Total pages in book: 102
Estimated words: 97865 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 489(@200wpm)___ 391(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 97865 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 489(@200wpm)___ 391(@250wpm)___ 326(@300wpm)
“I told you I can take care of—”
“I know you can. But I can’t and won’t allow you to be his target. He’s not going to take this lightly. He’ll pull out all the stops to ruin us both.”
“Then go to the police. The press! Expose him.”
“If it comes to that, I will. But there’s also a chance I’ll go down with him. As you pointed out, I look just as guilty because of those land deals. His loyalty is not with me. It’s with his name and fortune. He won’t hesitate to destroy me. Things will get worse before they get better. I don’t expect you to stay with me. You have your whole life ahead of you, and I can’t fathom putting that in jeopardy.”
“Oh, shut up.” I rise onto my toes and press my lips to his.
“Is…” He stalls, basking in our connection. “Is this you telling me you forgive—”
“It’s me telling you that what’s the point of love if it’s not a little risky? Now shut up and kiss me.” He scoops me in his arms and lifts me onto the counter.
“I don’t deserve you.”
“Probably not.”
He squeezes my butt and yanks me forward. “But this time, I’m never letting you walk away.” He deepens our kiss, and I melt around him. My fingers tug at his sweatpants while he slides off my shirt. His hands are back on my hips, and I secure my legs around his waist as he walks us to the couch.
My jeans are gone the second my back hits the cushions, and I use my heels to push his sweats down. He grabs my ass, positions us, and drives deep inside me. “Fuck, you’re mine,” he hisses. “You belong to me. Only me.” He works himself in and out, his hand snaking into my hair and gripping tightly. “Look at me, Fay.” My eyes flutter open to meet his. “You’re mine. Do you hear me?” The seriousness in his voice sends a shiver down my spine.
“Does that go for you as well? Are you all mine?”
His jaw tightens. “If you doubt that I want anyone but you, then I’m doing a shitty job showing you how much you mean to me.” He works me harder, his next thrust more forceful. My legs are around his waist, my heels digging into his ass as he pulls out and powers back through my throbbing heat. “It’s you and me. No one else. Do you understand me?” In and out. My hands clutch his shoulders, and I hold on while he fucks the promise into me.
“Theo,” I cry out as my thighs clamp down. He releases his hold on my hair and grips my hips, pistoning into me like a man on a mission. Branding me. Owning me. I can’t hold on any longer and free fall over the edge. Theo is right behind me, finding his own release.
“Fuck,” he pants, holding me in place until his cock stops spasming. He brushes the hair out of my eyes and holds my face between his palms. “I love you so damn much.” He kisses me quickly, his hands threading through my hair.
His grip tightens, and suddenly, he pulls back, forcing my eyes to his. “There’s one thing I need to know. And I need the truth.” His mood unexpectedly shifts, and his gaze becomes hard, sending a shiver down my back.
“What?” I ask, my voice unnerved.
“Did you fuck that kid?”
“What?”
“That twat from the office. You kissed him in front of me. Did you fuck him?”
His tone is harsh. Completely gone is the gentle Theo, and in its place is a beast, ready to tear at the throats of his enemies. “Why are you not answering me?”
“I didn’t.”
“Swear to me.”
“I swear. I saw you with Alana, and it hurt me. I wanted to hurt you back. I asked him to leave with me, but we went our separate ways once we got outside.”
He leans his forehead against mine, exhaling a deep breath. “I thought you let him. . . have you. It killed me.”
“Like I said, I only kissed him to get back at you.”
“And I hated every second of it. God, I wanted to rip his tongue out. The thought of him and you. I couldn’t take it. It drove me mad. And then you wouldn’t answer your phone. . .”
I quickly pull away from him. “What do you mean you couldn’t take it? What did you do?” He doesn’t answer me. “Theo—”
“Nothing. But I wanted to demote him, then give him a salary cut—”
“Theo!”
“What did you expect? He crossed the line. He never should have kissed you.”
“I made him kiss me.”
He grabs my ass and digs his nails into my skin. “I will always fight for what’s mine.”
“Theo, you can’t just mess with someone’s job like that! He didn’t do anything wrong.”