Page 24 of Sweet Deception

"I want a picture ASAP." She points her ink pen at me.

I turn to leave her room, but tell her over my shoulder, "He's picking me up tomorrow at seven."

"Dang it. I won't be here," she mutters as I close her door before heading to my room.

I undress as soon as I enter my bedroom with my mind on that explosive kiss. It was hot and I'm not sure I would have had the forethought to stop if he hadn't done it for us.

With need still pulsing inside me, I rush through my night-time ritual. After slipping on a clean pair of underwear and a t-shirt, I go to my nightstand to find my clit stimulator I have hidden in a box before turning my radio on low so that Talia won’t hear anything if she decides to use the bathroom.

I pull the covers back and climb in before turning off my bedside lamp. Grabbing the stimulator, I place it on my fingerbefore turning it on. Luca's face effortlessly comes to mind, and I relive how it felt when he squeezed the back of my neck. It was like a lightning bolt had zapped down my body straight to my clit. He had me at that moment. I would have done anything he asked of me to be able to explore that more.

Getting wetter by the moment, I slide my hand into my underwear, and as soon as I make contact, I groan in pleasure. It has been so long since I've felt the need for an orgasm, I'm not sure I will last long.

I recapture the moment Luca pulled me to him and took my mouth. I remember the feel of his tongue on mine and imagine him licking my clit. Groaning, Islide my free hand under my shirt to play with my nipple as I recall his taste—cinnamon and alcohol.

It was intoxicating.

Remembering the need to crawl into his lap and grind down on his hardness, I push the stimulator harder against my clit. I pant and groan as my orgasm builds before finally tumbling over, harder than I've ever orgasmed before. After a few seconds, I jerk the stimulator away, my clit already too sensitive and my inner walls still pulsing.

"Holy shit." If the memory of his kiss is that intense, what will happen when he has me at his mercy?

Chapter eleven

Luca

It's harder to walk away from Kylie than I expected, but it was time to end the night or I wouldn't have been able to keep my hands off her. Seeing her again was like a punch to the stomach. Even more so, her kiss. Damn, if it wasn't hard to pull back.

I stalk across the club with so much built up energy; I have to keep myself from confronting Lisa. She's got her back to me as she flirts with a table of men, but I've already clocked her sneaking looks over her shoulder since I came back into the club.

I don't like the glare she aimed at Kylie tonight. The girl is becoming more trouble than she's worth. Tim, my club manager, may need to re-evaluate if she's worth keeping.

Scrubbing a hand down my face, I stop at the bar for another drink and take it back to my office. With my mind firmly back on Kylie, I change my plans for her. A month no longer seems long enough to indulge in this attraction. I can admit to myself that my need for her is different from anything I've felt for a woman before, and I don’t know what to do with that. We had a conversation, and it ended with me wanting more.

I never want more.

Life has been stagnant for some time and all it took was one look at Kylie and everything shifted. The problem is, the longer I hang onto her, the more I'll be dragging her into this life. She's meant for someone less jaded. To settle down in a house with a white picket fence and a brood of kids.

That's her future.

And why the fuck do I want to punch something?

Booting up my computer, I shoot off an email to Tim requesting a meeting. I should get some work done while I wait for the guys, but this restlessness isn't conducive to paperwork. Right now, I'm wishing I was in my gym so I could work this excess energy off. Instead, I lean back in my chair and watch the monitors while I drink more scotch.

I don't know how long I've been sitting here drinking and watching the activity in the club when Gio and Rafael return. Gio passes Lisa and smacks her on the ass. She jumps before giving him a flirty smile over her shoulder as he continues past. I shake my head at his antics. He's always gone for the difficult ones. It's like he needs to punish himself.

As soon as they enter my office, I'm already asking if she's settled okay. I don't understand my need to ask when I know good and well they wouldn't be here if she wasn't.

Rafael's quiet as he rounds the chair to sit, eyeing me as he leans back, clasping his hands on his stomach.

I stare back.

His lips twitch before he looks down at my empty glass.

"Little Bit is tucked away safe and sound." Gio lumbers over and sprawls into his chair next to Rafael.

My eyes narrow. "Little Bit?" I don't like that he has a pet name for her.

"Yeah man. You and Rafe gave her a nickname. It's only fair that I get one, too." Gio flashes his teeth when I growl.

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