Page 26 of Fiercely Protective

He slowly pressed into me just a fraction of an inch. “Lift your hips, love.”

I did as he said and cried out loudly when he roughly thrust deep inside me. He stilled while I tried to get my breathing under control. My eyes closed tightly as my body adjusted to his intrusion.

His deep husky voice cut through the silence. “Open your eyes and look at me, Bri.”

I did as he asked, and the look on his face chilled me to the bone. Was he angry? Why the hell would he be angry? I was the one feeling like I had been ripped apart.

“Why didn’t you tell me that you were a virgin?”

I blinked away the moisture gathering in my eyes. “It isn’t something that usually comes up in casual conversation and things between us moved much faster than a normal relationship.”

He leaned down and brushed a gentle kiss across my forehead before softly kissing my lips.

“If I had known, I would have taken you slower.”

I looked away, embarrassed by his sudden tenderness. “I’m fine.”

His brow furrowed as his frown intensified. He pulled out of me and pressed back in more slowly allowing my body to stretch around him. My hips shifted so I could take more of him. His thrusts gradually grew in intensity and became faster, more frenzied, rougher, and I let my hands move over his chest, my nails leaving red streaks on his skin as they raked over his flesh. My muscles tightened as another orgasm began building insideme. My hips began to rock with his and his thrusts became more urgent, harder. I cried out again as he began to pound into me furiously. My whole body trembled as a rush of release came over me and he thrust again, and I felt him empty himself inside me.

The ramifications of what I had allowed him to do, what I wanted him to do, began to race through my mind.

“We just broke all my rules.” It was the only thing I could think of saying.

He leaned up on his elbows with an irresistibly devastating grin on his face. “Yes, we did, and I can see another round of rule-breaking in our near future.”

His smile slipped a bit as he stared into my eyes. “There is a new set of rules now, Bri, rules that will not be broken.”

My brow furrowed as I looked up at him. “What do you mean?”

He shook his head. “There will be time to talk about it later. Get dressed. I have some business to take care of this morning and another meeting at the club tonight. All the clothes you purchased are in the other bedroom, wear a dress.”

“Why a dress?”

He stood from the bed. “Because we are far from finished, and a dress will give me easier access to you.”

Rogue

The fact that she had been a virgin, that no other man had been with her before, ignited an almost primal instinct within me. A desire to claim her so everyone knew that she was mine, to protect her, and to keep her. There would never be another man in my angel’s bed. No other man would know her sweet taste or see the perfection of her naked body. I now knew that she was made just for me and after today, after taking what no other man would ever know, she truly was mine. Whether she liked the idea or not, I would not give her up.

I turned as she stepped out of the bedroom wearing a flowy pastel pink dress that came just to her knees. The black belt she was wearing showcasing her tiny waist and the sleek black heels she had on made her legs appear even longer. Long loose chocolate-colored curls hung down her back, and it took all my willpower not to toss her over my shoulder and take her back to my bed.

She sighed heavily as I stepped forward. “I wasn’t sure if this meets your specifications.”

“You look stunning.”

Her eyes immediately fell to the floor and her cheeks pinkened as if she were not used to hearing compliments.

“I’m not sure what we are doing here. I am not your employee, and I’m starting to think that was never your intention from the beginning. Yet, you refuse to let me return to my apartment. And after what just happened between us, I need some clarification. Just tell me why you have taken me and what plans you have. I think I would rather know than let my imagination keep coming up with different scenarios.”

I arched my brows. “Very well. I’ll talk, you listen. I truly did have intentions of keeping you as my employee. It was quite a lucrative offer if you will remember, but since things have taken an unexpected turn and you quit, most adamantly, I have revised my plans. As far as what happened between us, I would think it was simple. We fucked, and I have every intention of doing so again just as soon as the opportunity presents itself. That is one of the reasons I asked you to wear a dress. If it were not for the fact that other men will be present today, I would have you remove your panties so that there would be fewer barriers between us.”

She put her hands on her hips and popped her right leg out looking entirely too tempting.

“Why do you have to say things like that? Do you do it to shock me? To take my mind off my original question, why the fuck am I still here? Just tell me and as far as what we just did, I don’t think we should continue…with…I don’t think we should do it again. Sex tends to complicate relationships and well, we don’t even have a relationship. I honestly don’t know what this is.”

I stepped closer and she backed away. “How do you know sex complicates things, Bri? You were a virgin up until an hour ago.”

She rolled her eyes. “Don’t try to make me feel bad for not giving it out freely to every man I dated. I was always so busy in high school with track and dance that I never had a serious boyfriend. In college, I just wanted to go to class and go home. I was always waiting.”

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