heading toward the front door, but before
she could leave Cadeon grabbed her wrist and pulled her toward him so his mouth
was right by her ear.
“This isn’t over, baby. Not by a fucking long shot.”
She snapped her head toward Cadeon.
“But I could see you two seconds away from flippin ’ the fuck out. When you’re ready, we will be
talking about what we did, and how I have no damn plans on just letting you
walk away.” He let go of her and grinned this self-assured cocky one that should
have pissed her off but made her pulse increase.
She turned and quickly made her way out the front
door. Well, she supposed that answered her question about what tonight had been
about, and if this was only a one-time hook-up.
Chapter Six
It had been two days since he had given Stella her
tattoo, but he hadn’t spoken to her. He had tried calling her the day after she
left his shop, realizing he had not even told her the aftercare instructions
for her ink. His mind had been pretty chaotic after he had finally had her. His
cock, although semi-hard right after he had come, had been like steel once more
when he had gone to bed that night. But she hadn’t called in back after he left
a message, and he wasn’t about to stalk her ass like some kind of psychopath.
But there was no denying that he wanted her. Cadeon had fucked a lot of women
in the forty years he had been alive, but for whatever reason he wanted Stella
like he had never wanted another woman before. He had thought maybe it was
because she was off-limits, in a sense, and maybe that had been the initial
reason. Cadeon was used to getting what he wanted, when he wanted, but with
Stella it was more complicated. He couldn’t explain why he felt this need to be
with her, but after he had finally been with her he felt this deep, proprietary
desire for her. He wanted to protect her, take care of her, and make sure no
assholes messed with her or he’d break their bones.
“ Yo , Cadeon,” Naggie
called out.
He lifted his head from the stack of papers in front
of him. She had a pair of black gloves on and was getting ready to do some
nipple piercings. “What?” He leaned back in his chair, and the leather creaked.
“I asked if you could order some more 12 gauge
needles.” The girl behind her looked like Naggie’s twin with her pixie cut, slender frame, and numerous piercings.
“Yeah, I’ll put a requisition in.”
She nodded, but he didn’t miss the strange
expression that covered her face. He lifted a brow and tipped his chin toward
her client. She pursed her lips and turned around. Cadeon knew he had been
acting weird the last couple of days, but he hadn’t been able to help it. All
he had thought about was Stella, and that he wanted to see her again. Of course
he wanted to fuck her again but it was more than that. He wanted to get to know
everything about her, and wanted to learn things that casual conversation
between them hadn’t revealed in the last few years. But Cadeon had never chased
after a female, and the fact she hadn’t returned his call made it seem like he
would be doing just that if he pursued her more.
“Creep” by Radiohead played overhead, and it somehow
matched his mood today. He glanced at his phone that was beside him on the
counter and felt like some kind of hormonal teenage needing his next Stella
fix. But he didn’t reach for it, and instead focused on his paperwork again and
tried to push her out of his thoughts. He wanted her like no one else. But he
wasn’t about to go sniffing around her if she didn’t want him to. That was the
reasonable action to take, but Cadeon had never been a reasonable man.
The sound of the bell above the front door dinging
as it was opened had Cadeon lifting his head. A silent groan left him when he
saw Tally walk in. She wore a micro-mini skirt and a halter top that hardly
covered her breasts. It had first started off with her coming in for some
tattoos over the last year, but Cadeon had made
she could leave Cadeon grabbed her wrist and pulled her toward him so his mouth
was right by her ear.
“This isn’t over, baby. Not by a fucking long shot.”
She snapped her head toward Cadeon.
“But I could see you two seconds away from flippin ’ the fuck out. When you’re ready, we will be
talking about what we did, and how I have no damn plans on just letting you
walk away.” He let go of her and grinned this self-assured cocky one that should
have pissed her off but made her pulse increase.
She turned and quickly made her way out the front
door. Well, she supposed that answered her question about what tonight had been
about, and if this was only a one-time hook-up.
Chapter Six
It had been two days since he had given Stella her
tattoo, but he hadn’t spoken to her. He had tried calling her the day after she
left his shop, realizing he had not even told her the aftercare instructions
for her ink. His mind had been pretty chaotic after he had finally had her. His
cock, although semi-hard right after he had come, had been like steel once more
when he had gone to bed that night. But she hadn’t called in back after he left
a message, and he wasn’t about to stalk her ass like some kind of psychopath.
But there was no denying that he wanted her. Cadeon had fucked a lot of women
in the forty years he had been alive, but for whatever reason he wanted Stella
like he had never wanted another woman before. He had thought maybe it was
because she was off-limits, in a sense, and maybe that had been the initial
reason. Cadeon was used to getting what he wanted, when he wanted, but with
Stella it was more complicated. He couldn’t explain why he felt this need to be
with her, but after he had finally been with her he felt this deep, proprietary
desire for her. He wanted to protect her, take care of her, and make sure no
assholes messed with her or he’d break their bones.
“ Yo , Cadeon,” Naggie
called out.
He lifted his head from the stack of papers in front
of him. She had a pair of black gloves on and was getting ready to do some
nipple piercings. “What?” He leaned back in his chair, and the leather creaked.
“I asked if you could order some more 12 gauge
needles.” The girl behind her looked like Naggie’s twin with her pixie cut, slender frame, and numerous piercings.
“Yeah, I’ll put a requisition in.”
She nodded, but he didn’t miss the strange
expression that covered her face. He lifted a brow and tipped his chin toward
her client. She pursed her lips and turned around. Cadeon knew he had been
acting weird the last couple of days, but he hadn’t been able to help it. All
he had thought about was Stella, and that he wanted to see her again. Of course
he wanted to fuck her again but it was more than that. He wanted to get to know
everything about her, and wanted to learn things that casual conversation
between them hadn’t revealed in the last few years. But Cadeon had never chased
after a female, and the fact she hadn’t returned his call made it seem like he
would be doing just that if he pursued her more.
“Creep” by Radiohead played overhead, and it somehow
matched his mood today. He glanced at his phone that was beside him on the
counter and felt like some kind of hormonal teenage needing his next Stella
fix. But he didn’t reach for it, and instead focused on his paperwork again and
tried to push her out of his thoughts. He wanted her like no one else. But he
wasn’t about to go sniffing around her if she didn’t want him to. That was the
reasonable action to take, but Cadeon had never been a reasonable man.
The sound of the bell above the front door dinging
as it was opened had Cadeon lifting his head. A silent groan left him when he
saw Tally walk in. She wore a micro-mini skirt and a halter top that hardly
covered her breasts. It had first started off with her coming in for some
tattoos over the last year, but Cadeon had made
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