Page 94 of The Romance Library

Normally I loved a good challenge. I thrived on rivalry.

But not with the woman that I liked a lot more than I should.

At least I should be grateful that I had the good sense not to agree to go to her room. After what had happened last night, it was safer to keep our distance. Just like we’d agreed.

Once I’d gone to the bathroom, I settled back in bed, propped my phone on my knees, brought up chapter 21, then switched to WhatsApp to dial Jess’s number.

She answered on the first ring. I put the phone on loudspeaker and tabbed back to the book.

‘Hi,’ I said, my heart thundering against my chest. I didn’t know whether it was because it was the first time we’d spoken on the phone or because I was excited about what I was about to read to her.

This wasn’t a typical bedroom story. This stuff was hot. I wasn’t afraid to admit that I got aroused when I read it the first time in that basement. But that was just a snippet. The rest of the chapter was even hotter. And knowing that Jess was just behind the wall, in bed, listening to me was only going to set my blood and my dick on fire.

‘Hey,’ she said softly. God, she sounded so sexy on the phone.

‘You ready?’

‘Yeah.’

I started reading the chapter from the beginning, just like I had in the basement.

It might be my imagination, but around five minutes in, I started to notice that Jess was breathing heavily. And the more I read, the heavier it became. I continued reading:

‘“‘Sit on the desk and pull down your panties,’ he growled.

‘“‘You want to, here?’ I gasped, heat pooling in my core. ‘The cleaners might come. Someone might see us!’

‘“‘That’s part of the thrill.’ He smirked.

‘“I knew it was dangerous. I knew doing this could cost me my job, but I couldn’t stop myself. Rocco Morelli was one of the most powerful men in the world. I’d admired him from afar for years. Now we were working together and every time I saw him my heart skipped a beat.

‘“I’d spent months wondering how it would feel to kiss him, to feel him. And now I had my chance, I didn’t want to turn it down.

‘“I lifted my skirt, slid down my knickers and perched at the edge of the desk.

‘“Rocco stepped forward, spread my legs wider, pushed up my skirt and slid his finger between my wet folds.

‘“I tipped my head back and moaned.”’”

As I carried on I realised I wasn’t imagining things. Jess’s breathing was becoming more laboured and there was a creaking sound in the background.

‘Oh God,’ I heard Jess pant as the characters started fucking on the desk.

She was touching herself.

And I didn’t like it.

Not because there was anything wrong with her giving herself pleasure, but because I wanted to be the one to do it.

I wanted to make her come. I wanted her to fall apart in front of me.

‘Jess,’ I said. ‘I need to pause for a minute. Hold on, okay?’

‘No, please,’ she panted. ‘I’m… I just need a bit longer.’

She was close. And I was going to help her finish the job. I quickly pulled on my tracksuit bottoms, not even bothering with a top.

Seconds later, I was knocking on her door.

---