Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1860

At the hotel.

Channing parked the car, lifted the incredibly restless Coralie out of the passenger seat, and carried her securely in his arms.

"Channing..."

The familiar, intoxicating scent wrapping around her made Coralie instinctively nuzzle deeper into his chest.

"I'm here."

Channing's lips curved upward, a small flutter of pure joy blooming in his chest.

Even while completely wasted, she was calling out his name, no one else's.

That had to count as progress.

"Channing..."

Coralie shifted slightly, murmuring something unintelligible.

As she rubbed against him, her soft lips accidentally brushed right against his Adam's apple.

"Hiss—"

Channing's entire body went rigidly taut, a suppressed groan escaping his lips.

He furrowed his brows, violently reigning in the surging lust in his blood as he warned softly, "Ms. Quill, stop moving."

He kicked the hotel room door open with a long leg.

Channing gently laid Coralie on the bed, intending to go make her a hangover remedy.

She drank normally, but usually knew her limits. Tonight, high on the joy of being reunited with her family, she had definitely overindulged.

"I feel gross. I want to take a shower." Coralie clung to his shoulders, refusing to let go, violently tugging at her own dress.

She was barely wearing anything to begin with—just a flimsy slip dress.

With a few clumsy tugs, she exposed a tantalizing expanse of skin.

"Can you wash tomorrow?" Channing pulled the blanket over her, his voice unimaginably hoarse.

He had been pushed to the absolute edge of his restraint tonight. If he had to bathe her now...

He genuinely couldn't guarantee he'd be able to keep his hands to himself.

"No."

Coralie was a clean freak, strictly adhering to two showers a day.

Not to mention, she was currently reeking of alcohol. It was suffocating.

She felt disgusting.

"I'll wash myself." Coralie shoved Channing away, stumbling barefoot toward the bathroom.

Her dress slipped entirely to the floor, leaving her completely exposed to Channing's blazing gaze.

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