Total pages in book: 114
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
Alec placed his hand on my intertwined ones. "You had it tough grown' up?"
I slightly smiled. "I had everythin' growin' up. I lived with a parent who was wealthy and would buy me nice things. I was never hungry, thirsty or cold. I had a roof over my head, and a good education. On paper, I had a great childhood."
"And off paper?"
I chewed on the insides of my cheeks for a few seconds before I spoke. "Off paper I grew up in a loveless home. My mother is just a woman who gave birth to me, nothin' more. She doesn't love me, and she never has. She loves her money, all her materialistic things, and she loves Micah."
I spat out Micah's name and looked away as my eyes filled with tears.
"Keela," Alec whispered.
I shook my head. "I'm not jealous over my mother favourin' Micah instead of me. I am just so mad about it. I mean, I'm her daughter and she doesn't want me, she never has," I whispered then quickly wiped my eyes. "I'm sorry, I'm bein' stupid."
"Stop that. If this is how you feel, then it's not stupid. I'd be pissed off if my mother loved one of my brothers more than she loved me, but like you, my mother loved things she bought, not the beings she created."
I blinked my eyes and turned to Alec who was lying on his side on the hotel room bed, watching me.
"Your ma wasn't lovin'?"
Alec humourlessly laughed. "She was loving, just not to me or my brothers."
I blinked again shocked that someone who was so different to me shared something so personal in common with me.
"And your da?"
Alec shrugged. "My dad wasn't loving in the traditional way, but he showed his fondness for us by keeping us around I guess you could say. My mother ignored us and probably would have giving us all up for adoption had my dad not needed sons for the business."
I frowned. "You mentioned the business before. What business?"
Alec stared at me for a long moment before he said, "I don't want to tell you, you will think less of me"
I felt my shoulders slump. "Alec, I'm sorry, I hate that you think that. I don't, and won't, think less of you. I actually like you."
"You like me?" Alec smiled.
I reached over and playfully shoved his shoulder. "I wouldn't have agreed to be your girlfriend if I didn't like you is some way, even if it is only tiny bit."
Alec stuck his nose up at me. "You only like me for my voice, eyes, and my ass. I remember that conversation on the plane."
I burst out laughing and rolled forward onto his body. He laughed and rolled onto his back while pulling me onto his chest. I grinned as I sat upright and made his groin my seat.
"I like this view," Alec murmured as he trailed his eyes from where I sat on his body until they reached my eyes.
I snorted. "Because you're a dirty man."
"You love that about me," Alec said, his eyes burning into mine.
I looked away from his gaze. "I'm fifty-fifty on that right now."
"Oh, really?" Alec asked, his tone playful.
I smiled and looked back to him. "Don't even think about whatever you're thinkin'."
Alec's eyes crossed. "You confuse me."
I laughed and leaned down until my face was an inch from his. Alec straightened his eyes and smiled at me, but he didn't move.
"Why aren't you doin' anythin'?" I whispered.
Alec waggled his eyebrows. "I want you to kiss me first this time."
"Why?"
"Because it will show me that you do in fact, like me."
"A whole lottle?" I asked, grinning.
Alec smirked. "Something like that."
I lowered my head further until my lips almost brushed Alec's.
"Keela," he whispered.
"Hmmm?"
"Kiss me."
I smiled. "Why?"
"Because I need to taste you."
All playfulness vanished and before I knew it, I pressed my mouth to Alec's and buried my hands into his hair being careful not to pull it with my fingers. Alec's hands went straight to my behind and squeezed the living daylights out of each bum cheek.
"Arse. Pain," I groaned and tried to deepen our kiss, but Alec drew back and looked up at me.
"Are you calling me a pain in the ass?"
I blinked, pulled back and then laughed. "No, well, yes. You're hurtin' me arse right now by squeezin' so I guess you literally are a pain in the arse. Ha!"
Alec narrowed his eyes at me before he squeezed me hard again. I opened my mouth to either squeal or scold him, but he took my open mouth and used it to his advantage by sticking his tongue inside it. I groaned and let my eyelids shut while I used my hands to grip onto his biceps.
"Unless you plan on riding me bare back stop grinding against me, kitten," Alec said when he pulled back from our kiss and placed his cheek against mine.
My eyes were still closed and my heart was pounding. "I didn't even realise I was doin' anythin'."
"It's the effect I have on you."
If I ever needed a sentence to sober me up, that was the one.
"Are you takin' penis enlargement tablets?" I asked with a straight face.
Alec's eyebrows touched his hairline. "What? Why the hell would you ask me that?"
"Because you're bein' a bigger dick than usual."
Alec burst out laughing and slapped my arse which caused me to yelp.
"Bastard!" I growled.
I tried to slap Alec or claw one of his eyes out. I wasn't really sure which one I was going for, but it didn't matter because Alec grabbed my hands which prevented either one from happening.
"Not my face!" Alec shouted through his laughter.
"You're so fuckin' vain!"
Alec smiled at me then kissed me on my mouth.
He actually kissed me.
I latched onto his lower lip and bit down which caused him to whine in pain until I let go, which I did a few moments later.
"That was uncalled for!"
"You will get over it," I said and ruffled Alec's hair before I climbed off his body.
"Where are you goin'?" he asked.