Chapter Forty Eight Stone’s dark eyes turned nearly black, burning with a raw, predatory hunger the exact second those breathless words slipped past my lips. “I am completely ready, Stone… I want every single inch of you inside me right now.” He let out a low, shaky, and incredibly heavy breath that rattled deep within his massive chest, leaning his face down until his forehead was pressed hard against mine. His skin was radiating a feverish, blistering heat that made my entire body flush in response. “f**k, Tessa,” he groaned out roughly, his voice completely raw and cracking with a wave of pure, unadulterated passion. “You have absolutely no f*****g idea how many nights I have spent trapped inside that compound, completely losing my mind, dreaming about this exact moment.” He slamm

