Page 47 of Cruel Possession
“Come on.” He pats my hip. “Head for the stairs at the back. It’s time for your reward.”
Chapter Fifteen
AIDEN
Zoe’s hipssway as she enters the room, reaching behind her head for the ribbons that hold her mask on.
There aren’t any cameras in here, which means that I’m free to have her any way I want her without worrying about who will see the two of us together.
It might be a bad idea to forget about what’s been happening the last couple of weeks. Maybe I should drag her home and tie her back up again, punish her for the hypocrisy my family would ream me out for.
Scratch that, it’s a horrible idea, especially with those dark tresses hanging down to the middle of her back and eyes so dark they look black. She’s stunning, the dark pink lighting in the room only making her look that much more like a goddess.
I could spend hours staring at her like this, admiring the curves of her body, wishing that we could stay in this room forever without having to face the outside world.
“And why are we up here?” Her tone is teasing even though the lust in her eyes tells me that she knows exactly why we’re here.
I untuck my shirt and unbutton my sleeves, rolling them up to my elbows. “If you want to play stupid, we can play stupid.”
She eyes the envelope sticking out of my pocket. “Why don’t you tell me about that, and then we can see how stupid we feel like playing?”
Little does she know, the key to taking down her entire empire might be in my pocket right now. It depends on what Logan is involved in, but right now, I have the power, and I’m not about to let it go.
“Not happening.” I pull the envelope out and drop it on the bar at the side of the room before reaching for a bottle of champagne. “Do you want a glass?”
“You want to tell me what’s going on with this sudden shift in your personality?”
“Well, cutting you up and shooting you isn’t going to get you to play nice with me, and at the end of the day, what I’m interested in is information.”
The corner of her mouth tips up as I pour us both glasses.
She strides over to me and takes one of them, sipping at it before setting it to the side. “So am I. Why don’t we trade? You tell me what you want to know about Logan, and I’ll answer one of your questions.”
“If I do that, then you’re going to lie to me.” I twirl a strand of her hair around my finger, tugging on it gently before letting it go. “You’re beautiful and cunning, and you’re intelligent, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to fall for your tricks.”
She runs her hands up my chest, reaching for the top button of my shirt. “Seems like it’s worked so far.”
I sink a hand in her hair, looping it around my fist and using it to pull her head back, forcing her to look up at me. “You’re not the one in control here.”
That devilish little smile crawls across her full lips. “You don’t want to suggest that you’re the one in charge, do you? We both know that you’re not.”
I cup her breast through the thin material of the dress, one hand still in her hair, positioning her exactly the way I want, with her back arched and her chest out. “Go get on the bed.”
With a hard pinch of her nipple, I let her go, smirking at the soft little whimper she tries to hide.
She doesn’t go toward the bed, though. Instead, she stands there and stares at me, defiance shining bright. “No.”
“Cute.” I take her chin in my hand, holding her in place. “Either you get your ass in that bed right now, or I’m going to make you wish that you had.”
“And if I don’t want to play this game?”
I run my thumb over her bottom lip. “You know the safe word. Say it if you don’t want this. Same rules apply as always, Zoe, even if I want to watch the rest of your life burn to the ground.”
“Kinky.”
She takes a step back and turns, heading toward the bed, the sway of her hips making my cock ache. It strains against my zipper, and all I want to do is go over to her and bend her over. I want to fuck her until both of us are too tired to move.
And then I want to do it all over again.
