Page 44 of Savage Surrender

But he wasn’t on the same page. Backing up without actually releasing me, he panted and shook his head.

I lowered my hand to cup the bulge of his erection in his pants.

“No,” he rasped. “Not here. Not now.”

“But—”

He kissed me hard, brutal and demanding in that hot touch. “No. Not like this.” Stepping back completely, he ran his hand through his blond hair and gave me such a smoldering once-over that I wondered how my clothes hadn’t fallen off yet. “I can’t trust that Jessica wouldn’t barge in here again.”

I rolled my eyes, not ready to be told no. “You can lock the door.”

“And she could unlock it. I caught her snooping in here yesterday. And I always keep that door locked when I’m not here.”

I pouted, sagging against the door. I’d been interested in talking to him, though, to figure out why he seemed so mad during the lecture, so I supposed I could ignore this raging need for him for a little while.

“I’ll pick you up at eight,” he said matter-of-factly as he adjusted his erection beneath his pants. “Fuck, it’ll kill me to wait that long.”

I laughed lightly, almost incredulously. It was almost surreal to think that he and I were doing this, whatever I could technically call this sleeping-with-your-hot-professor thing.

“You will, huh?”

He grinned, looking at me like he wanted to fuck me now. “Yes. Be ready for me at eight.”

If he kept staring at me like he wanted to ruin me for any other man on this planet, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever be ready for him.

But there was no chance in hell I was backing out and missing this opportunity to be with him, no matter where it would take me. “Eight,” I confirmed, already excited.

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VIKTOR

Tonight would be the night. I’d get her away from the campus. I’d remove her from her guards’ reach. And I would ask her what Igor Petrov was plotting.

It would also be the night where I could have my way with her. Taking her virginity in the library was hot. It was fast and dirty, but it was far from what I wanted. I needed to see her, to feel every soft inch of her. I wanted to show her all of me and watch her suck my cock. This time, I could savor every minute of her without any distractions or interruptions.

I pulled up to her apartment building five minutes before eight, pleased that she walked right out to my car. She was ready, on time, and perhaps excited to spend time with me judging by how eager she was for my arrival.

Admiring her confident stride as she walked through the snow toward my car, I groaned and wondered how I would be able to refrain from fucking her tonight. I’d have to hold off until I got my answers. But it wouldn’t be easy to torture myself with her so near.

After she got in the car, she glanced at me and almost smiled. “Hi.”

“Hi.” Since the windows were tinted, I leaned over, cupped her chin, and pulled her over the center console so I could kiss her. She sighed, not opening her eyes yet afterward, as if she wanted to treasure the kiss.

“Where are your… friends?” I asked.

“Hmm?” She buckled in as I put the car into drive.

“Your guards.”

She paused for a beat before speaking again. “Guards?”

I nodded. I couldn’t give it away that I recognized the two men near her as Petrov soldiers. I had to keep her in the dark about who I really was for a while longer. But I could inquire as any other person might have. “Your bodyguards?”

She released a long exhale. “Yes, my guards. They, um, were sent to handle something else.”

“How come you have them?” I asked, keeping my tone light and casual, not businesslike or demanding.

“I come from a very influential family. My father’s line of work requires that I have a security detail.”

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