Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 54208 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 271(@200wpm)___ 217(@250wpm)___ 181(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 54208 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 271(@200wpm)___ 217(@250wpm)___ 181(@300wpm)
She moaned as he reached under her hip, found her clit, and gave it a pinch. Her response made his heart rate pick up and his cock lurch against her opening.
While she rode the waves of her release, he continued to kiss her neck. “That’s my good girl. You’re so pretty when you come for Daddy.” Unable to wait another moment, he lined up with her entrance and thrust into her.
Hawking’s breath caught in his throat at the sensation. Stars filled his vision. He’d never felt the tight grip of a woman around his bare cock before. This was a first. It was also the last woman he ever wanted to be with.
As he drove into her from behind over and over, all he could do was thread his fingers with hers stretched out above their heads and use the grip of his hands to tell her how damn good she felt.
Heaven had nothing on Celeste Blanke.
Chapter Twenty-Six
A week later…
* * *
Celeste was walking on clouds as she and her Daddy returned to the basement after the best day ever. Several things had made today perfect.
First thing in the morning, the authorities had finally determined everyone who’d been connected with the threat to her life had been apprehended.
Before lunch, she’d gotten a call from a highly esteemed research facility about half an hour from Danger Bluff. They’d offered her a position in their company. She hadn’t even started applying for jobs yet, mostly out of fear some people in the scientific community might not believe her. She hadn’t wanted to face that possibility. But this company called her cold, saying they wanted to make her an offer before anyone else snatched her up.
It was bigger than that, though. The facility who’d contacted her had purchased the lab she’d been working for. They now owned the rights to the very research she’d been conducting. Apparently the amount of damage the facility sustained by employing Hughes for so many years under false pretenses was enough that the owner hadn’t felt he could recover, and his best bet was to cut his losses and sell.
Celeste had listened to their verbal offer at length. She’d been too stunned to make a decision on the spot and asked them to give her a few days. They’d sent a formal email after hanging up, and she and Hawking had poured over it during lunch.
She hadn’t called them back, but she would. They were offering to let her work remotely as much as she needed. She could stay here at Danger Bluff most of the time, but any time she wanted or needed, she could go to their facility. It wasn’t that far. They even offered to deliver whatever equipment she needed to do research from this basement.
Magnus had spent the afternoon taking it upon himself to turn one side of the basement into a science lab, making her jump up and down with glee when she saw it.
All six men were smiling indulgently at her, and Sadie was rushing around her new workspace, pointing out all its many assets.
However, the best part of the day had been the long jog on the beach she’d taken with Daddy. She’d coveted a run on that beach from day one, and today, she’d finally been able to do so without fearing for her life. To top it off, she’d found one of Kestrel’s painted rocks on the route. It was a black cat. She wondered how many black cat rocks were positioned around the property.
Hawking was overbearing and protective, of course, so he wouldn’t be letting her go out running by herself anytime soon, and he’d already told her in no uncertain terms that any time she wanted to work at the research facility, one of them would drive her and pick her up.
His high-handed ways didn’t upset her, though. She found him endearing and knew he loved her too much to let her out of his sight.
Her heart was swelling with love and excitement as they all took their places around the big table and filled their plates with another amazing dinner from the kitchen.
Sadie had taken a call from the front desk about ten minutes before dinner, and she remained standing once they were all seated. She had a goofy grin on her face as she looked around the room before holding up an envelope.
Everyone gasped, but Kestrel, Magnus, Phoenix, and Caesar stiffened more than Rocco and Hawking.
“Who’s next?” Hawking asked as he pulled Celeste out of her seat and onto his lap.