Page 24 of The Mobster's Flower

I need to get out of here! Only when I am away from Valor Springs will I allow myself to think about what to do with my life next.

I strip out of everything and walk into the ensuite, stepping under the spray even before the water heats up, but I don’t care. Maybe the cold is what I need to finally clear the Vlad-induced fog from my brain, or…maybe not.

“Too cold,” I hiss, jumping out of the shower’s spray and giving it a few more minutes before diving back in. I step in with every intention to spend as little time in here as possible, but the second I am under the showerhead, I linger. Hot water rains down my back, but it’s not enough to wipe away his touch. I can still feel him on my skin no matter how hard I try to scrub it away.

You shouldn’t believe everything you hear about me.

I shake my head as if to wipe the memory of his voice, but it sticks. The memory of his words spoken in that deep voice causes my heart to clench painfully, and I question how he’ll react when he learns I am gone. That isn’t something I have to worry about, though. By the time Vlad learns of my leaving, I will already be gone.

“Don’t think about it, Rue. Soon you’ll be out of here.”

I reach out to grab the shampoo when I notice a shadow on the shower wall behind my own. I scream, dropping the shampoo, but before I can turn around, the shadow springs forward and covers my mouth with his massive palm. He wraps his other arm around my stomach and pulls me flush against hisnaked body, holding me firmly against him so that I can’t move a muscle.

Is this…

At first, I fear I’m being attacked by an intruder, but then I realize the body wrapped around mine is familiar…just before I hear the voice that’s haunted my every thought since yesterday.

“I told you to wait for me,” that deep voice growls into my ear, and I go still. I reach up and clutch the arm banded around my waist.

Vlad.

He’s here. In my aunt’s house, which he clearly broke into. My mind barely registers that what he did is illegal but instead settles on the fact that the man is here. Holding me close to his body. Hugging me tightly against him.

He slowly lowers his hand from my mouth but doesn’t loosen the grip he has on me. He reaches out and turns off the shower, and the bathroom falls into a tense silence. His cock is pressed to my ass, and I can feel him thickening against me.

“Vlad,” I choke out, unsure what to say to the man.

“You want to leave Valor Springs.” It’s not a question, and with the way he leans down and presses his lips on my shoulder, I am not too sure he’s expecting a response. “What makes you think I’ll let you leave?”

“W-why would you want me to stay?”

Vlad’s lips pause their movement at my words before I feel them again, skating along my upper back. “I thought I made my feelings about you clear.”

“Anything said during sex doesn’t count. How do I know you actually mean the words and you are not just caught up in the moment, riding the feeling?”

I’m not sure how I expect him to respond, but I definitely didn’t think he’d laugh. It’s a deep and husky sound, and it makes my heart clench with want, not just for his touch but for the man’s heart too.

“It’s both,” he says, pushing my hair to the side and kissing a path up my neck. He nips at my ear, and that sends a rush of arousal slicking my folds. The hand wrapped around my waist reaches up and fondles my wet tits, causing my clit to throb in response to his touch.

How can I still want him only a few hours after what we did back at the hospital?

“Vlad,” I whimper, trying to stay on topic and keep my mind afloat, but he continues drawing me back in with his touch. “If you came all this way to stop me, then I need to know why.”

“I love you,” he says hoarsely against my ear, thrusting his hard cock between my ass cheeks. It takes a second for my mind to push through the fog of desire to make sense of what he just said, and when it does, my heart nearly stops.

I try to turn around, but he doesn’t let me, his massive hand holding me in place. Was I expecting a love confession? Well, no. I thought he would sweet talk me into staying, but he’s saying that he loves me?

“Left you speechless, huh?” He chuckles against my ear, shoving my legs open and rubbing his thick shaft over my feminine lips, parting them. “I can want you…can have sex with you and keep a sober mind. If you want to talk, we can do so while I make love to you.”

Now that's crazy. Maybe he can keep a clear mind, but I’m barely grasping onto the words he is saying now. “W-wait,” I whisper.

“Hmm, I don’t want to,” he hums, licking a path down my neck to my shoulder before nipping the skin gently. “I want you so bad, baby. My cock aches to be inside of your juicy little pussy, but we can talk. I’ll allow you three questions. Anything else you need to know can be discussed later.”

“Three questions!”

“Was that the first?”

“Vlad!” I whine, but I am already rocking against his erection, a whimper escaping my throat when his cock brushes my clit. My thighs part wider for him, the friction we’re creating making it hard for me to focus. “You can’t distract me like this every time. At some point, I’ll be able to resist you.”

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