Page 200 of By His Rule

“Temptress?”

The second her body tenses, I know I’ve got her.

It takes a few more moments, but her eyes lift to mine.

“I’m sorry,” she whispers.

“Would you prefer if we went and found a McDonalds?” I offer.

No sooner have the words left my mouth than her lips curl into the most incredible smile.

“No, it’s okay. I just…” She blows out a slow, calming breath.

“Did you know,” I say, keeping my voice low, “you’re the most beautiful woman in this restaurant tonight?”

She shakes her head, refusing to believe my words.

“Kian, you can’t?—”

“It’s true. You’ve no idea just how beautiful you are, do you?”

“I’m your assistant, Kian. You can’t?—”

“I’m the boss. I can do whatever the fuck I want,” I state arrogantly.

She rolls her eyes, looking much more like herself again.

Our server approaches with the bottle of red I ordered, and after showing me the bottle, he pours a little into my glass for me to taste.

While I do so, Lorelei pulls her cell out of her purse and checks something.

“That’s great, thank you,” I tell the server, instructing him to fill our glasses and leave us alone.

I’m not feeling very generous tonight. I don’t want to share Lorelei with anyone, even the man supplying us with wine.

“Everything okay?” I ask, hating the small frown that appeared when she started reading what’s on her cell.

“Yeah, just my brother being…well, my brother.”

“Is training going well?”

She shrugs. “If he’s training as hard as he’s partying, then we should be good.”

Reaching out, she takes a sip of her wine.

“Oh my god,” she moans the second it hits her tastebuds. “That’s so good.”

I smirk, sipping from my own glass. “I have good taste.”

“That’s good, because I have no idea what to order.”

“Allow me?”

“Sure. Go for it. We know how much you like to get your own way.” My lips part to respond, but I don’t get a chance to say anything, even if it is to agree. “Excuse me,” she says, abandoning her cell on the table and pushing her chair back.

I watch her leave, my eyes locked on her ass in her tight red dress with my cock aching beneath the table.

The server looks over, asking if he should wait, and I gesture for him to come and take our order.

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