"Of course…" I said as she took another step. "Evan, just be careful, okay, there is something really fucking wrong with her."
“Oh, don’t I know it,"she answered, giving me a wink and a smile before hurrying down the hallway, leaving me behind.
The`Evan Valachi? Holy shit…
I should trust my instinct, it'd never let me down before. I glanced toward the open door of Mateo's office, maybe just this once. Still, I stepped inside, turning and closing the door behind me.
I waited, invading his space. It seemed this was my MO. I invaded, and touched what wasn’t meant to be touched. I'd drunk from his well…and was sickened.
The heavy thud of fast steps drew my focus as the tinybeepof the lock came before the door was opened and Mateo stepped in. His breaths were savage and there was a strange look on his face, one that both scared and exhilarated me.
My pulse spiked as I swallowed. “You wanted me here…well, here I am.”
He didn’t move…just stared at me before he lunged.
24
Mateo
Papers. Pens…and my fucking lamp went flying as I hurled myself across the desk and grabbed her. Her guns in her shoulder holster pressed into my chest. The bite of that steel only seemed to incite the beast inside me. I gripped the back of her neck.
“Mateo…”
She started, until I swallowed the rest of her words. I kissed her, driving her backwards until she hit the wall. And she was mine once more. Familiar. Addictive…and I was losing my mind. I stepped back, grasped her throat, and slid my thumb along the line of her jaw. “You fucking broke me…no one’s done that before.”
Her dark eyes glinted. Her lips were red from my savage attack. Christ help me if I didn’t want to ravish her…every fucking bit of her. I dropped my head and leaned in close, that savagery inside me howling with the need to have her.
I didn’t need to draw my focus to the fact I was rock fucking hard. Every breath drew her deep inside me, and I was desperate to drown. “I can’t be gentle,” I growled. “I can’t play it safe, not when it comes to you.”
“Then don’t…” she whispered. “If you don’t fuck me, I’m going to go out of my mind.”
I pulled back, seeing the truth in her eyes. She looked at me…she fucking lo—
I kissed her…hard,pushing her shirt and holster up to expose her bra. Fuck me, I'd missed her…like I'd miss my goddamn soul. I felt empty without her, half the man I was when I was with her. I reached up, cupped her breast over her black lace bra, and watched as she closed her eyes.
Her moan filled my ears as I gripped the cup of her bra and yanked. Her breast bounced free, pale against the black webbing of her holster, the dusky pink nipple tightening as I lowered my head. Fuck me, she was stunning, savage, and when she was pissed, utterly terrifying.
I took her nipple into my mouth and closed my eyes. My tongue danced around the tightening peak as I reached down, fumbled with the button on her jeans, and yanked them down.
“Turn the fuck around, Xael.” I pulled my mouth away.
She did, shoving her jeans and panties down at the same time. I yanked my belt, unbuckling it before I tore open my pants. I couldn’t wait for her…couldn’t be the kind of man who was gentle, not when all that remained was a beast. I pulled her hips backwards and drove her shoulders forward until she was bent over the desk.
Her ass was warm and soft, fucking perfect under my hand as I slipped my finger along her crease. She dropped her head, moaning as I crested her pussy and danced around her clit. Fuck, she was wet…so goddamn wet. Warmth soaked to my knuckle as I sank into her and looked down at my fingers driving where I wanted my cock to be.
I pulled out, grabbed my shaft, and eased inside her…and felt my soul come back into my body.
Home.
She moaned, gripping the far side of the desk, and somewhere in the distance my phone started to ring again. Ten minutes…that’s all I wanted with her. Ten goddamn minutes. I thrust inside again, and something dangerous rumbled in my chest.
“Harder,” she moaned.
I clenched my ass, driving inside her, then leaned forward, braced my hands on each side of her, and rammed home.
“Fuck…you…”she moaned.
I fucked her…harder, driving my cock deep inside. She was all I wanted, all I craved, all I’d leave everything for. “No, Xael,fuck you.”I thrusted even harder, making her moan again.