Page 6 of Pregnant By the Mafia Boss

“Do you really want to know?”

The dirty scoff after the question shoots tingling shivers down my spine, but there’s something about his ruthless undercurrent that thrills untapped parts of me.

Rememberthis doesn’t have to go any further. He’s just a dare. A hot player dare, but still, that’s all he is.

“Yes, I’d love to know,” I taunt as I listen to his order, feeling my confident spark return.

“No, you don’t want that story right now. That might be for another day—girl in the red dress,” he teases back, leaning in.

“Presumptuous much?”

Ruslan chuckles. “I guess it might be, but a man can only dream, can’t he? You’re that beautiful, I’m finding it hard to concentrate,” he says with a deep rumble in the base of his throat.

Smooth.So smooth,Mr. Player. “Nothing wrong with dreaming,” I quip, an intense heat flushing from head to toe as I do my best to match his banter. He might not be Mr. Right, but he’s good enough for this dare.

Our bodies are inches from one another, and there’s an understated forcefield of heat emanating between us. It’s as if there’s nobody else in the club but us.

“Oh yeah? I do that to you?” I say breathily, my chest rising and falling.

Ruslan scoots his chair closer to mine, the musk of his masculine scent and cologne rendering me speechless.

Wait for the right time. Just wait.

“Yes, so much so, I forgot to ask if you want a drink. It looks like you’ve finished that one.” Ruslan eyes the bottom of the tequila sunrise, a smile quirking his enticing mouth.

“Why not?” I shrug, smiling at him.

Ruslan grins, tapping the side of my empty glass and signaling the bartender. I watch as he surveys me, but in a flash, he’s pulling his stool closer to mine. “What should we cheers to?” he asks.

“We should cheers to a fun night out,” I say absentmindedly. Raising my glass, I clink mine together with his, but he shakes his head.

“No, what we should cheers to is you blessing me with your presence,” he says, pouring on the compliments. “And the fact that you’re here with your friends and you choose to sit up at the bar with a man like me.”

This is the time. This is the time.

“How about we take it one step further, then?”

You’re out of your depth but keep going anyway.Leaning forward, with the slow thrumming pulse of my heartbeat in the base of my neck, I offer my lips in the shadows of the club, chasing the thrilling conclusion of the dare.

I’m unprepared for the gentleness of the kiss, his mouth offering mine a safe landing, God. It feels good to kiss him, and it’s as if I’m melting into Ruslan, the darkness of the nightowning us. His lips meekly open their prized possession, digging for treasure as I experience the softness of his tongue tangling with mine. The tenderness doesn’t last, but I don’t care, Ruslan’s already got a stronghold on me, and I don’t want to get out of it either.

I feel a large hand at the base of my neck clamp over it as he draws me deeper into his mouth, his kiss becoming rougher. But still, I don’t back away. I let him take possession.

Once I draw back, I run a finger over my swollen mouth, impressed, and intimidated by his experience at the same time. Breathing in a deep sigh, I let my heartrate return to soft, even beats, the club continuing to spin around us.

Ruslan unlatches himself from me as I look at him dead center in his lifeless eyes. How does he remain so unaffected by what we just did? What does he know that I don’t?

Ruslan takes a moment to speak, offering me his dead eyes. “I didn’t catch your name.”

“That’s because I didn’t offer it,” I reply seductively.

“And? What is it?”

“Fiona.”

“Fiona.” He rolls the name off his tongue so dangerously that goose bumps form on my arms. Finally, he smiles, leaning back in, tucking my hair behind my ears. “Why don’t we go somewhere else that’s more peaceful?”

Taking a beat, I lick my lips, the music changing cadence. It’s time to lose my V card. I look at this virtual stranger, taking a deep breath. I know he’s going to take me to a hotel. This is it. “Sure. More peaceful is a good option.”

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