Page 131 of Taming the CEO

"I’ll take care of everything."

"You better fucking do just that, and do it fast," Maddox barked.

After Paul disconnected, Gabe exclaimed, "Well, mystery solved. I’m going to hang up unless you need anything else from me.”

“No, we’re good,” Maddox said, and the call disconnected. Then he focused on me. “Cami, don’t worry about anything. We’ll proceed with the plans you agreed to. We’d never lie to you.”

“I know that. I wasn’t doubting you two.”

He stood right in front of me. I could feel anger radiating off him.

"Really?"

"No! That's why I came here. I was sure Bill was up to something. I was just afraid we couldn’t undo whatever that was."

His nostrils flared. "Good, because I'm not a liar, Cami. I've never been anything but honest with you."

"I know.”

“Sometimes too brutally honest."

"Maddox, I know," I repeated.

"No matter what happens, never doubt how I feel about you. How much I care about you."

"I never even had second thoughts. I promise."

He cupped my face with both hands, touching my lips. "Do you know how much I fucking love you? I was willing to even stop the project for you if that's what you needed. I need to know that you love me the same way. No doubts. No second thoughts. No holding back."

Oh, this man! I understood his fears, though, and I was determined to prove to him that they had no real base.

"I do love you," I confessed. "With all I have, Maddox."

He kissed me ferociously, pinning me against the office door. I kissed him back just as wildly. I needed to let go of all the tension that had built up inside me. His mouth on mine was exquisite.

God, I needed this kiss so much. I needed him.

"I love you," he whispered in my ear. "So damn much. But if you doubt me, this can never work."

My chest constricted.

"I don't doubt you," I promised him.

"Good, because I can take anything. I can fight anything with you—for you. But I need us to be united. A common front. No secrets between us. No doubts.”

"No secrets. No doubts," I agreed.

A common front. I smiled.

His eyes softened, and he kissed me again. He lifted me by my ass and pressed me against the door, holding me at the angle he wanted. Then he moved me away from the door and put me on his desk instead, deepening the kiss even more. I parted my legs wide, and he stepped between my thighs, so close to me that I could practically feel his erection through his jeans. I cupped him, and he groaned against my mouth. My entire body reacted to that. Heat raced through me like wildfire, spreading and spreading. I was desperate for him. I took my mouth off him, kissing his neck, my hands on his shirt. I opened the first three buttons and then stopped.

"Oh my God, we're at your office," I said.

"No one's here." His voice was barely audible. It was more of a rasp.

"Are you sure?"

"Fuck yes, I'm sure. I want you right here, right now."

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