Total pages in book: 91
Estimated words: 86322 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 432(@200wpm)___ 345(@250wpm)___ 288(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 86322 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 432(@200wpm)___ 345(@250wpm)___ 288(@300wpm)
I stepped back. “You wouldn’t know what to do if you did.”
He stepped forward. “I think I’ve more than proved I know exactly what to do with your pretty pussy.”
“Maybe with your mouth and hands,” I taunted with another retreating step.
He didn’t move.
I advanced, imitating his nonchalance with a shrug. “Maybe your cock is a one-hit wonder and scared of what will happen if you go for round two.”
He stepped back, something flickering behind his dark eyes.
Was that fear? Had I guessed right? Was he scared and holding back?
He stood before me like a puzzle. I didn’t understand the image, but I kept finding pieces that locked together. As I basked in my victory, another piece stood out—Ash’s words from earlier in the night.
“That man down there is watching you like he craves you and is fighting to hold back.”
On its tail was the memory of Lucian explicitly telling me he would never crave anyone and continuously reminding me he would never love anyone.
But Ash claimed to have seen it. He’d pushed me to see it myself.
Had he been right? Did his claims have anything to do with why Lucian held back?
I had no idea, but I latched on to the thought. I wanted to cling to the edge I’d gained and push him further.
I advanced another step forward, lifting my chin with my own arrogance. “Or maybe you’re scared of what being inside me made you feel.”
His shoulders tensed.
His eyes darkened.
He stepped forward.
I had barely a heartbeat to savor my win before his hand shot out, locking around my neck and pinning me against the wall.
He leaned in, his face so close it blocked the light, swallowing me in his darkness.
Fear spiked, screaming for me to flee—but adrenaline ricocheted through my veins and settled deep in my core, leaving me unbearably wet.
“Maybe you’re just a desperate little girl scared of getting teased with nothing to show for it but a needy cunt and no orgasm.” His voice rumbled between us with a dark promise that stroked my skin.
Despite his shadowy depths, I caught the same flicker in his eyes as before, calling out to me to keep pushing and finish what I started.
“Maybe you’re scared that once you get back inside me, you won’t want to leave,” I taunted softly. “Maybe you’re scared that you’ll crave me.”
His jaw clenched.
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, princess.” The fingers around my neck tightened. “I don’t crave any woman. But by all means, if you’re so desperate for me to fuck you, then I’ll happily do so.”
Before I could respond, he flipped me, pressing me face first into the wall.
Any victory I thought I’d claimed vanished—insignificant compared to the thrill of what would come next.
But first, I’d make him work for it.
LUCIAN
“No,” she mumbled into the wall.
Despite her objection and attempts to push back, I kept going. She knew how to stop me, and “no” wasn’t the right word.
I pressed my body to hers, pinning her to the wall to free my hands. Fisting her skirt, I bunched the material higher, baring her lush curves inch by inch. “Nice try.” I buried my face in her hair, laughing dark and low. “You’ve done nothing but beg for me to fuck you all night, and you think you can say no now? I don’t fucking think so.”
“Fuck you,” she grunted with another failed attempt to push away from the wall.
Her ass pressed against my cock, and I groaned. I’d been semi-hard all night, slipping closer and closer to the edge with every brush against her. I should have let her go as soon as we walked into the apartment, knowing how close I was to losing control, but I’d seen the sway of her ass as she stomped away, taunting me with her smart mouth, and I couldn’t let her go.
She touched a fear I’d buried and sworn wasn’t real, slicing through the last of my control. The restraint keeping me in check shattered, and I snapped.
You can stop now.
The thought whispered through my mind—an easy solution.
I could step back. I could stop all of this, continue to make excuses, and avoid repeating the loss of control I experienced the last time we fucked.
But then I reached her warm, soft skin, and her words echoed inside my head.
Scared.
Scared that you’ll crave me.
Absolutely fucking not, and there was only one way to prove it to her—and myself.
“I plan to.”
She tried to stop my hand from reaching higher by clenching her thighs, but I shoved my foot between hers, kicking them apart. I groaned when I encountered my cum still coating her supple skin. I dragged my fingers through the sticky mess to her core, finding her own wetness pooling there.
“Oh, princess. You can say no all you want, but you’re dripping for me.”