Total pages in book: 17
Estimated words: 16188 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 81(@200wpm)___ 65(@250wpm)___ 54(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 16188 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 81(@200wpm)___ 65(@250wpm)___ 54(@300wpm)
“I can’t do this.” She took a deep breath. “I know about your plan.”
“You do?”
“I stumbled across your file, and I read it all.” She waited a second for him to digest her information. “I’m all in. You don’t need to get me drunk, or try to manipulate your way into my bed. My door is open to you, and to you alone.” She slid out of her chair. “I will leave that decision to you.”
She turned on her heel and left.
Her heart pounded.
Sage made her way out into the warm night air, feeling better for not keeping the truth to herself. She wasn’t a liar or a manipulator.
She believed in telling the truth, and that would never change.
The rest was on Noah. She wouldn’t hold his plans against him. Sometimes people got desperate.
She began to walk toward her apartment. With each step she took, she wondered if she’d gotten it all wrong until a car suddenly pulled up near the side of the road. She stopped, recognizing Noah’s car.
The window rolled down, and she bent forward to look at him.
“Get in the car,” he said.
She slid into the seat beside him, tugging down her skirt that had rolled up.
Noah put his hand on her knee, and that touch alone sent a shockwave of electricity through her body. His fingers were so soft, and not for the first time, she wondered what kind of pleasure his hands would create.
“Where are we going?” she asked.
“My place.” He spun the car around, and Sage leaned back into her seat. With each passing second, excitement built inside her.
“You have to know, Sage, there is no going back. Tell me if you can’t handle this. You’re mine. You know what I want.”
“I do, and I can handle it.”
“Good.”
Chapter Two
Stepping over the threshold of his home, Noah pressed Sage up against the door and finally kissed her. This wasn’t gentle. The kiss was full of need, and with over a year of yearning, one taste wasn’t going to be enough. Feeling her body against him, he ran his hand down her back to touch her full ass. He squeezed the cheek, drawing her close to him and letting her feel the hardness of his arousal for her.
He loved the whimper that escaped her. Breaking the kiss, he moved down to her neck, nibbling on her lip. Another whimper fell from her lips, and he couldn’t help but smile.
“I’m a virgin,” she said.
“I know.” Noah took her hand. Reaching behind her, he flicked the lock of his front door and walked toward his staircase.
Step by step, he led her up to his bedroom. Once inside, he let go of her long enough to close the curtains, and then Sage had his undivided attention.
He removed his jacket, letting it fall to the floor before stepping up toward her. “Do you want this?” he asked.
“I wouldn’t have gotten in the car if I didn’t.”
Noah couldn’t believe she’d found his plan, but at the same time, this was another reason he loved her. She couldn’t lie to him, nor hide things from him. She was a special kind of woman.
He tugged at her shirt at her waist, easing it from her skirt. There was no patience within him. Tearing the shirt from her body, he eased it off her shoulders and let it fall to the floor. The bra she wore made him groan. White lace, showing off the pinkness of her nipples.
Sage surprised him by going to his tie, and loosening it, sliding it over his head, and dropping it to the floor.
Noah didn’t stop her as she went to the buttons of his shirt, teasing each one open, taking her time. He let her continue even as he felt the tremble in her body.
“I’ll take care of you, Sage,” he said.
She tilted her head back, and the soft smile she gave him set his pulse racing. “I’m a virgin, Noah, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to be fucked.” She placed her hand at his heart. “I know it’s going to hurt the first time, but after that, I’ll be more than fine.”
Sinking his fingers into her hair, he held her still as he ravished her mouth. He slid his tongue across her lips, and she opened up to him. Plunging inside, he tasted her, and she was so fucking good.
He met his tongue with hers, and Sage didn’t hold back. She explored him as he did the same with her. Running his hands down her back, he went to her ass, then up, feeling as much of her as he could. He found the zipper of her skirt, and with quick movements, he had her skirt down her body in a pool on the floor.
His shirt joined her clothes.
Noah didn’t have any more patience as he took care of her bra and panties, tearing them from her body with his strength. He broke the kiss and stepped back, staring at her curvy body.