Total pages in book: 49
Estimated words: 46095 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 230(@200wpm)___ 184(@250wpm)___ 154(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 46095 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 230(@200wpm)___ 184(@250wpm)___ 154(@300wpm)
“You’re going to be swimming in these, but, they’ll be comfortable.”
I turned back at his voice, smiling as he handed me a pair of short, men’s running shorts and a basketball jersey.
“Thank you,” I said quietly. My heart pounded, my emotions were swirling through me, and I almost felt like I was going to cry again, like a total spaz.
“You’re safe here.” Nolan’s deep baritone voice rolled over me like a warm blanket as he moved close, rubbing my arm again. “We’ll figure this shit out in the morning.” His brow furrowed. “We’ll figure a couple things out in the morning, actually,” he growled, his grip tightening on me for a second. “But for now, sleep, Cora. Just sleep.”
“Thank—”
My voice caught, a lump forming in my throat before I looked back up at him. Our eyes locked, and I shivered as I felt the piercing heat of those big blue eyes burn right into me.
“Thank you,” I whispered.
And then, without even thinking, without taking a single second to ask myself what the fuck I was thinking, I stepped forward, leaned up, and kissed him.
Fireworks exploded through me, and I felt my whole body shiver and my head spin as his lips seared to mine. I could feel him tense, but then growl lowly, and suddenly, I felt his hands sliding around my waist. My heart jumped into my throat, and my body trembled as he pulled me close and kissed me like I’d never been kissed before.
And then, just as suddenly as it’d happened, it was over. Nolan growled as he pulled back sharply, taking a step back and holding me at arm’s length. His eyes blazed with heat as he slowly shook his head, staring right at me.
“No,” he growled, his jaw clenched tight and his look fierce.
I winced. “I’m sorry, I don’t— I mean, I…”
“We can’t do that,” he hissed quietly, his eyes blazing right into mine. “We never fucking should have, and we sure as hell can’t now. You’re my student, Cora.”
“I’m— I’m sorry,” I whispered, my face falling as I looked at the floor. “I think I’m just…”
“It’s been a long night.”
My eyes stayed locked on the floor, my face red as I wished I could just melt through it.
“Get some sleep, sweetheart,” he growled. His hands tightened on my arm enough to draw my eyes up. His jaw twitched as his gaze burned right into me. He pulled back, exhaling slowly and never taking his eyes away from me.
“Good night, Cora.”
And then he was gone, leaving me alone in the big beautiful room, with my heart racing, my lips tingling, and a fire I’d never felt before burning like the sun inside of me.
4
Nolan
I’d known I was in trouble the minute she’d crashed into me. But the second her lips touched mine, I knew I was lost.
Soft, sweet, innocent and yet so full of fire that I felt it roar through my entire body. Taking her, and claiming her like that had been like falling into heaven — like I’d found the part of me I’d never known I was without. She tasted like the sweetest temptation, and as fucking wrong as it was, and as totally fucked as I could be because of it, I only had one thought in my head.
More.
I wanted more of her. Always, constantly. Hell, part of me had almost snapped right there in the doorway to the guest room. I’d almost shoved her against the wall and kissed her harder than she’d ever been kissed before. Part of me had wanted to tear that little fucking outfit off with my teeth, push her legs wide apart, and see if her tight college girl pussy tasted as sweet as it’d felt wrapped tight around my cock earlier. I wanted to feel her cunt slide down every inch of my cock again, taking me deep until I emptied my balls inside of her gorgeous little body for the second time.
But somehow, I’d clawed my way back from the edge of my sanity, pushing her away while every single cell in my body craved her closer. I could barely remember saying goodnight to her, and actually walking away, closing her door and feeling the lust turn to rage at myself for denying myself as I stumbled back to my room.
The door slammed shut behind me, I walked in a daze to the bed. I collapsed across it, staring up at my ceiling as the heat and the rush of that kiss blazed through me.
So wrong. So fucking wrong. Every single thing about her screamed off-limits. Hell, it was wrong for me to even think of her like that. She was too fucking young — I mean she was what, nineteen? Basically half my age? And of course, she was my student. Forget the social stigmas of a man my age with a girl like that — my fucking employer would have a thing or two to say about me putting my hands on Cora.