Chapter 71

He unzipped it deliciously slowly,and I couldn’t ignore the way my thighs began to burn with desire.

Jeez.I’m too young for those kinds of feelings,but there it was.The desire for him to touch me was almost unbearable.

The back of my dress fell away from my spine,and I heard Booth’s breath catch in his throat.

“Jesus!Brianna!It’s beautiful!”He exclaimed,and even without asking,I knew that something had changed.At his words,my entire back began to tingle.

“What is it?”I asked,frustrated at the fact I couldn’t see for myself.

“Your mark.It’s spread.”Booth described,“There are all sorts of spirals and waves and...and I think they are grapevines coming off your Earth mark.”

I shivered at his words.

“How bad is it?”

“Bad?It’s not bad at all.It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”Booth’s voice was breathless,and I gasped when I felt his fingers begin to trace down my spine,then away from it as if he was following the lines that I couldn’t see myself.