Page 44 of The CEO's Christmas Wife

“Excuse me?”

“I asked, is that the reason that you slept with me? To hold on to your job.”

Rage flooded through me, and I wanted to grab something and beat his ass with it. I couldn’t believe that he would disrespect me in such a way. How was he so sweet one moment and such an ass the next? Was Kayn so calloused and hardened by the world and what his parents had done that he couldn’t see the truth in front of him? I loved this man.

“You narcissistic asshole!”

I stormed away from him and rushed out of my room. I headed for the steps, but Kayn was on me like a bolt of lightning. He grabbed my arm, spun me around to face him, and pressed me against the wall.

“I don’t care about ya li’l ass getting angry. That’s not going to settle shit between us. I need to hear your words, Kandi. I need to know how you feel.” He used his knee to part my thighs.

“You know how I feel.” I seethed with anger.

“I don’t want to make assumptions. Use your words and tell me what you’re feeling, Kandi.” Kayn’s thigh pressed against mycore and rocked slowly side to side. I was being turned on by the minute.

“I feel like you’re a bastard. You’re a class one asshole because I cannot believe you would sit here and disrespect me like that.”

His warm breath tickled my skin when he dipped his head to nuzzle my neck. “Still haven’t told me what you’re feeling inside.” His voice was low and sexy. “That’s all I want to know. How do you feel about me?” he demanded and grabbed my hand and placed it against his chest.

“Why do you need to ask me? I thought you would know that by now. Didn’t I show you throughout our time in Mistletoe and before?”

“Leading up to Mistletoe, you showed me what an excellent and irreplaceable assistant you are. In Mistletoe, you showed me what a good actor you are but also an excellent liar.”

Kayn pressed his lips against mine and crushed them in a bruising, rough, and demanding kiss. I was breathless for several moments before he finally released me.

“What?”

“When you lied to my aunt about your job and what you had done before and what you were doing now.”

“That was to give us an acceptable cover, Kayn!” I shouted angrily. Why was he toying with my emotions, sending me up and down while he was being hot and cold? I was fuming and wanted to knock some sense into his stubborn ass.

I could not stop the tears, no matter how badly I wished that I wouldn’t cry in front of him.

“How. Do. You. Feel?” Kayn demanded through clenched teeth with his lips pressed against mine.

“I care more about you than I have the right to. I feel like I’ve known you forever. All I want is to be around you, to see your smile, and feel your arms wrapped around me. When you shutme out, that hurts. Please don’t shut me out, baby,” I begged as tears streamed from my eyes. “All I want is to heal your pain, Kayn, but I don’t want you to take me for granted.”

“I don’t. I’m sorry that I made you feel that way. My feelings for you scare the shit out of me. They take me out of my safe zone and have me acting out of my element. After my parents, I swore I would never let another person hurt me again. The way you make me feel, Kandi, you have the power to do that. I’ve never felt this way about anyone before. The worst part about that is that I haven’t known you for long.”

“I’m in that same boat. I promise that I won’t hurt you. But I need you to be willing to take the risk with me. You can’t leave me out here on the waters alone. I will be patient with you because I know that it won’t be easy for you, and I won’t pressure you. Just please don’t shut me out. I need you as much as you need me. You know why?”

He shook his head.

“You make me feel safe and desired, Kayn.”

His fingers traced my lips lightly, and he stared into my eyes as the tears fell.

“And you make me feel whole and seen, sweet baby.”

“How do we make this work?” I asked softly.

“One moment and one day at a time, I guess. I don’t know. This is new to me. I don’t open up about my feelings easily.”

I bit my lip, trying to hold back a smile. He thought that no one had noticed that about him.

“Then let me show you,” I pleaded.

He covered my lips with a sensual, spine-tingling kiss that left me with cum-soaked panties before he lifted me into his arms and carried me back to my room and to the bathroom.

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