Total pages in book: 130
Estimated words: 129571 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 648(@200wpm)___ 518(@250wpm)___ 432(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 129571 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 648(@200wpm)___ 518(@250wpm)___ 432(@300wpm)
“Okay, baby.” I leaned into Chase and let him guide me to his bedroom.
We entered the room and Chase’s expected sense of style greeted my eyes—plush extravagance within the heart of luxury.
I tore off my clothes and slung my shoes away. The carpet lay unbearably soft under my feet. Chase’s hands explored my flesh. His fingers didn’t probe, he massaged the tension away. His gaze soared down to me, owning my every essence. Wild things rested behind those eyes, and I wanted to answer its call, give him all of me and more, if I could.
But in the back of my mind, darkness slithered and part of me just yearned to hide under a blanket and cry.
Chase slipped his hands along my hips and then splayed his fingers against my tummy. My breathing came heavy and thick in my lungs. The darkness that steered in my mind instantly flew away.
The real world vanished around us. Like my dreams of Hades and Persephone, we stood in a deserted world where only we existed. Blue sky hovered above us. A breeze swept against my bare skin. Maybe it was his warm breath blowing along my skin, or perhaps it was our world’s wind.
He pressed his mouth against mine and slipped his tongue inside, and like a master, he made me feel him all the way down to the middle of my thighs.
I burned for him.
So hot.
Fire couldn’t have done more damage.
Nothing could compare to him.
How the hell had I thought I could live without him?
He leaned away from me and lapped at his own lips. Come back. Groaning, he sucked on his bottom lip and shook his head over and over.
My nipples stiffened. Wetness dripped between my thighs. “Why are you looking at me that way?”
“When you’ve had your rest,” he licked those lips again, “I’m going to make you feel it.”
I giggled. “Feel what?”
“My cock. I’m going to stretch you all the way out. Go so deep, I won’t be able to climb out.”
My breasts went heavy with hunger.
“You’re going to need to sleep and relax.” He formed his hands into fists. “I’ll start your bath.”
“Don’t we have a butler for that?”
“No one else draws your bath, but me. It’s too intimate.”
I stepped toward him.
“No.” He put his hand in front of his chest. “Stay right there.”
“Why? I want to feel what you’re trying to show me.”
“Oh, you will.” He stepped back again. “And you’ll need your rest after that, too.”
“Don’t hurt me.” I bit my lip.
He placed his hands inside of his pants and groaned as he moved it up and down.
“Now you’re teasing me.” I inched closer to him.
“No, I’m trying to adjust myself enough so I won’t tear through these pants.”
I extended my hand. “Let me help you with that.”
He blew out a long breath. “I’m trying to take care of you like a proper man. Be nice.”
“You are taking care of me.”
“Let me continue to.”
“I need your hands on me, baby.” I cupped my breasts and squeezed my nipples, moaning as he sneered at me.
“Be good,” he warned.
“Make me feel it, baby.”
“Not tonight.”
“Why not?”
“You need your rest.”
“I need your cock.”
“Umm.” He covered his face with his hands, breathed in and out for a few seconds, and then put them to his sides. “I’ll be right back. I’m going to do your bath.”
I started to talk, but he stopped me.
“No. You’ve been through enough. You’ve just been dealt a great loss. You don’t need to be fucked, you need time to heal. You need me to bathe your body as you lay back in the tub and close your eyes. You need my arms around you for hours, just holding you as tears come.”
I parted my lips to speak.
He held up one finger. “No.”
For some reason, I kept my mouth closed.
My flesh on fire.
My nipples stiff.
My cunt hungry and aching for his mouth.
Yet, I remained quiet.
“Welcome back, my only love.” He studied my nude body for a long time before finally turning around and heading to the bathroom. “Heal now, so I can break you later.”
Chapter 25
Chase
Am I doing enough?
We lay in bed. I hadn’t fallen asleep. Jasmine rested in my arms, her head leaning against my bare chest. Her skin against mine. She was so warm and soft. I knew I’d been lost without her, but I hadn’t realized how hollow my insides at been, until she returned and filled me.
My phone rang.
“Fuck.” I didn’t want Jasmine to be woken up. I took my time lifting her head and putting it on the pillow next to me. By the fourth ring, I grabbed the phone and answered, “Yes?”
“Sir, we have bad news,” one of my security guys said. By now all of their voices had merged together in one bad news sound. I hated to hear any of them talk, because if their lips moved, then something had gone wrong.