But that can’t be right… Can it?
Only one way to find out.
“You know why,” I mutter before crashing my lips against his.
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