Page 46 of Seduced By Contract

Before she can respond, I pick her up and start heading towards the gardens.

Her arms come around my neck. "You're lucky to have a house where you can sleep listening to the sound of the waves.” Her head is resting on my chest as I walk, and I look at her.

Madison values little things that I don't even pay attention to, maybe because I've always had everything at my disposal.

"The sound of the waves is pleasant."

I set her down, and she takes a step back, smiling. "Pleasant, Mr. Kostanidis? The crashing of the waves is a true journey."

She goes to the water's edge and wets her feet. Beautiful, free, and at least for now,mine.

I hear noise behind me, and when I turn around, I realize the staff is setting up what I ordered.

Once they're done and have left, I kick off my shoes and socks and roll up my pant legs. I know they won't come back. I value privacy, and those who work for me are well-instructed about that.

I walk over to her. She’s facing away from me, seemingly mesmerized by the water.

"Are you hungry? I had them bring food and drinks for us."

She looks back, lost in her own thoughts. "I could stay here forever."

It's the last word she says that affects me.

Forever.

I'm not aforeverin her life, and maybe I'm sending the wrong message.

Instead of delving into why no time with her seems enough, I opt to play with my usual weapon: seduction.

That's why we're together. We've entered a contract to give and receive pleasure, and in the end, each of us will walk away with the benefits of that agreement.

"I don't live for the future," I lie, because I'm a planner by nature. "Forever is too long. I prefer to make our now very enjoyable."

She looks at me with confusion, perhaps because of the tone I used, but I ignore that angelic face, focusing solely on desire.

Walking over to where she is, I run my hand down her back and unzip her dress.

She barely breathes but keeps staring at me the whole time. She doesn't protest, doesn't say anything, yet her eyes ask me a lot of questions.

I silence them with a kiss, while my hands lower her dress.

She's in only her underwear now, and I step back to look at the perfect woman who drives me crazy.

"You're sin incarnate, Madison."

She seems a bit shy, but she doesn't try to hide herself, even though she knows I'm studying every inch of her body.

"Take off your panties."

"What about your staff?"

"They've all gone to sleep." To encourage her, I discard my shirt and then my jeans.

I take a bit longer to remove my boxers, waiting for her reaction to seeing me half-naked, as I still have a bit of clarity. She needs to know where we're heading.

"I want to see you," she says, but she doesn't wait for me to act. She approaches and kneels in front of me.

She watches as she slowly takes off my underwear, and because of the shadows of the night, I can't decipher the expression in her eyes.

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