Page 107 of Volatile Obsessions

“Don’t tell me what to do, kitty kat. I’ll obsess about whatever and whoever I want,” he purred, dragging the pad of his thumb along my bottom lip.

I laughed sardonically to keep up the appearance, but he was already wearing me down. I’d been alone with him less than five minutes and he was already wearing me the fuck down.

My heart galloped.

My stomach flip-flopped a million times.

How did this man always manage to do this to me, and more importantly, why did my body always betray me?

“You laugh, but I don’t hear a no. You know I’m right,” he added.

“No, you’re not.”

“I am, trust me. I can see right through that shiny metal shield you hold in front of me. You want me as badly as I want you. Two fiends in one fucked up pod.”

“You’re delusional,” I stated and he chuckled.

“Sometimes, I suppose, but I’m not when it pertains to this. Have you taken a moment to really think about what this could mean? Do you know how powerful we could be together, Lux?”

“I’m already powerful,” I barely grated.

“Yes, you are. Now imagine that doubled. Double the power, double the rewards. The benefits,” he growled, rolling his hips against me. “You know I’d never let anyone hurt you, right?”

A blatant scoff left me. “Yeah, cause you’d rather hurt me yourself.”

“Only in all the delicious, torturous ways you like, love.”

I swallowed deeply, trying my damndest not to envision the filth his words brought to mind.

“We had an agreement,” I reminded him. “Why do you insist on making this harder than it needs to be?”

Breaths shallow, his nostrils flared. “Because I can’t stay away from you. I only agreed for your sake—that doesn’t mean it’s what I want.”

“You want Miami? Take it! Take it all! If it means you’ll leave me be then just fucking take it all!” I bellowed, trying and miserably failing to push him away.

He was far too lithe, though.

Catching my wrists in his grip, he shoved me back into the stucco as a growl unfurled from deep within his chest.

“I don’t want it if I can’t have you. What part of that don’t you understand?”

“All of it. I was serious then, and I’m still serious now. Stay away from me, Rome. Go find someone else to aim your crazy at!”

Not really what I wanted, but I hadn’t accepted that yet.

Hadn’t even realized it yet.

Until I stormed back into Space and he didn’t come after me…

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