Page 14 of Imperial: The Corvidae Family
“Because I can be.”
She swallowed and those pretty browns locked onto mine in a silent battle she was losing. “Relax, Baylyn.”
She blinked like she was snapping herself back into focus and frowned. “I don’t get you.”
I damn sure get you and I also want you…
“But you like me and I like you, so focus on that.”
Her frown deepened. “You don’t know me.”
“I’m working on that.”
She shook her head. “I don’t want you to know me.”
Don’t lie to yourself, beautiful.
“You sure about that?”
“Very. I want you to leave me alone.”
My gaze narrowed on hers.
“No, you don’t.”
She wanted to argue and should have but she didn’t because she couldn’t. I was right. I gave her a minute to sit with that before I pushed back from the table and reached into my pocket. I pulled out two hundred-dollar bills and placed them in the center of the table.
Baylyn’s glared at me. “I can pay for my own food.”
I stood. “I know.”
She didn’t move, just watched me like she wasn’t sure what I was going to do next. When I leaned down close enough that my lips brushed the curve of her cheek, she tensed.
“I’ll see you soon, beautiful.”
When I backed away, she frowned.
“Can you at least tell me your name since you know mine?”
“Emir Corvidae.”
She fucking smiled and I knew I was in trouble. But instead of making things worse, I walked out with my dick hard yetagain, knowing she was going to be thinking about me, which was good because I was damn sure going to be thinking about her.
Chapter
Five
Baylyn.
The next morning, I woke up determined to put Emir out of my head.
I was going to have a normal day. Go to work, handle clients, and not think about the man who had invited himself into my life like it was his right.
He has the right because your crazy ass keeps entertaining him…
By the time I stepped out of the shower, I was already mentally going through my schedule for the day. The warmth of the water had loosened the tension in my shoulders, but deep down, I knew the feeling wouldn’t last.
He was still there, lingering in my thoughts, in the way my body reacted to the memory of his presence. He was too sexy for his own good and mine.
