Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Something forbidden slithered inside me when I felt Kellion’s lips curve in a seductive smile against my hand, and I tugged more desperately. I glared at him as hard as I could. Let me go—-
My thoughts evaporated when I felt something wet and warm against my palm.
In front of me, Kellion’s pretty green eyes turned wicked.
Oh my God, he was licking my palm!
Panic burst inside me. I put all my strength into tugging then, but it was pointless, and the more I struggled, the more it seemed to make Kellion want to lick even more. His tongue on my palm drove me wild, sending sparks of sensual pleasure shoot to every corner of my body.
Lick, lick, lick—-
In a blur of movement, Kellion yanked me towards him, and my body slammed against his. It was my first time to be this close to a man, and I never thought it would feel this way. This hot. This vivid. This...hard.
Realizing exactly what made it hard had my head jerking up. If the thought of speaking didn’t make me feel so ill, I would have asked him. Really? I mean, really?
But even without me saying a word, it was as if he heard me. Actually, it was as if he more than understood me, understood that my incredulity was just a way to disguise my fascination.
How could he be so hard with just something this...simple? How could he make me feel the same when we haven’t even kissed, haven’t even seen each other naked? Was it really like this?
As if to answer me, the strokes of his tongue became languid, as if he wanted to savor the taste of my skin and remember it.
His touch messed me up, and my knees knocked harder against each other. Fear of the unknown skittered over my spine. Even though I no longer understood what was happening, I did know one thing.
This had to stop. Whatever it was, it had to stop, for the sake of my sanity.
Which meant I had to—-
I saw Kellion blink when I lifted my knee. He shouldn’t have been able to block my move, but his reflexes were incredible, and his hand deflected my knee before I could hit him where it would really hurt.
I didn’t manage to hit him, but it did force Kellion to let me go.
That was enough for me.
I ran.
FOR A LONG TIME, KELLION Argyros remained rooted to the spot, his eyes contemplative and unreadable at the same time as he watched Aria run away from him.
A fast little runner, his Aria, and it surprised him. Kellion’s first impression of her had been someone dainty, someone as fragile as glass—-
A memory flashed before his eyes, of Aria trying to knee him in the groin.
His lips twitched. The fuck she was fragile.
And the fuck if he wasn’t turned on by it.
After a moment of hesitation, Kellion took out his phone from his pocket.
Bobby answered on the second ring. “Yes?”
“I need you to tell me about a girl.”
A girl? Bobby held the phone away from her ear so she could double-check if she was really talking to Afxisi’s VP. The display on her screen told her she was. “I don’t get it.” She really didn’t. He was Kellion Argyros. He could have any girl he wanted.
“Not just any girl. I need you to tell me where I can find Aria.”
She hung up.
This time, Kellion did laugh. Somehow, it felt fitting that Bobby and Aria were friends.
Chapter Four
Dear Ashton,
Someone called me a – are you ready for this – MONSTER.
Yes, yes, a monster! You don’t think I am, do you?
I’m still the prettiest sister in the world, right? Right?
Love, Your Big Sis
ARIA
BEFORE LEAVING FOR class, I peeked through my door’s peephole and saw...no one. The hallway was empty.
Yay!
The word sounded forced even to my own ears, but I told myself it was only because I was so used to being stalked. This was just another form of Stockholm syndrome, I told myself.
So Kellion Argyros had been walking me to school every single day of the entire week. It wasn’t like I had wanted it. Actually, the biker had been the one to force his company on me, not the other way around.
If he never showed up again—-
I faltered in my footsteps.
Weird. My chest felt so tight. I glanced down at my blouse. Maybe it had started to shrink? Or maybe I had gotten even curvier?
Rounding the corner to reach the stairs, I was about to take the first step down when I realized someone was blocking my way.
“Good morning, terataki.”
“Aaaaaaah!” Shock at seeing Kellion Argyros had me losing my balance, and his hard arms wrapped around me as I stumbled against his strong, powerful form.
His body vibrated with laughter against me even as his hands spanned my waist. “You’re throwing yourself at me now?” he teased in a low whisper. “You missed me that much, eh?” Normally, Kellion spoke like any ordinary American guy but when he was with me, his Greek accent seemed to thicken, like he knew how I found it so secretly thrilling.