your bed one night, never to be heard from again.”
“ S top it .”
“ Y ou say you’re not a pet, but I do wonder what you’d look like on a leash.”
A sudden shiver overtook me and it wasn’t due to the cold. “You have to leave me alone.”
“ O r what ?” He appeared genuinely curious. “What could you possibly do to stop me?”
“ M aybe I’ll go have a talk with your wife.” I pulled my cellphone out of my pocket. “She’s only an internet search away, after all. I know who you are too, Julian Berkmore-Hathaway.”
H e grabbed me so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to scream, or yell or try to fight him off. He pressed me back into the recessed corner of the alcove until we were hidden from view.
T he palms of his hands pressed into my abdomen and forced me against the wall. Every logical part of my brain insisted that I scream for help or at least try to get away from him. But I was frozen in place.
“ I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you.” His casual tone belied the iron grip that he had on me. “Ever since that first night. You’re even in my dreams.”
M y breath came in a harsh gasp when his hands slid up my sides. “Don’t—“
“ I haven’t sent that tuxedo from the benefit to my dry cleaner. I can still smell you on it.”
“ W hat do you want ?” I hissed through my teeth, desperately trying to maintain my fragile grip on my sanity. “You want to do it right here against the wall? An indecent exposure charge will probably do wonders for Berkmore’s stock prices.”
“ I t’s you .” His hands slid under my shirt and the feel of his skin against mine rocked me to the core. “I can’t think when I’m around you. You make me want to do anything to have you.”
“ T his is crazy —“ I sucked air in sharply through my teeth as his fingers skimmed over my breast. “Stop, please.”
“ I can’t .” His lips touched my neck, sending frissons of pleasure shooting through me. “And neither can you. You had your chance to walk away.”
“ N o —“
H e kissed me , cutting off whatever words I was going to utter. His tongue clashed with mine, invading my mouth in a way that overwhelmed my senses and any ability I had to resist.
I t felt like his hands were everywhere as they coasted over my body. I could feel the hard length of his erection pressing into me. I knew we were in public, so close to being discovered that to go any further would be worse than reckless.
H is teeth caught at my lower lip. The pain of it rocketed through me, followed by tendrils of pleasure.
“ E nough !”
I shoved Julian away , obviously catching him by surprise. He let me push past him and out of the alcove.
“ L eave me alone , I mean it.”
I felt his gaze on me as I nearly ran towards the door. I didn’t have to see his face to see the resolute expression that I knew would be there.
J ulian wouldn’t let me go that easily.
Chapter Thirteen
T he knock on my front door came nearly twenty minutes later than it was supposed to.
“ Y ou’re late ,” I said as I opened the door.
Z ach stood in the hallway with a sardonic smile on his face.
“ S orry ,” he said unapologetically.
I grabbed my bag off of the side table before closing the apartment door behind me. “Don’t make me regret this.”
“ H ey you’re the one who called me, princess.”
“ I did , didn’t I,” I said with fake confusion. “Not sure what I was thinking.”
H e slid an arm around my back and I forced myself not to resist the advance.
“ M oment of insanity .”
“ P robably ,” I murmured, locking the door behind me.
I knew exactly why I had called him. Because for all of us his faults, Zach was a normal guy with normal desires. He didn’t want to steal me out of my house in the middle of the night and tie me up somewhere where no one would ever find me.
M aybe he was just dangerous enough to still be safe.
I needed
“ S top it .”
“ Y ou say you’re not a pet, but I do wonder what you’d look like on a leash.”
A sudden shiver overtook me and it wasn’t due to the cold. “You have to leave me alone.”
“ O r what ?” He appeared genuinely curious. “What could you possibly do to stop me?”
“ M aybe I’ll go have a talk with your wife.” I pulled my cellphone out of my pocket. “She’s only an internet search away, after all. I know who you are too, Julian Berkmore-Hathaway.”
H e grabbed me so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to scream, or yell or try to fight him off. He pressed me back into the recessed corner of the alcove until we were hidden from view.
T he palms of his hands pressed into my abdomen and forced me against the wall. Every logical part of my brain insisted that I scream for help or at least try to get away from him. But I was frozen in place.
“ I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you.” His casual tone belied the iron grip that he had on me. “Ever since that first night. You’re even in my dreams.”
M y breath came in a harsh gasp when his hands slid up my sides. “Don’t—“
“ I haven’t sent that tuxedo from the benefit to my dry cleaner. I can still smell you on it.”
“ W hat do you want ?” I hissed through my teeth, desperately trying to maintain my fragile grip on my sanity. “You want to do it right here against the wall? An indecent exposure charge will probably do wonders for Berkmore’s stock prices.”
“ I t’s you .” His hands slid under my shirt and the feel of his skin against mine rocked me to the core. “I can’t think when I’m around you. You make me want to do anything to have you.”
“ T his is crazy —“ I sucked air in sharply through my teeth as his fingers skimmed over my breast. “Stop, please.”
“ I can’t .” His lips touched my neck, sending frissons of pleasure shooting through me. “And neither can you. You had your chance to walk away.”
“ N o —“
H e kissed me , cutting off whatever words I was going to utter. His tongue clashed with mine, invading my mouth in a way that overwhelmed my senses and any ability I had to resist.
I t felt like his hands were everywhere as they coasted over my body. I could feel the hard length of his erection pressing into me. I knew we were in public, so close to being discovered that to go any further would be worse than reckless.
H is teeth caught at my lower lip. The pain of it rocketed through me, followed by tendrils of pleasure.
“ E nough !”
I shoved Julian away , obviously catching him by surprise. He let me push past him and out of the alcove.
“ L eave me alone , I mean it.”
I felt his gaze on me as I nearly ran towards the door. I didn’t have to see his face to see the resolute expression that I knew would be there.
J ulian wouldn’t let me go that easily.
Chapter Thirteen
T he knock on my front door came nearly twenty minutes later than it was supposed to.
“ Y ou’re late ,” I said as I opened the door.
Z ach stood in the hallway with a sardonic smile on his face.
“ S orry ,” he said unapologetically.
I grabbed my bag off of the side table before closing the apartment door behind me. “Don’t make me regret this.”
“ H ey you’re the one who called me, princess.”
“ I did , didn’t I,” I said with fake confusion. “Not sure what I was thinking.”
H e slid an arm around my back and I forced myself not to resist the advance.
“ M oment of insanity .”
“ P robably ,” I murmured, locking the door behind me.
I knew exactly why I had called him. Because for all of us his faults, Zach was a normal guy with normal desires. He didn’t want to steal me out of my house in the middle of the night and tie me up somewhere where no one would ever find me.
M aybe he was just dangerous enough to still be safe.
I needed
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