me with urgent need. Pounding himself into me and grinding upward against my clit. He plunged hard, using the wall behind me for support, giving me what I craved and taking what he desired in the process.
When I fell apart this time, he fell apart with me. My orgasm began as a tingling sensation in my nipples and then spread through my body, reaching all the way down to my toes. Raw satisfaction folded over his face and he thrust into me with more controlled and organized force as his climax took him. There was an inferno between us and the moment he spilled his seed into the condom, the sensations intensified and then exploded into a million difference pieces around us.
“Valerie.”
“Austin.”
The last remnants of his orgasm shuddered through him and then he held me tightly and we slid down to the floor. I hugged him close, feeling his rabid heartbeat against mine.
“Finally,” he murmured into my hair. “I’ve got you now, Valerie. And this time, I’m not letting you go.”
Epilogue
Two weeks later
“ N ice view , isn’t it?”
I spun around when I heard Austin’s voice. I hadn’t even realized that he’d come back in the room.
“I’ve never been to a casino hotel like this. Actually, I’ve never been to a casino at all.”
“I’ll have to show you around once the place clears out in the morning,” he said.
“So, you really own this now?”
He nodded. “Co-owner. I’m not really into running an operation like this, but I didn’t want to sell it so I called on some partners to help me out.”
“And the private jet that brought us here?”
“I kept that, of course. It’s mine.” He grinned, and then added. “I had almost given up on tracing my uncle’s business dealings, but I’m glad I did. I just wish we could have taken what was ours years ago.”
When Austin became the executor of his uncle’s estate, he’d traced the man’s connections all the way back to the casino, which was once owned by the Clark family. Somewhere along the way, Austin’s relatives had lost the business after falling on some hard times. With a little help from other angel investors working with Austin, he was able to save the place from being bought up by unrelated investors.
“You deserve this. This is your family’s business and you get to build it from the ground up again.”
“You think all of these material things make me happy, Valerie,” he asked, closing the short distance between us.
“If you’ve worked to earn it, you should be happy. You worked hard to get everything you’ve ever wanted. You left some things behind, but you also grew in the process and you never lost sight of who you really were. I wanted to say it changed you, but it didn’t. I can see that now. I wish I was there for you.”
“You are now and I’m grateful for that.” He leaned in and brushed his thumb across my bare shoulder.
“Yes, I’m here for you,” I said.
“Me too. And I’m not going any where. I finally know what happiness really is and it all starts with you.”
Taken by Temptation Story Summary
(Rugged Book Two)
W hen Zaira's father does the unthinkable and hires a professional gambler and self-made millionaire to take over the finances at Svelte Technologies, she is less than pleased. On top of that, Zaira is forced to work with him. Her temper isn't the only thing growing hot when she can't agree with him. They were friends before until he scandalized and ended a marriage with his womanizing ways.
D espite Trent's bad boy reputation, Zaira melts under his heated stare when they're in the same room together. Yet, she refuses to let him play her like a game of cards. Her world gets complicated when she’s taken by temptation. Zaira will need more than book smarts to successfully escape a rogue.
Chapter 1
Z aira’s laughter flowed toward Trent like a magnet, and he paused near the open glass pane doors to listen before following it inside the house. Aside from the partying, BBQ, and
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