Page 14 of Set In Stone

“Alex, we still have another thirty minutes,” I pointed out, shocked that he wanted to leave sosoon.

He turned to look atme.

“No. It’s time togo.”

In the blink of an eye, the calm façade was gone, replaced by genuine anger as he hastily slipped into his navy suit coat. We were clearly done with our appointment. Alexander was, as usual, calling all the shots. Feeling awkward and embarrassed by Alexander’s outburst, I stood up and began to put on myjacket.

“Perhaps we’ve accomplished enough here today,” Dr. Tumblin said as he came around the desk he had been sitting behind. He had a worried expression on his face. “Krystina, please call if you need anything. In the meantime, Patricia will schedule the next appointment for you on your wayout.”

“Krystina will not be calling you and there isn’t going to be another appointment,” Alexander announced with an air offinality.

“Wait. What?” I askedincredulously.

“You heard me. I’mdone.”

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The entire rideback to the penthouse went by in silence. Krystina hadn’t muttered a single word, which was completely fine with me. I was so revved up from the damn session with the shrink and I wasn’t thinking clearly. I was too furious over the fact that she told him about the club. Any discussion at this point would only end badly. We would never go back to see Dr. Tumblin again, of that I was sure. There was only one thing that would fix the state of things between Krystina andme.

When we pulled up to the front of the penthouse, I got out of the car and walked around to open the door for Krystina. Cold wind whipped around us and I held open my suit coat to shield her from the worst of it as we made our way inside to thelobby.

Jeffrey, the blithering doorman for my building, quickly stood and hurried out from behind the lobby’s security desk upon our entrance. He had been staring down at his phone when we came in, no doubt playing some sort of frivolous videogame.

“Mr. Stone. Miss Cole. You’re back. I hope you enjoyed a lovely evening. Allow meto–”

“I’ve got it, Jeffrey,” I snapped and flashed my elevator key card for him to see. I didn’t want to wait for the fumbling fool to dig out his own card. One would think, that after six months on the job, he would’ve learned to keep his keycard easilyaccessible.

I took Krystina’s elbow, brushed past Jeffrey, and guided her across the marble floors to the elevator that would take us up to thepenthouse.

“Ye – yes, sir. Enjoy the rest of your evening,” he sputtered from behindus.

Once inside the elevator, Krystina rounded onme.

“Just because you’re in a bad mood doesn’t give you the right to be nasty toJeffrey.”

“He’sincompetent.”

Her head snapped back and her gorgeous chocolate brown eyes flashed angrily. I loved it when she turned fiery. It made me want to fuck hersenseless.

“He is not incompetent and you know it,” she persisted. “He means well and you wererude.”

“Rude? You haven’t seen anything, baby,” I remarked with an unapologeticsmile.

“What’s that supposed tomean?”

“Do you want to see what rude really lookslike?”

Without giving her a second warning, I rushed her faster than she could blink. Grabbing both of her wrists, I pinned them behind her back and pushed her roughly against the elevator wall. Locking them in place with one hand, I wrapped the other around the nape of her neck and crushed my mouth tohers.

“Alex –” she protested, turning her head inresistance.

I pulled back sharply to look at her, my temper flaring at the mere idea of being denied, but her resistance was also a turn on. At times, I didn’t know if I wanted her to submit or to fight, but the thought of breaking her was amazingly arousing and my cock grew harder at the idea. I would have her submission and she knewit.

Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes were like molten fire. But it wasn’t from anger. That look said that she comprehended what was coming. She knew that we were about to settle this like adults.Naked.

I groaned and pressed my lips to the shell of herear.

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