Page 89 of Devil's Tulip

She’s lying.Badly too. “Is that so? Who was it?”

“Elira. What is this, twenty questions?” She rolls her eyes and turns away from me, walking back into the house.

A strange discomfort settles in my chest at the sight. I don’t like seeing her turn her back to me. I don’t like it at all.

I follow her into the house, trailing behind her up the stairs. Just as she reaches for her bedroom door, I catch up, pressing my hand over hers before she can turn the handle. “Where do you think you’re going?”

She lifts her gaze to mine, those golden eyes flecked with bits of brown—like amber with secrets trapped inside. “My room,” she says, drawing out each word as if she’s explaining it to a stubborn toddler.

“We’re married now, Gianna. We’ve fucked. I think it’s too late to be fighting for your own room. We haveourroom, down there.” I nod towards the general direction.

She gulps. “I–I don’t know the code to get in.”

I lean into her, letting my lips graze the shell of her ear as I whisper, “Zero–eight–one–zero.”

She shivers, her hand tightening under mine as she unconsciously pushes her frame back into me. “W-what was that?”

“The code to the room.” I place my free hand on her ribcage, right beneath her perfect tits, and draw her the rest of the way into my chest. My cock stirs with immediate, demanding interest, hardening against the small of her back, but I force myself to ignore it—for now.

Taking her hand off the door handle is too easy. “Come on, let’s go.”

“Wait—hold on.” She digs her heels into the floor as I guide her down the hallway. “I’m still mad at you for what you did earlier.” Her voice lacks conviction, though, and we both know it.

“I know. I’ll make it up to you,” I murmur, nuzzling into the sweet crook of her neck. She smells fucking divine. I inhale deeply, and my mouth waters.

I can’t resist—I run my tongue along the side of her throat, savoring the way her breath hitches, her tits pressing into my arms.

Fuck, I’m a lucky bastard. She may be a liar, but she’smyliar.

I tighten my grip around her ribs as I turn her towards our bedroom door. “Type in the code, love.” I bite the soft flesh of her lobe lightly.

“I don’t–I don’t know the code.”

Smirking, I lift my head from the back of her neck and whisper it into her ears again. She types it in as I speak, but as the lock clicks open, she freezes.

“Wait… Why do those numbers sound familiar?”

“What numbers?” I ask, acting clueless as I guide her inside, satisfaction filling me when the door locks behind us. But whatreally fuels me is the sight before me—the remnants of our earlier encounter. The torn pieces of her dress that still litter the floor, the sheets rumpled from how I had her.Evidence of what we did.

“The code numb–Ers!” Her voice jumps an octave, cutting off on a sharp moan as I craftily shift my hand on her ribs to cup her right tit. “Michael, behave. We need to talk,” she pants, trying to push away from my grip.

I don’t let her go. “I didn’t bring you in here to talk, sweetheart.”

I tilt her head towards me and dip my own down, my crotch tightening when her eyes dilate so sweetly that the black swallows the gold. But just as my lips are about to claim hers, she forcefully pushes me away.

My eyes narrow on her as I let her go. “What is it?”

“I–I–we can’t. My period.” She wrings her hands together, her gaze darting around the room, looking everywhere but at me.

“You mean to tell me you’ve started your period? So suddenly?”

She rolls her eyes. “What? Do you think my period sends me a memo three days in advance? It just happens.”

Admittedly, I’m clueless about that part of the woman's anatomy.Maybe I should learn more.I make a mental note to do some research regarding it because it might pose a problem.Later. “Fine, whatever. What does that have to do with this?” I wave an impatient hand between us.

“What do you mean, what does it have to do with this? I know you were trying to seduce me.”

Amusement spreads through me. “Good. If you didn’t know, it would mean I wasn’t doing such a stellar job. Now, come here.” I reach for her, but she jumps away with a squeal.

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