Chapter 556

Ivy's POV

He resisted almost the entire night.

Every time my hands wandered a little farther. Every time my lips found the exposed skin of his neck. Every time I pressed my body more firmly against his, Brad found a way to pull back. To create distance. To murmur excuses about needing to add more wood to the fire or check if the door was properly closed.

But I saw it.

I saw it in the way his breat