I’ll
stick around in case you change your mind. I still love you,”
Eli called out making Daniel stop in his tracks.
“ Baby,
just let it go,” Erica said. But Daniel was not taking any of
this. He pulled his hand away from her and turned around to look at
Eli.
“ Why
don’t you just accept that she has moved on?” Daniel
asked.
“ I
love her,” he said. He was looking at Erica as he said it. “And
there is nothing you can do about that.”
“ Come
on, don’t embarrass yourself,” Daniel said walking
towards him.
“ Embarrass
myself? You are the one who took advantage of a vulnerable woman,”
Eli said pushing Daniel off. Daniel looked at his shoulder where Eli
had pushed him and then looked at Eli.
“ You
don’t want to do that,” Daniel said.
“ What
the hell are you going to do, jerk?” Eli was shoving him again.
Daniel looked at Erica and then at Eli and shook his head.
“ You’re
not worth it,” he said. Erica covered her mouth with her hand
when Eli suddenly took a swing at Daniel and that was the straw that
broke the camel’s back. She watched as Daniel ducked and then
Eli threw another punch but Daniel blocked it. He suddenly executed
three swift moves that left Eli writhing on the ground. By this time,
the hotel’s security was already walking towards the two.
“ Mr.
Reese? Everything alright?” the head of hotel security asked.
Daniel looked at Eli who was squirming on the floor.
“ It
is now,” Daniel said. “Keep hat man away from this
place,” he told security as he walked up the steps and secured
an arm around Erica’s waist. She was shaking as they walked to
the elevator. “I’m sorry about that,” Daniel said
in a low voice.
“ I
think it’s okay,” she said as they rode up to their
floor.
“ I
think this is a good time as any to tell you that I have been taking
MMA for six years,” he said without looking at her.
“ MMA?”
she asked.
“ Mixed
martial arts,” he said as the elevator came to a stop.
“ So
Eli…” she started before he shrugged.
“ He’ll
live but he will be in a hell of a lot of pain for the next few days
and I will be canoodling with you in Belize,” he added in a
soft voice.
She looked at him and
followed him to their suite. She was not sure whether she was scared
or turned on at that moment.
As
soon as the two of them walked into the room, Daniel pulled her to
himself and pinned her against the door. She looked at him, her heart
pounding hard in her chest. Daniel slowly pulled his hands from her
waist and placed them on either side of her on the wall. She was
trapped in between his hands and she had never wanted him more. He
looked at her and ran his thumb and index finger across her face,
pulling down her lip when he got to her mouth. As she looked up at
him, she couldn’t help but feel weak. His lips were so
distracting. She wanted to feel them on her so bad. As her chest
heaved up and down with each breath she took, he was looking into her
eyes, his own eyes intense and dark with his wanting. She felt her
mouth go dry as he flashed her a slow sexy smile. It was the kind of
smile that let her know that he had so much in store for her. It was
the look that told her he wanted to try to lick her dry.
“ You
are mine, Erica Hayes,” he said in a soft voice. “All
mine,” he added as his head hovered over her cheek. She felt
his hot breath on her cheek making her panties wet. She closed her
eyes and waited to feel his mouth on hers but he kept holding back,
teasing her. She exhaled loudly into his mouth when he finally kissed
her softly. She was breathing hard and panting. He was not touching
her but given what she was feeling, he might as well have been
touching her.
“ I
want to take you in every single way possible, on every surface of
this suite,” he said in a soft voice. It was like he was
speaking directly to the area below her waist. She was getting wet
and anxious. “Do you want me to do that?” he asked
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