The Billionaire Shifter's Curvy Match (Billionaire Shifters Club #1) by Diana Seere Page A
Authors: Diana Seere
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muscles swelled and she swore he grew. Expanded. Teemed with animal lust as their breath quickened and her hands reached for his chest, finding thick hair and impossibly heavy angles.
The pounding of her heart was almost as loud as his voice. She touched her swollen mouth with the tips of her fingers and ignored his offer to stop.
“What’s happening to us?” she whispered, speaking to him as if they knew each other. As if she had the right to cut to the chase.
As if he felt it too.
At that exact moment, the elevator jerked to a stop and the doors began sliding apart. Lilah quickly turned away from Gavin— his name is Gavin —and tugged down her dress, avoiding his eyes. Luckily, the fabric had clung to the corset, and she seemed to be fairly intact.
On the outside, anyway.
The doors opened fully onto a simple hallway decorated in shades of silver. In front of a pair of ebony swinging doors stood a striking, statuesque fiftysomething woman in a cobalt-blue pantsuit, texting on her phone. When she looked up and saw both Lilah and Gavin in the elevator car, she merely smiled politely and reached out to the door to hold it open. “Hello, Lilah. I’m Eva,” she said. “Welcome to the Platinum Club.”
Chapter 5
L ilah strode out of the car, as much in a hurry to get away from the man behind her as she was to see the legendary club where she was the newest hire.
I hope I don’t smell like sex.
“Will you be coming into the club tonight, Mr. Stanton?” Eva asked, still holding the door.
Gavin kept his gaze fixed on a spot to the left of the older woman as he followed Lilah off the elevator, as if he were avoiding her eyes too. “Yes, Eva. Bit of a work party tonight, I’m afraid.”
His voice sounded lower. Deeper. More like whisky poured over gravel. His fingers stretched as if they ached. The bones of his face seemed...broader? Her eyes swam. She blinked a few times, then realized he was back to normal.
She really was losing it.
“You know what they say, Mr. Stanton.” Eva turned to face the swinging black doors. “All work and no play.”
A dangerous grin split his features. “Come now, Eva,” he said. “Are you saying I’m a dull boy?” He still would not look at her directly.
“Of course not, sir,” Eva replied. “I wouldn’t want to get dismissed.”
“That’s right. Terrible customer service to insult one of the members.”
“Unless you wanted to be dull,” Lilah blurted out.
Both of them stopped walking and stared at her. She felt her face burn, but she continued. “In which case...” Oh God, why had she opened her mouth? This was no time to try to be funny. “Being told you’re all work and no play would be a compliment.”
“I’m not all work.” His voice had dropped an octave. He touched his lips with one hand. The same hand that had touched her there .
To her relief, Eva put an arm through hers and patted the back of her hand. “Of course not, Mr. Stanton. And I’m sure you won’t mind if I steal Lilah away for her orientation, since she’s just agreed to work at the club as our newest waitress.”
Now Gavin looked at Lilah, inflicting her with that wicked smile. She felt it slide down her spine like warm, hungry lips.
Like in the elevator.
“What excellent judgment you have, as usual, Eva.” Then he brushed past Lilah, ducking his head slightly as he passed. “I’ll see you inside.” His breath tickled her ear like another kiss.
He walked through the doorway and out of sight. The sounds of acoustic guitar and muffled conversation poured through the swinging doors as her eyes followed every second he was in range and even a few seconds afterward.
“Molly did a lovely job with your outfit,” Eva said. “Are your shoes all right? You’ll be on your feet for the next eight hours. Gorgeous doesn’t mean a thing if you’re hurting.”
“They’re really comfortable, actually.”
“I’m glad to hear it. Perhaps Molly can find me a similar pair.
The pounding of her heart was almost as loud as his voice. She touched her swollen mouth with the tips of her fingers and ignored his offer to stop.
“What’s happening to us?” she whispered, speaking to him as if they knew each other. As if she had the right to cut to the chase.
As if he felt it too.
At that exact moment, the elevator jerked to a stop and the doors began sliding apart. Lilah quickly turned away from Gavin— his name is Gavin —and tugged down her dress, avoiding his eyes. Luckily, the fabric had clung to the corset, and she seemed to be fairly intact.
On the outside, anyway.
The doors opened fully onto a simple hallway decorated in shades of silver. In front of a pair of ebony swinging doors stood a striking, statuesque fiftysomething woman in a cobalt-blue pantsuit, texting on her phone. When she looked up and saw both Lilah and Gavin in the elevator car, she merely smiled politely and reached out to the door to hold it open. “Hello, Lilah. I’m Eva,” she said. “Welcome to the Platinum Club.”
Chapter 5
L ilah strode out of the car, as much in a hurry to get away from the man behind her as she was to see the legendary club where she was the newest hire.
I hope I don’t smell like sex.
“Will you be coming into the club tonight, Mr. Stanton?” Eva asked, still holding the door.
Gavin kept his gaze fixed on a spot to the left of the older woman as he followed Lilah off the elevator, as if he were avoiding her eyes too. “Yes, Eva. Bit of a work party tonight, I’m afraid.”
His voice sounded lower. Deeper. More like whisky poured over gravel. His fingers stretched as if they ached. The bones of his face seemed...broader? Her eyes swam. She blinked a few times, then realized he was back to normal.
She really was losing it.
“You know what they say, Mr. Stanton.” Eva turned to face the swinging black doors. “All work and no play.”
A dangerous grin split his features. “Come now, Eva,” he said. “Are you saying I’m a dull boy?” He still would not look at her directly.
“Of course not, sir,” Eva replied. “I wouldn’t want to get dismissed.”
“That’s right. Terrible customer service to insult one of the members.”
“Unless you wanted to be dull,” Lilah blurted out.
Both of them stopped walking and stared at her. She felt her face burn, but she continued. “In which case...” Oh God, why had she opened her mouth? This was no time to try to be funny. “Being told you’re all work and no play would be a compliment.”
“I’m not all work.” His voice had dropped an octave. He touched his lips with one hand. The same hand that had touched her there .
To her relief, Eva put an arm through hers and patted the back of her hand. “Of course not, Mr. Stanton. And I’m sure you won’t mind if I steal Lilah away for her orientation, since she’s just agreed to work at the club as our newest waitress.”
Now Gavin looked at Lilah, inflicting her with that wicked smile. She felt it slide down her spine like warm, hungry lips.
Like in the elevator.
“What excellent judgment you have, as usual, Eva.” Then he brushed past Lilah, ducking his head slightly as he passed. “I’ll see you inside.” His breath tickled her ear like another kiss.
He walked through the doorway and out of sight. The sounds of acoustic guitar and muffled conversation poured through the swinging doors as her eyes followed every second he was in range and even a few seconds afterward.
“Molly did a lovely job with your outfit,” Eva said. “Are your shoes all right? You’ll be on your feet for the next eight hours. Gorgeous doesn’t mean a thing if you’re hurting.”
“They’re really comfortable, actually.”
“I’m glad to hear it. Perhaps Molly can find me a similar pair.
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