Page 55 of Love Lies Bleeding

“You wouldn’t dare.”

His hand moves swiftly, clamping around my throat in a grip that is just tight enough to remind me of his power over me but not tight enough to leave a mark. His eyes darken, his other hand sliding from my arm to my hip, as pulls me closer to his hard body.

A shiver runs through me as I fight the urge to let go and let him control me, like I know nobody else ever can.

“Wouldn’t I, Cherry Blossom? You don’t think I’ll slide that sinful piece of fabric you call a skirt up and over that sexy ass. That I wouldn’t tear those silk panties I know you wear from your body and lay you over my knee right here, right now.”

His words are like a caress over my heated skin. Conjuring images in my mind that make my body pant. Yet still I poke and push, wanting him to lose control. “I’d fight you.”

My nipples peak against my blouse desperate for his touch, and I feel him harden against my belly. The thick length of him so close makes my mouth flood with saliva.

“You think that puts me off, Blossom? You think the thought of having to fight you, having to tame you, turns me off? Feel me, feel how hard you make me, every fucking day.”

I can hear the possessive hunger in his voice and my panties are soaked from it. His thumb caresses my pulse as it beats faster and his slow smirk shows how aware he is of what he does to me.

“You want it, don’t you, Cherry Blossom? You want me to take you, to show you who owns this body.”

His head dips and his lips feather against my throat as I tilt my head a little, my eyes falling closed. My denial is swift and automatic, even as the evidence of my lie, beats against his thumb. “I want nothing from you. You disgust me.”

Jake chuckles but it’s dark and husky, full of danger. “How about a wager?”

“You want to gamble with me, Jake?”

God, this banter is hotter than all the sex I’ve had in the last ten years.

“Yes, let’s gamble. If I can make you come in under a minute, you tell me what your involvement is with KLM.”

“And if you can’t, what do I get?”

I feel fairly confident he’ll lose this one because climaxing isn’t something I find easy these days. Even my toys need some finesse to get the job done.

“What do you want?”

“You tell me why you set me up.”

His eyes fall closed as if looking at me is too painful, but as I go to pull away he tightens his grip, his eyes springing open. “Deal.”

With that he lifts me by my waist and carries me to the back storeroom, pushing the door almost closed so we’re hidden from sight.

“I need to close up if we’re going to do this.”

Jake smirks as he shrugs his jacket from his shoulders and begins to fold his shirt sleeves up.

“What, worried someone might hear you scream my name, Blossom?”

“As if, I’m worried a customer will hear you cry when you lose.”

“I never lose, Blossom.”

His confidence gives me pause, but I know this is one time he will lose.

As I go to move, he catches my hand and pulls me against him, pinning me against the wall with his body. “Leave it.”

I’d forgotten what it felt like to have Jake command me and instantly my body acquiesces to his demand. “Set your timer, Jake.”

He smirks as he presses a button on his fifty-thousand-dollar watch, then drops to his knees. His hands smooth up my calves, pushing my skirt up as he exposes my panty-covered pussy. A growl escapes him as he looks at me and rips the lace away like it is nothing. His head dips and his tongue slides over my slit, forcing a moan from my lips. I grip his shoulders for support as he throws my leg over his shoulder and sucks my clit between his lips.

My head bangs against the wall as pleasure shoots up my body. Every nerve in my body is tingling as he works me over. His tongue flicks my clit as he spears two fingers inside me and curls them toward my G-spot. I move my hips, riding his face as I begin to lose control. My pussy clenches and he hums against my skin as if he’s getting off on this as much as me.

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