Page 1 of Forbidden Passion

Chapter One

Tessa walked into the town bar with her friend, Michelle. She couldn’t help when her gaze automatically went to the end of the bar where Dominik, the man of her dreams, always sat.

She froze when she saw he was staring at her. She always caught him looking at her whenever she turned to him and smiled, but he never took a step toward her. She’d lived in the town of Parkersburg for five months and had probably seen Dominik a few dozen times, but it hadn’t gone farther than that.

She was tired of waiting for him to make a move and decided that that night, she was going to pull up her big girl panties and go to him. That’s if she didn’t pee her panties first.

It wasn’t that she was afraid of him. He caused shivers to race up her spine, but she knew it had to do with pure hormonal need and never fear. Oh, she knew some, or actually a lot, of people were terrified of him. But never did he make her feel it.

Everything about the man was large, powerful, and dominant. Even though she never said a word to him, she could tell from across the bar. He had to be close to six and a half feet tall, and she guessed over two hundred pounds. But he was also dark—dark skin from working outside, dark hair, and eyes. The scars from an accident he’d had years before were noticeable,but it didn’t lessen her attraction to him.

Someone handed her a drink, and she sipped it while she listened to her friends from work. She tried to be attentive to the conversation, but her attention always strayed to Dominik.

Several hours later, she finally decided to make a move.

“Hey, Michelle, can you hold this for me, please?” Tessa asked.

Michelle reached for the glass and focused on what she was looking at. “Girl, are you really going to talk to him?”

Tessa nodded. “I’m sick of waiting.”

“I’m not sure you’ll be able to deal with him,” Michelle said.

Tessa glanced at her and frowned. “Why?”

“First off, he’s huge, and you’re tiny. You’re also as sweet as can be, and Dominik is the opposite. I’ve known him for ten years, and he’s always been hard to be around, but after his accident…” Michelle shrugged. “He’s ten times more difficult. A lot of people are afraid of him, and the damage that was done to his face makes the fear worse. Maybe it would help if he did more than growl and scowl at people.”

Tessa scowled. “Are you talking about the scar on his face bothering people?”

“Well, it’s hard to ignore. Don’t get me wrong. He’s still a hot guy but rougher looking.”

“I noticed it, of course, but I really don’t see it.” Although she hadn’t gotten really close to him, it was hard not to see a scar on the side of his face. She knew when and if she got closer, it might look worse, but it didn’t matter to her at all.

“I know. I’ll never forget the first time we came here, and you saw him.” Michelle chuckled. “God, your face was flushed from the attraction, and it looked like you might burst into flames or have an orgasm standing there.”

Tessa felt her face grow hot from the blush. Her friendwas right. Just looking at him was enough to make the gate to her desire burst open, and she was as close to orgasm as she’d ever been. The fact that they weren’t even touching surprised her but also told her they already had a connection.

“I’m going to talk to him.”

Michelle grabbed her arm. “Are you sure about this? I don’t want you getting hurt.”

Tessa patted Michelle’s hand. “Yes. I don’t want to wait any longer.”

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Michelle said.

Tessa smoothed her shirt before turning toward him. With every step she took closer to him, her heartbeat raced faster. She was glad he had his back turned as he listened to the guy next to him. It gave her a few seconds to calm down.

Her arm was taken abruptly, making her stop in her tracks.

“Hey, Beautiful, how about a dance?”

Tessa barely glanced at the man and yanked her arm away from his grip. “No, I’m sorry. I’m on my way to talk to a friend.”

The man was forgotten when she was two feet from Dominik. “Hi.”

Dominik turned to her, and his eyebrows shot up. “Hi.”

“My name is Tessa. What’s yours?” she asked, even though she already knew. She just wanted to keep him talking. The tone of his voice made her nipples harden into tight little stones, and she could feel her cum saturate her panties.

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