Total pages in book: 161
Estimated words: 149338 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 747(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 498(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 149338 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 747(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 498(@300wpm)
I canceled the transaction, grabbed my card, and slid it into my back pocket as I made my way inside the bank. I sat, waiting on the white leather sofa for the older lady sitting behind the desk to finish up what she was doing. My legs bounced a mile a minute, anticipating what they were going to tell me.
“What can I help you with, Miss…”
“Lexi.”
She nodded. “Lexi, what can I help you with?”
“I think… no, I know there’s been some sort of mistake. I went to pull money out of my account, and there’s too much savings in there.”
“I’m not following.”
I nervously laughed. “I had like a couple grand in my account yesterday. I just looked, and there’s way more than that.”
“Hmmm… let’s check it out.” Placing her glasses on her face, she looked down at the paper I filled out to be seen. She began typing a bunch of numbers on her keyboard in front of her. “The money was deposited this morning, dear. Looks like it came from an overseas account.”
“An overseas account? I don’t know anyone overseas. Listen, there’s got to be some sort of mistake here. I don’t want this karma, I already have a black cloud following me around today, ma’am. I’m sure someone is panicking right now, wondering where the hell their money is.”
“The account can’t be traced, Lexi. But it’s definitely your money. I have all the proof sitting right here.” She turned the screen so I could see what she was talking about.
“Oh my God,” I breathed out, realizing she was right.
She chuckled, “Looks like you have a guardian angel, sweetheart.” I made a withdrawal, thanked her for her help and left.
I hailed a cab and went straight to my school. I walked into the financial support office and immediately paid off all my tuition. Within the next couple of days I paid off all my loans too. The search for an apartment when you have money is so much more fun and easy. A realtor scheduled a few showings and I found one of the most luxurious, fully furnished apartments that money could buy. The move was a breeze, I only had a suitcase of clothes and a few more things. I hadn’t spoken to my foster parents since the day I left. I could finally breathe, and I didn’t even know who to thank for the fortune. They say money doesn’t buy happiness but it sure as fuck buys comfort.
“What are you thinking about over there?” Nikolai questioned as he shut my apartment door behind him and leaned up against it.
“Huh?” I questioned as I placed my keys and phone on the foyer table.
“You’ve seemed lost in thought all night.” He took off his suit jacket, tossing it over the back of the couch. Pulling off his tie, he strutted over to me with a predatory regard. A look I had never seen from him.
“Oh,” I whispered, not knowing what else to say.
He roughly grabbed my chin, angling my face to where he wanted it. “Do you have any idea what you do to me? How much I think about you?”
I shyly smiled, looking up into his eyes.
“This skintight leotard, accentuating all your subtle curves.” His other hand pushed aside the flaps of my coat, skimming his fingers up the front of my body.
My stomach instantly dropped, instead of fluttering. An unsettling feeling coursed throughout my core, but I let him keep going. Needing to push myself through the discomfort. I just wanted to be normal with a man, who had been nothing but kind to me.
He released my chin. Walking around me, eyeing my body with the same predatory regard. Only stopping when he was behind me. He pulled off my coat, throwing it beside his on the couch. His lustful eyes peered up and down, tilting his head to get a better view.
Bringing his lips to my ear, he whispered, “Your body is sinful. That’s all I kept thinking about while I watched you perform tonight, Lexi. It took all of my willpower not to reach into my slacks and stroke my cock right then and there.”
My eyes widened, my breathing hitched. He never spoke to me this way before. Everything about him in this moment was so foreign to me. It was like I was with another man, not the same one I’d spent time with this last year.
“I couldn’t take my eyes off you. No one could. My dick is hard right now just looking at you.”
“Nikolai, I—”
“Shhh… let me take care of you,” he murmured against my lips. Easing me down onto the couch, readily laying his muscular body on top of mine. Kissing me.
At first it was soft, like he was testing my boundaries, taking my slightly parted lips as an open invitation to slowly slip his tongue into my mouth. He tasted of scotch and something else I couldn’t quite put my finger on. I was so confused and overwhelmed all at once, but I didn’t tell him to stop. He deepened our kiss, tightly gripping the back of my neck. Tangling his tongue with mine in an urgency I’d never experienced before. Showing me he’d been waiting for this moment for a long time.