Page 35 of Claimed By the Boss

“No…” Tears fall down my cheeks. “Tony planned to give me as a freebie to the man who tried to rape me?”

“Oh, my sweet boy.” Nolan opens his arms. “Come here.”

I scramble across the cushions into his embrace, clutching the front of his shirt as I sob on his shoulder. The woody scent of his cologne and pheromones fill my lungs, offering a second layer of comfort while the warmth of his body sinks into me, easing the hurt inside.

“You’ve been through so much. Handling everything alone.” He strokes my back. “No more, though. Let me take care of you, okay? I’ll keep you safe from all the bad people.”

“Gino will come after me,” I choke out. “I don’t want you to get caught up in it.”

His fingers push into my hair. “I’ll deal with Gino.”

My hold on him tightens. “He’s dangerous.”

“I’m dangerous.” Lips graze my temple. “I’ll put him in the same hole I dropped Rich into.”

A shudder goes through me knowing Rich’s fate for sure. If I were a better person, knowing that Nolan got rid of Rich for me would be terrifying. Instead, knowing that this powerful Alpha has already killed for me fills me with a rush of desire.

With a gasp, I turn my head to catch his mouth with mine, and our tongues tangle together. The fabric of his shirt crinkles beneath my hands before I flatten my palms to explore the hard ridges of his chest. My heart flutters, erratic and quick, like it wants to escape my body and go into Nolan’s.

Shifting, I straddle his thighs and reach between us to wrap my hand around his cock, stroking him to full hardness.

“Leo,” he moans against my lips, his voice a low thrum that vibrates through me.

He cups my waist and rocks his hips into my touch.

Our mouths meet again, urgency driving me in a clash of lips and breath. For once, Nolan lets me take the lead, accepting my tongue into his mouth and allowing my hands to explore him without taking control.

With every burning kiss, the harsh reality of my life blurs, the stress I’ve lived with since Gino showed up at my dorm slipping away.

Releasing his hard cock, I work on the buttons on his dress shirt, needing to feel his skin against mine. His grip tightens on my waist before he stills, tension humming through his body.

Breaths quick, I lean back to meet his green eyes, the softness there sending a jolt through me. Despite the power his status affords him, both as an Alpha and a Rockford, he’s willing to let me take what I want.

Need tingles through me, and I reach for his belt, working it open with a skill he taught me.

As I go for his zipper, a playful knock sounds on the door.

I flinch and look toward the entrance. In the entire time I’ve been here, no one has ever knocked on that door. Even when our meals arrive, Nolan receives some silent notification to go out into the hall and bring in our tray.

“Ignore it, and they’ll go away.” Nolan pulls my head back around, his lips red and enticing. “You’re seducing me right now, remember?”

My body clenches, and my hands return to his waist, popping the button on his slacks.

Then the click of the lock opening pierces the air, and the door cracks open.

One of the twins sticks his head inside, dark brown eyes sparkling with amusement as they land on us on the couch. “Oh, am I interrupting something? This looks fun.”

“Dammit, Caleb!” Nolan growls. “Get the hell out of our room.”

“But I brought a welcome to the family gift.” The door swings farther open, and he holds an extra-large pizza box aloft. “I thought we could have a little party and get to know each other better. Don’t you have a meeting starting in an hour that you need to leave for?”

The scent of pepperoni reaches me, and drool floods my mouth.

Caleb smiles at my expression and walks inside, tilting the box from side-to-side enticingly. “Smell something you want, sweetie?”

Focus on the pizza, I lick my lips.

With a growl, Nolan dumps me off his lap and strides across the room, shoving a laughing Caleb and his pizza back out into the hall.

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