Page 159 of Divine Obsession

Bringing my eyes back to her face, fighting to ignore the exposed cleavage, I spoke sternly. “I meant what I said last night. Every word. A day hasn’t gone by that I wasn’t thinking about you.”

“Didn’t miss me enough to come back, though.” Hearing the hurt in her voice made my chest crack open.

It was foolish on my part to think everything between us got resolved last night.

“It wasn’t that simple,amai.”

“You don’t get to call me that anymore.” Her voice was lower this time as she glanced down, crossing her arms over her chest.

“Why not,amai?” I pressed. This was the one thing she couldn’t ask of me.

“Because now I know what it means.”

“And?”

“And you don’t deserve to call me that. We’re not together. So, no pet names.”

Turning the stove off, I advanced until my six-pack was grazing her forearms. She didn’t step back. Didn’t cower away from me.Good girl. “In case I haven’t made myself clear last night… I’m done fucking around with you. No more games, Natalia. I’m not playing them anymore.Amai.”

She shook her head, looking away.

I cupped her chin and made her look into my pitch-black soul as I spoke slowly. “Iwillkill any man you try to choose over me.”

Suddenly, Zach’s actions began to makea lotmore sense to me.

“I’m not backing down this time. I want you. I’m crazy about you. I can’t stop thinking about you. And I know you feel the same way.”

Her eyes turned glossy as she spoke. “That doesn’t matter…”

I frowned, my rough palms settling on her waist. “How can that not matter, baby?”

“Doesn’t fix what’s broken between us.” She looked away again, pushing a couple of fallen strands of caramel hair back in place.

“Why not?”

“Because I still haven’t forgiven you. Yes, last night was…Intense. But it doesn’t change how I feel.”

I watched her for a moment, before looking away too and nodding. “I have to go take care of something.”

“You’re leaving? What a surprise. Please, tell me you’re never coming back this time.” Her voice was full of sarcasm I couldn’t wait to fuck out of her system.

Alright. I deserved that.

Moving my hand to her lower back, I pulled her into me, regardless that her hands were still crossed and she didn’t hug me back. “You’re not that lucky.”

Leaning down, I caught her bottom lip between mine and kissed her with a sweet pull.

She didn’t kiss me back. It hurt. But I understood why she felt the way she did. After all, everything was my fault.

“I’ll be back in a few hours.” I grabbed her ass, before finally walking away. “Eat the breakfast I made you and be ready to go out.”

“And if I’m not?” Her sweet, taunting voice came from behind me as I pulled on my pants, threw last night’s shirt on and grabbed my car keys from her entrance table.

Pulling the front door open, I threw one last glance over my shoulder. “Then, I’ll bemorethan ready to massage my cum into your skin.” She gulped at my dirty words. “Just the way you like it.”

It was still early afternoon when I pulled up outside his club.

I parked my Ferrari on the curb, and pushed my gun into the back of my waistband as I got out and made my way in.

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