Page 34 of Hers to Control

I meet his gaze, refusing to back down. “What do you think?” I retort, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

Eric’s lips twitch into a smirk, his demeanor shifting as he steps closer, closing the distance between us until there’s barely a breath of space separating our bodies.

“Careful what you wish for,” he murmurs, his voice sending a shiver down my spine.

I can feel the heat of his body radiating against mine. Reaching out, I trace a finger along the line of his jaw, relishing the way his eyes darken with desire.

I’m still contemplating my next move, when, without warning, he leans in, capturing my lips in a searing kiss that steals thebreath from my lungs. His hands find purchase on my waist, pulling me closer until there’s no space left between us.

I melt against him, allowing myself a moment to forget. At least until I feel his knife against the skin of my lower back where my shirt has risen up.

“What the fuck?”

Eric looks down at me with barely a smirk. “Just a little reminder. If you want to fuck, I’m all in. But don’t think this will take my edge off.”

The fucked up way my pussy contracts at that statement isn’t something I want to spend any time analyzing.

Time to show him I’m not backing down. “Put that thing away.”

Now he’s definitely smirking. “Which one?”

“The damn knife.”

“Why?”

What the hell is wrong with the man?

“Why do you think?”

“It comes in handy,” he says, ignoring my admittedly rhetorical question. He brings his arm around, pulls my shirt away from my body and slices down its center as if it’s made of butter rather than fabric. That knife must be damn sharp. Which means the fact he didn’t cut my lower back when he drew his blade across my skin took a lot of skill.

I should run. Instead, I lean forward and press my breasts against his chest.

He won’t see any weakness from me.

I feel the heat of his body against mine, his breath hot against my skin as he leans in, his lips trailing a path of fire along my jawline.

When his lips find mine once more, I give up thinking. I thread my fingers through his dark hair, pulling him closer. His touchsets my skin ablaze, sending sparks of pleasure coursing through me with every caress.

My nerves are on edge, knowing he still has his knife somewhere, ready to use if he wants to.

Not that he seems like he’s about to attack. I can feel the heat of his arousal pressing against me, his desire matching my own with a ferocity that leaves me breathless.

Before he can take the lead, I push against his chest, catching my breath as we break apart. “Over there,” I say, nodding at the strange couch lining the left side of the room. My plan with the cross is obviously not going to work out.

When we get there, Eric moves to push me down on it, but I move to the side, twisting my body. Using my momentum, I pull on his arm, so he turns halfway with me, and then I sweep my foot out to kick the back of his knees, aiming to break his center of gravity.

It doesn’t work out the way I hoped, because Eric moves, clearly having expected me to make a move. Still, he’s turned enough that when I move into his body and press my lips against his again, pulling his lower lip into my mouth and biting it hard, he gives in and lets me push him back onto the soft leather of the chaise lounge that is clearly intended for fucking.

His ass slides into the indentation in the middle, his back leaning against the higher back. His legs are raised, resting on the rounded bottom part of the eggplant-shaped seat.

“You’re lucky I like the way you ride me,” he growls, his fingers digging into my hips where he pulled me with him, so I’m now straddling his middle.

I almost laugh, but that’s too fucked even for me, so I lean down and kiss him again. His teeth graze my lips and his hips buck up to press his hard cock against me.

We’re both still dressed, with the exception of my torn shirt that is, which hangs open in the front. Eric’s hands reach for me,pinching my nipples through the fabric of the thin sports bra I’m wearing.

The man obviously has a thing for small tits.

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