Page 109 of His Forced Bride
"You've protected me, provided for me, made sure I'm safe. But I need to feel human again, not just… preserved."
"But it's dangerous out there for you right now."
"And there's a predator inside these walls who stalks me too."
I purposefully allow my tone to become seductive.
Shame flushes my cheeks.
I can feel it burning, but I pray he believes it's arousal and not a dead giveaway that I'm lying to him.
I want to see my mother, and he's already made it clear that doing so is off the table.
So if I have to lie to him to make it happen, I will do what I must.
I stand and move around the table, stopping beside his chair.
My fingers trace the edge of his collar, feeling the warmth of his skin beneath the fabric.
"Please,suprug, you don't know what it would mean to me."
His hand captures mine, thumb brushing across my knuckles.
"You know what I want?"
"I know what you like," I tell him, sensing the tension between us as I wait to see if he's realized how I'm taking advantage of his lust for my body.
"I want you, Inessa. I want every part of you."
Yuri's grip tightens, and I know I've got him right where I want him.
"Then take it."
I lean closer, letting my lips brush against his ear.
"Take whatever you want from me, and then let me have this one thing."
Yuri turns in his chair, his free hand settling on my hip.
"Strip."
The devilish look in his eyes has me feeling heat from head to toe.
The command sends electricity down my spine.
"Here?"
"Right here. Right now."
My pulse quickens.
Rosa could return any moment.
Guards patrol the hallways.
But the heat in Yuri's eyes tells me he doesn't care, and the desperate need to secure this permission drives me.
My eyes flick nervously toward the door, but I have no choice.
