Total pages in book: 171
Estimated words: 164459 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 822(@200wpm)___ 658(@250wpm)___ 548(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 164459 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 822(@200wpm)___ 658(@250wpm)___ 548(@300wpm)
He groans behind our embrace, and especially when our tongues collide. His hands move from my face to my hands and he slides the backs of them up the cool glass, exposing me to him.
My head falls back, and his mouth hesitantly parts from mine to kiss me on the collarbone. He drags his lips back up to the bend of my neck, sucking there, marking me.
My core clenches, a moan filling the air.
I sigh as he squeezes my hands tighter. They are above his head now, and I am completely vulnerable to this man. He could take me right here, right now, and I don’t think I would be able to stop him.
That’s how insatiable his hunger is.
That’s how badly I’ve missed him.
He gains some self-control, though. He knows this isn’t the place or the time, and he’s lucky there aren’t many people here at the reef to see what the almighty Doomsday is doing to me right now.
“Shit, babe,” he groans in my ear, and the sound of his husky voice alone is enough to make me wet for him. “God, I missed that so much. You… so fucking much.” He kisses me on the chin, and I whimper, squeezing his hands in mine. “Tell me you did, too. Tell me you missed how I touched you—how I worshipped this beautiful body of yours. Tell me I’m not the only one feeling this way.”
“You’re not. I missed you too, Drake,” I breathe. I pull my hands from his to clasp his face. His eyes lock on mine, and they are blistering with heat and desire. “I missed everything about you. Everything.”
He leaves no room for error. His mouth comes crashing down on mine again, and I swear I could do this all day. I have missed the aura only he can supply. I have yet to encounter another man like Drake and I don’t think I ever will.
He is unique.
He is powerful.
He is the complete opposite of me, and yet we work better together than chocolate and peanut butter.
Someone clears their throat behind us, and Drake looks back, only to see Oscar. Kylie is standing right behind him with a broad, silly grin.
“You two love birds coming, or what?”
Drake looks up at me with a crooked grin, and after giving me one final kiss, he releases me. Grabbing my hand, we lock fingers just as Oscar and Kylie spin around to do the same.
“Take me back to your hotel later?” I plead, holding onto his thick upper arm.
“Trust me,” Drake says with a smirk. “That was already a part of the plan.”
Chapter 35
Drake
After the Shark Reef, we end up going to a bar on the strip.
I have a photo shoot to make up for tomorrow morning, and two interviews for fitness magazines after that, but none of that shit matters because with me is the girl I have loved since I was ten years old.
Her laugh has become the light of my fucking night. The way she smiles—how she holds onto me and snorts over the silliest things Otto says, I can’t fucking take it. I just look at her and know I made a huge mistake by letting this woman go. And I know I can’t let that happen again.
With me, she seems so whole and content—like nothing heavy weighs on her shoulders. I missed the hell out of her. So much.
I can’t pretend that her ordering her fourth scotch within the past two hours doesn’t bother me, but she’s having a good time and we are all drinking. I won’t stop her, but it does make me wary to know she enjoys drinking this much.
She’s gossiping with Kylie now about God knows what. We are sitting in VIP and I can tell she’s having a great time. I shouldn’t ruin it, but it is getting late—nearing two in the morning.
We should get back to the hotel if I want to be in a decent mood in the morning. That photo-shoot is at 8:30 a.m. and I am far from a morning person.
I push out of my seat and walk in their direction. Kylie is laughing so hard she can barely breathe. Oscar is sitting right beside her, shaking his head with a smile on his lips, and Jenny is grabbing Kylie’s shoulders, trying to get her to snap out of it as she explains something.
Oscar looks up to see me coming and his face changes, brow tilting. He stands as I approach and meets up to me. “Leaving already, man?” he asks.
“Yeah. Got that shoot with the belt in a few hours. I should get some sleep.”
“What? You missed it the first time?”
I shrug and then focus on Jenny. “Something important came up.”
He glances back, chuckling. “Hey, I hear you.” He looks back at Kylie and Jenny, and frowns a little as he watches them. “There’s something I should to tell you before you go.” He gestures behind me, and then starts to walk forward. I follow his lead and walk with him until we are out of earshot.