Chapter 166: Austin

Austin and Ivy tumbled into the house, clothes flying, hands seeking. It was their first time. He should take it gentle. He should unwrap her slowly, like the Christmas present she was.

That required a kind of self-control he didn't have, though. At least not in that moment. Later, he would treat her like a princess. Later, he would kiss every inch of her body.

Tonight, it was too many clingy sweaters and snuggles together on the couch and innocent biting of her lower lip when she looked at him, for him to still have control.

It was too much Ivy.

Whatever caused the men of Long Valley to be blind to her beauty, Austin could only be thankful for it in that moment. If she belonged to someone else...

He sucked in a quick breath as she began tugging at his belt, her breathy groans driving him harder towards the cliff.

"Too...many...clothes..." she grunted, as he fumbled with the zipper on her jacket.