Chapter Ten

Alex

I draw in a breath,but I can’t fill my lungs. Rafael has sucked all the oxygen out of the room, and my body is responding to him in a way I can’t explain.

My hands drift up to cup the back of his neck, raking through his thick black hair. Rafael’s kiss is rough and demanding, and I can’t get enough.

I pull him closer, my hands skimming over his bare chest as his teeth and tongue ravage my mouth. Rafael’s fingers tangle in my hair, pulling me closer until every inch of me is pressed against him.

Then he breaks the kiss and pulls away, breathing just as hard as I am. “Alex . . .”

A jolt of horror goes through me when I realize what I’ve done. I just kissed my boss. He’s going to tell me that he’s not fucking his assistant — or that it can’t mean anything.

“Are you sure this is what you want?” he growls, his eyes blazing a fierce gold.

I blink up at him, surprised he’s asking —surprised that any man with Rafael’s status would bother to ask before taking.

It’s a long moment before I answer. Logically, I know I shouldn’t want this. Rafael is entitled and demanding, but he’s also not what I imagined. I know a relationship with him is out of the question. I know we don’t make sense.

But in this moment, I can’t bring myself to care. There’s a throbbing ache between my legs, and my nipples are so hard they hurt. I want to climb this man like a tree.

I need Rafael inside me.

“Touch me,” I whisper, running a hand down his perfect jawline and delighting in the prick of his stubble.

Apparently, that’s all he needed to hear.

Rafael’s hands grip my waist as he lifts me onto the counter. My butt knocks into the box of Cocoa Pebbles, sending cereal skittering all over the counter and onto the floor.

Tugging my robe off my shoulders, he yanks down the flimsy straps of my nightgown to bare my breasts. The cold air makes my peaked nipples harden even more, and I let out a wanton moan as he takes my nipple into his mouth. He bites down, and a bolt of electricity shoots down my spine.

Fuck.

Rafael’s tongue flicks out to lick the sting away, and I feel a wet gush between my legs. Right on cue, Rafael’s hands slide up under my nightgown, and I lift my hips so he can pull my panties down. He flings them carelessly over his shoulder, shoving my thighs apart until I’m completely exposed.

“So fucking sexy,” he breathes, staring down at my dripping pink folds as if they hold all the secrets of the universe. Then he reaches between my legs, caressing my pussy lips with the backs of his knuckles. It’s such a light touch, but it sends a shudder through my whole body. I’m so worked up already that I feel as though I might shatter.

“You’re already wet for me, kitten,” he growls, those devilish golden eyes flicking up to meet mine. “What have you been thinking about?”

A shaky moan is my only answer.

Rafael spreads me apart with his fingers, running his thumb down my crease and causing my thighs to shake. He rolls his thumb over my swollen clit, and I have to bite down on my lip to stifle a whimper.

“Don’t worry, kitten. I’m going to take care of that ache between your legs.” He carelessly flicks my throbbing nub, and I clamp my thighs together with a groan.

Rafael pries my legs apart and looks up at me from under thick dark lashes. “I’m going to make you come until you scream my name, and then I’m going to fuck you so hard you won’t be able to walk come Monday.”

I don’t know why, but something about his filthy promise sends a fresh gush of wetness surging out of me.

Rafael dives down to lap it up, and I throw my head back in a shaky moan that rises to a squeal as his stubble rakes against my most sensitive places. It feels like a thousand bolts of lightning shooting straight to my core.

Then Rafael’s hot mouth cups my mound, and my pussy clenches as his wet tongue circles my entrance.

I’m trembling so hard it’s downright embarrassing, and when Rafael’s tongue flicks inside me, I think I might black out. It swirls around my entrance, tasting and exploring at first and then thrashing in and out as though he owns me.

The pressure starts to build deep in my core, but then Rafael pulls out. My pussy aches at the sudden emptiness, but then I feel the scrape of his teeth along my clit, dragging me to the very edge.

I groan and fist Rafael’s hair, grinding my pussy into his face.