Page 12 of A Love So Deadly
And it makes me shiver.
Makes me want.
Sends thrills tumbling through me.
My clit throbs.
That cold fire gaze that somehow burns moves over me again. “You’re not what I expected.”
“You thought I was a guy, right?” It’s what I asked originally, and it’s safe footing so I cling to it.
“Your name’s inconsequential. Unexpected as in you talk back.” Once more his gaze moves over me like he’s slowly sliding a hand up under my skirt. “I like complete subordination.”
My breath wraps around itself in my throat, making it difficult to breathe. There’s no missing his tone.
The sex and sensuality soaked in his words. The command.
My pussy clenches in pleasure and longing, as awareness shoots through me. Shit, he might be making me wet.
He’s that goodlooking.
That commanding.
That…weird.
Lucian Vale is like no man I’ve ever met before. If this was in a crowded room, I’d be drawn to him.
Aware of his every breath and move.
Is this what happened to Kayla?
But she never mentioned Vale. She mentioned a Vittoria, a Mikel. And she was down in the research rooms, running coffees, making sure things were in order for the stars. Their paths might never have crossed.
And if they did…
I snap back to reality.
If they did, it doesn’t matter.
I need this job. It’s the only way to poke around. He’s the CEO, so by working for him, I’d be able to go places in here I wouldn’t if I got another job in the organization.
Not that there were any others I was qualified for. I wasn’t qualified for this. Then again, there weren’t any others I could access and apply for, either.
Not with any hope a reply, anyway.
But I go back to his words, his needing complete subordination, something that isn’t natural to me.
Then again, maybe he’s testing me. And maybe I need to show him what I can bring to the table.
“I’m good at following orders, although complete subordination’s a stretch.”
“I see.”
“But the world has plenty of sycophants and yes-men. You don’t strike me as a man lacking in those. You also don’t strike me as a man who wants that. You want loyalty, someone you can trust. But loyalty’s about real truths, isn’t it? And I’ll always be honest.”
“I see,” he says again.
“I’m a quick learner, and I work hard, but no, I’m not someone who can give complete subordination,” I say, heart thumping hard. “But as I said, I’m honest and I’ll tell you the truth. I can think fast, problem solve, and organize.”
