Total pages in book: 76
Estimated words: 72233 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 361(@200wpm)___ 289(@250wpm)___ 241(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 72233 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 361(@200wpm)___ 289(@250wpm)___ 241(@300wpm)
“That’s not how I’ll tell it.”
“No?”
She shook her head. “There was more than revenge between us, James. I felt it. I know you did, too.”
Yes, he fucking felt it. He was still feeling it. It was, perhaps, the most terrifying thing he’d ever felt, and it left him unhinged in ways he couldn’t explain.
“That’s it.” He leaned forward and grabbed her arms, pulling her off the stool and into the tub.
“Oh!” Water sloshed over the edge and onto the floor as he pulled her onto him. He needed to kiss her before it was too late, before he lost his chance forever. He didn’t believe in captivity, but he desperately wanted to keep her with him forever.
He wanted her solely for himself because it had been an eternity since anyone looked at him like they needed him the way she did.
“What do you want?” he demanded, kissing her passionately. “Tell me and I’ll give it to you.”
“I…I don’t know.”
“Yes, you do.” He peeled off her wet shirt and threw it aside. His mouth closed over her pert nipples, and he suckled them into sharp tips. “Would you stay here if I asked?”
“What choice do I have?”
“You have a choice. I’m giving it to you. What do you choose?”
“I…I don’t know.”
“Think. What does your gut tell you?”
“I don’t think with my gut. I think with my heart.” Her hands pressed into his chest as she searched his eyes. “Yours is racing.”
He held her hand there. “What does that tell you?”
She tried to pull her touch away, but he held her there.
“You’ll get bored of me.”
“Impossible.” He reached under the water and angled his hard cock so she could feel how utterly far from boring he found her. “I want you.”
“For revenge?”
“No. I want to take care of you. You would want for nothing.” He cupped her breasts, desperate to show her how satisfying it could be. “We could go wherever you desired—travel the world and see all the wonders.”
“What about my family?”
His blood turned cold. “Right.” He lifted her off of him, putting the necessary distance between them. “Of course, you’d want to be with your family.”
“You’re upset.”
His lips formed a flat line. It wasn’t fair to get upset because she was lucky enough to have people at home who loved her. “No, you should be with them. They probably miss you.”
“It’s not that simple.”
“Why?”
“Because I disobeyed my father. Once he knows I’m safe, he’ll be furious. I won’t be able to simply disappear again.”
“You’re an adult, Wendy. How much control could they possibly have over you?”
“Asks the man who took total control from me last night.”
“That’s different. You surrendered.”
“Under duress,” she said with a laugh.
“Does that mean you regret it?”
“No. But I will regret leaving when you let me go.”
“Who says I’ll let you go?”
She met his stare, but behind the challenge hid sadness. “James, we both know this is too complicated for me to stay. At least for now.”
He always knew this would be temporary, but the closer they came to the end, the more he hated the idea of ever letting her go.
“We still have time.” He lifted her out of the tub, leaving a trail of water on the floor. “As long as you’re here, you’re still mine.” He dried her before the hearth, then backed her into the wall with a possessive kiss.
When he pulled away, she looked up at him with unguarded trust. He traced his fingers down her cheek. Fearful he might lose his will and beg her to stay, he tossed a velvet cushion on the floor and took control. “On your knees.”
She lowered to the cushion and looked up at him.
“Now, open your mouth like a good girl.”
She parted her lips, and he pressed into her mouth. This was still new to her, so he took it slow.
“That’s it. Relax your throat, and let me fuck that pretty mouth.” His palms flattened to the wall as he slowly flexed his hips. “Suck it like a good little slut would.”
The moment her lips tightened around him he groaned. He’d meant to be gentle, but it wasn’t long before he was cupping the back of her head to protect her from the wall.
“Yes, that’s a fucking good girl. Keep going. Don’t you dare fucking stop. I own that filthy mouth, and I’m going to fuck it until I come.”
She moaned as he slid deeper. Losing himself in the delicious sensation, his mind started to wander. This might be the last chance together.
The lump in his throat tightened, and his vision blurred. He didn’t want to let her go. He could already sense how awful her absence would feel.
Alone again.
Abandoned.
“Fuck!”
“What’s the matter?”
He turned his back on her, pacing the floor as he tried to get a hold of his emotions. “Is this real?”
“Of course, it’s real.”