Total pages in book: 66
Estimated words: 63911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 320(@200wpm)___ 256(@250wpm)___ 213(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63911 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 320(@200wpm)___ 256(@250wpm)___ 213(@300wpm)
“I guess...the temptation was too much for him. He got the lawyer handling my parents’ affairs to connive with him, and well, long story short, they stole my inheritance but made it seem like my parents died bankrupt.”
Taking a deep breath, she continued haltingly, “At first, I was hoping that I could somehow get the money back. But I also had to figure out a way to stay afloat, so I started borrowing from my friends. I meant to pay them back, but...” Ilse broke off, a part of her unable to stop cringing in shame every time she remembered just how weak she had been.
“Natalia and Issac made you realize you couldn’t.”
There was no note of condemnation in the billionaire’s voice, but even so, Ilse’s self-contempt still colored her own tone as she answered shortly, “Yes.”
“And so you ended up working for Gloria...” The billionaire’s fingers pressed hard as he spoke, and her back arched.
As the billionaire’s quiet ministrations continued, a relaxing sensation began to spread to the rest of her body. It made past hurts fade gradually and eventually allowed Ilse to look at him over her shoulder, saying simply, “She was the first good thing that happened to me after my parents’ deaths.
“I could’ve taken a normal office job, and I probably would’ve been good at it...but I needed a lot of money immediately. I didn’t want to fail Jan, but I was terrified that I would. I was at the end of my tether when I bumped into Gloria, and somehow she got the whole story out of me...”
Ilse’s shoulders moved in a slight shrug under the billionaire’s kneading fingers. “The rest is history.”
“I’m glad you met her.”
And I’m just as glad you feel that way. The thought flitted through her mind as she felt the billionaire’s fingers still, just before his breath caressed her skin and his lips brushed the side of her neck.
A shiver ran through her body at the kiss, and a sigh slowly escaped her lips when the billionaire’s fingers began to move again.
She was so, so lucky to have this man in her life.
So, so lucky—-
And suddenly, she had the most powerful need to tell him that. “Jaak?”
“Mm?”
“Thank you.”
A lifetime of emotions was invested in these two words, and the billionaire knew it. He felt it, and his fingers stilled.
“T-thank you for not judging me.” Her voice was ragged. “Thank you for supporting me. And most of all, t-thank you for n-not looking at J-Jan like he’s a burden.”
Ah. “You love him,” Jaak said quietly. “I was prepared to care for him for that reason alone, but after meeting him...he’s special, Ilse. I’d be honored if he would let me care for him.”
The billionaire’s words empowered and weakened her at the same time, and Ilse could only draw her knees close, whispering, “Thank you. Thank you, Jaak.” Her voice caught, but she just couldn’t stop saying it. “Thank you.”
For so long, she hadn’t let herself lean on anyone, and yet the billionaire had somehow overridden all her defenses, her fears.
And now, whether she wanted it or not, his words had become her harbor, and in his arms she felt like nothing could ever harm her.
She turned to face him and took his hand. “Thank you.” She placed his hand against her heart, hoping and praying that her rapid heartbeat could tell him what she still couldn’t make herself say out loud—-
I love you.
Their lips met, and their bodies molded against each other. The kiss started out slowly and softly, but soon it just wasn’t enough, and when her nails raked down his back, the billionaire growled against her lips just before fisting her hair, yanking her head back as he kissed her hard—-
So, so hard, her feet arched and stiffened under the water—-
She found herself straddling him, and the billionaire clasped her hips just as he began to move her over his throbbing erection. It rubbed against her pussy with the most incredible fiction, and as her eyes started to glaze, she felt him slip one finger inside her.
“Jaak!”
He began to fuck her hard with his finger, and when she fell against him with a cry, he used his free hand to plump one breast and take her nipple into his mouth. He sucked on it as his finger thrust in and out, and the multiple streams of pleasure were just...too...much.
The moment she stiffened, the billionaire released her nipple, and his mouth caught her sob of release in time. His kiss swallowed her cries even as he continued to shove his finger in and out of her, and she continued to desperately meet each plunge with the thrust of her hips.
As soon as they made it to her bed, she pushed the billionaire on his back, whispering, “Let me pleasure you.”
He didn’t demur, only watched her with beautiful, hooded blue eyes as she shakily reached for his cock. It felt silky hard between her fingers, larger and bigger than she imagined.