Page 23 of Never Bed the Boss
I tug a fistful of her hair and she gasps as I pull back from her lips. Are hers as numb as mine? As tingly as mine?
“Don’t do that to me again,” I rasp, kissing her chin, her jaw, and then a line down her neck until I reach the hollow of her throat. “Don’t make me stay away from your lips. Your body.You,”I bellow, pulling her back onto the couch as I take her breast into my mouth, sucking and stroking her nipple with my tongue.
“Mmhmm,” she gusts, strained and tight as her muscles against my body.
“I need you.” I kiss her sternum, pausing to feel her heartbeat against my lips. “More than air. More than anything.”
Lilah snorts softly. “I’d like you to keep breathing, so I’m all yours.”
It feels like my heart’s about to explode. Like every single cell in my body is expanding upon hearing those words.
“Say that again,” I rasp, drawing my eyes to hers.
“I’d like you to keep breathing.”
I shake my head. “Not that.” I exhale, long and slow. “Tell me…”
“I’m yours, Asher,” Lilah says, threading her fingers through my hair.
And now I’m going to make it official.
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LILAH
I’m yours.
The words ring in my head as I stare down at Asher. I’ve never felt this way about anyone before. I’ve never been so consumed by anyone before. I’ve never felt so wanted before.
I thought this was nothing more than a game for him, but it’s become clear over this past month how wrong I am. Asher wants me and no one else. And I want to be his.
I want him to be mine.
“On your feet,” he rasps, grabbing me by my hand as he stands up.
Thankfully, he has a hold on me because my legs are jelly, and it takes a few moments for me to regain my footing.
“I’m a little wobbly after that,” I say, glancing over my shoulder at him as I move toward the bedroom at the back of the penthouse. I’ve only seen glimpses of it when I’d join him for lunch here over the past month.
“You’ll be more than a little wobbly after I’m through with you. You won’t be able to walk.”
“Are you planning on breaking my legs?” I joke, pausing a few feet from him. God, he’s magnificent. I’d almost forgottenhow athletic he is. And now that he’s naked apart from his boxer briefs, I’ve got the perfect view of his firm chest, ripped abs, and powerful arms.
I’ll need to remind myself how they feel against my tongue.
Asher moves toward me, each step sending a sharp, jagged jolting sensation through my core as I see those muscles flex and bulge. Seehisbulge. I haven’t forgotten about that. My mind would never let me forget about that. And I have a feeling Asher will give me a refresher soon enough.
“No,” he says, hardly above a whisper as he closes the gap between us. I can feel the heat from his body. The crackling energy between us as he brings his hand down my cheek and thumbs my lips. “But I’m going to break your desire for any other man. Ruin you for any other man. Remind you that there isn’t a single man in the world but me who can satisfy you the way you need. Treat you the way you deserve.”
I swallow hard.
“That’s a tall order.”
But one that he’s already filled. I don’t want any man but him.
Asher exhales harshly, amusement playing across his features as he says, “I expect a full report of how I did on my desk tomorrow morning.”
“How about I spread myself out on your desk instead?”
