Free All of You by Gina Sorelle Page A

biceps. She’d done it to push him away, but the moment her hands wrapped around those huge, chiseled muscle masses, her mouth went dry, her good leg went weak, and a swarm of stupid butterflies took flight in her abdominopelvic cavity. Her hands unconsciously gripped his arms harder, fingertips curling into the fabric of his shirt and around the flexing muscles.
    God, Kat despised the way he smelled, clean and aftershave-y, with just a hint of expensive cologne. She hated the way she wanted to bury her nose in the crisp cotton of his dress shirt and huff him until she’d had her fill.
    She hated that he was so strong and was seeing her vulnerable and weak…and she really hated that, had he stopped being such a stubborn, arrogant ass and let her go, she would have crumpled to the floor.
    But most of all Kat hated that he’d already made a thousand women feel this way and would probably make another thousand feel this way before it was all said and done.
    And that his effect on woman was such an innate part of him that he took it for granted. Took for granted Kat would love this whole fake Superman act – that she would probably gobble it up like the love-starved woman he clearly thought she was underneath it all.
    Screw. Him.
    She stopped struggling, inhaling deeply and then exhaling slowly. In her best no-nonsense voice, she said, “Let. Me. Go.”
    “I’m sure my hands on your body must disgust you, but I’m the only one here, so let’s both make the best of it, okay?”
    His voice had taken on a harsh edge Kat couldn’t identify. He almost sounded…hurt. But when he spoke again, the edge was gone, replaced by his normal congenial cadence. “Just breathe. When the pain passes, I’ll set you down on the bed.”
    “ Who says I’m in pain ,” she gritted out, as, of course, another pain migrated down her leg.
    “I says,” he replied like the juvenile he was, which only made Kat start pushing against him harder.
    Danny chuckled low and deep above her ear. “Might as well stop struggling, Kitty-Kat. You’re not gonna win this one.”
    Oh… hell no .

Chapter Seven
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    “Y ou do realize this is bordering on unlawful restraint, don’t you?” Kat said in that cool, detached voice of hers.
    She’d be shocked to know it only made Danny want to hold her tighter.
    Want to fuck her even more.
    He pulled back enough to see her face, a slight grin on his. “Nah, no restraint. Just a really chivalrous guy watching out for a real pain-in-the-ass girl,” Danny said, teasing her…absolutely loving the narrowing of her eyes. “Trust me, I’m a cop. I know these things.”
    Danny had no desire to hold Kat against her will, but he knew if he let her go, she’d fall. He felt the tension in her overextended muscles and the shakiness of the entire right side of her body. The pain must have been radiating on-and-off pretty rapidly, because she’d tense up with it and relax a few seconds later when it passed. And there was no way he was just going to toss her on the bottom bunk and call it a day.
    So, despite her obvious aggravation with his nearness, Danny had no choice but to keep his arms wrapped around her.
    Which he was enjoying way too much.
    Danny never dreamed he’d get the chance to touch her like this, to be this close to her. Damn, she felt good …and she smelled even better.
    Danny dropped his nose slightly and inhaled…
    Warm and a little spicy, with some sweetness, too…
    It was all very subtle and alluring.
    Danny wanted to rip her clothes off and bury his face everywhere . And lick every square inch of her smooth, olive skin.
    He was shocked at how much touching her was affecting him. Danny had put his hands on more women than he’d ever be able to count, but he’d never experienced anything like this. His heart was pounding against his ribcage like a jackhammer, every muscle in his body was tensed up, and he felt slightly light-headed.
    Pull yourself together, man! If you go down, she goes