Page 5 of Desire
Chapter Three
My feet were stuck to the carpet as the cold air from the hallway moved past me, eager to connect with my heated room.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
Jasper checked nervously over his shoulder. “Can I come in?”
I quickly moved and gave himspace to enter, feeling as if the same people I had successfully evaded may have been following him. My entire body shivered slightly as he passed me. I closed the door. He was the last person I’d expected to see, at least in real life. Of course, I would’ve gone to bed fighting the urge to fantasize about the moments he’d spent inside me. I would force my body to not recall each orgasm that hadsoared through me as his cock rimmed my pussy with each thrust or how his tongue rounded my clit. I would fight the memories of being held so close against his hard body or his warm breaths pressing against my earlobe.
“Where in the hell do you think you’re going?” he asked before I could finish locking the door.
I felt my eyes widen in surprise. “What?” I was pretty sure I should’vebeen the one asking questions.
Jasper didn’t relax his pinched expression. “What did I ask you to do?”
My neck jutted forward as my mind drew a blank.
“I told you to keep to your normal routine. You were not supposed to leave the city.”
I waved off his concern flippantly. “Don’t worry about me. I’m fine.”
I wondered what he was thinking as he glared at me. Hewas definitely not used to being defied. I had seen it at the mansion during my visit. Bryn, Spencer, and Asher may have kicked, screamed, and gotten out of line every now and then, but all Jasper had to do was pound his fist on the table, and they would get back in line. I felt he looked at me that way because he couldn’t control me. I had a feeling he was one of those people who didn’t know howto trust who or what he couldn’t control.
“Where are you on your way to?” he finally asked.
I pursed my lips. My first inclination was to not directly answer his question since he hadn’t yet explained why he had followed me. However, I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath through my nose to reset my brain. The prudent thing to do was treat Jasper like a source and not the manwho broke my heart.
I stood tall and confident. “Chattanooga, Tennessee.”
His frown intensified. “What for?”
All my courage sank into my slumped shoulders as I steered my gaze away from his face and onto the trampled carpet. “I’m still investigating your family.”
The silence in his lack of response was deafening. When I looked up, he was studying me. I sensed he wantedme to say more about investigating his family, and at that point, I didn’t mind sharing what I knew. Heck, he had followed me out of the city and to the small hotel off the highway. We were already in this together.
I sighed. “I’ll tell you everything.”
Jasper took off his coat and laid it across his bulging crotch as he sat down on the foot of the bed. “I’m listening.”
Inodded gently and sat in the chair near the door. Keeping a clear distance from him helped my thoughts flow better, especially since our gazes remained locked.
I cleared my throat and looked down at my lap, purposely breaking eye contact. “Well, a source told me your father often visited the home of a family who lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee.” I paused to see how well he would digestthat bit of information.
Jasper blinked as though he were waiting to hear more. Goodness, he had the sexiest poker face I’d ever seen. I would expect him to ask about the family, but Jasper Christmas was too smart to do that. He wanted me to keep talking and put all my cards on the table before he showed me his.
“Do you know of any family in Chattanooga that your father might havedealings with?” I asked.
“No,” he said with a reserved calmness.
I tilted my head slightly. “No?”
“I said no, Holly.”
Should I tell him about the DNA results?
Now we both had on our best poker faces. I suspected his was sexier than mine. I took a few more moments to contemplate whether I should tell him about the DNA results. He merely waited for me to starttalking again. I found his carefully crafted composure so alluring. It made him come off as cool as a cucumber but as alert as a guard dog. I was reminded why I could hardly say no to Jasper Christmas.
“So I got the results back from those DNA samples I told you about a few weeks ago.”
