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“No, you can’t do this, not after what you did!” she stillcouldn’t quite catch her breath. Her lips felt bruised and softened from hisassault, and all she wanted to do was lick them. But she knew if she did that,she would be inviting trouble. Managing to collect her thoughts, she avoidedhis smoldering gaze as he stared at her with all the calm in the world. “Youcan’t just toss me to the curb and pick me back up when you want. Why nowRoman, why all of a sudden?” she demanded suspiciously.
Filling up the space she left between them in retreat, Romantook her by surprise as he leaned his forehead against her shoulder. “Becauseyou have gotten under my fucking skin and I cannot get rid of you,” the depthof his voice sent tremors through her body.
“I don’t believe you,” she whispered, more to herself than tohim. She didn’t want to fall back into his sphere so easily, her pride demandedher to remember how he easily rejected her. But all she wanted to do was wrapher arms around his big warm shoulders and hold him to her, let him kiss heruntil her mind went blank. “You’re just jealous because you saw me with Calvintonight,” she reasoned. “It’s just typical male jealousy and…”
Roman laughed as he backed away. It was a harsh humorlesslaugh that made her instantly uneasy. Walking away from her, she watched himturn around, his eyes taking in the details of her apartment but not reallyseeing them.
Turning back to her, he gave her a grim smile. “Honestly, Iwish it was. I wish it was as simple as that. I wish I did not regret everyminute after that fucking day I told you to leave.” He laughed mirthlessly asif he too couldn’t believe what was happening. “If it was just my ego, Rahina,I promise I could very easily have gotten over that,” he said, shaking his headwith a harsh realization. “But it is not as simple as that, it turns out, youare consuming me from the inside out.” Stunned and a little confused she put upno resistance as he reached for her again, pulling her against his long hardbody. Tilting her chin up, Roman brushed his thumb at the corner of her bottomlip, staring with hunger as he watched them part. She looked at him in openwonder as his predatory eyes seemed to zero in on the movement of her tonguewetting her suddenly dry lips. “I watched you perform that night,” hecontinued deeply, and she recalled the beautiful flowers she received wrappedin black paper. “I swear you are like a goddamn flame, consuming the best partsof me and I decided to stop fighting it.” Bending down, he placed a soft kissjust above the pulse at her neck, making her shiver for more. Clutching herhands against his shirt, she pulled him closer to her, ignoring the sensiblevoice in her head telling her to push him away. His voice vibrated against hercollarbone as he brushed his lips upwards. “You asked for all of me, mybeautiful Rahina, and now I am going to show you what you unleashed.”
The fight in her completely vanished as his hands grippedher, lifting her easily in the air. Wrapping her legs around his waist, Rahinasubmitted to the overwhelming pressure of his will. A part of her knew thatwhen she walked into her apartment earlier that Roman was going to get his way,they both did. Her body came alive under his touch, the feel of his large handssliding down the dip in her waist to grip each curve of her ass cheeks throughthe thin satin material of her shorts delighted her.
“Fuck, I hate these clothes,” he growled into the curve ofher neck.
“Why?” she breathed deeply, framing each side of hisbeautifully stern face with her hands, enjoying the rough feel of his facialhair trying to grow back. Leaning down in his arms, she kissed his lips in softexploring kisses, much different than his consuming ones. She marveled in thetaste of him, barely able to get enough. “Everyone liked my outfit.” Sheeventually pulled away, absently thinking of her friends’ reaction to hersimple but eye-catching outfit.
“My point exactly,” he grumbled against the hollow of herthroat.
She realized he stopped walking, looking around, sherecognized the darkened interior of her bedroom and her rumpled bed directlybehind her. As if on cue, he lowered her to the mattress. The soft, springycushion of her bed sent a flash of warning through her muddled thoughts.Blinking she looked up to Roman’s towering body, to the wide berth of hismassive shoulders and thick muscled arms. A hint of fear whispered along theedges of her mind.
“Wait,” she held up a hand feebly as he stepped closer, hisdark eyebrows furrowing at the sudden halt. “Wait, I want to make sure…Imean…,” It was hard to think with him being so close, there was so much shewanted to say to him.
She wanted to demand an apology, she wanted him to admitfurther why he suddenly kicked her out of his life that day if he liked her.There was so much that was running through her head, but she could hardlythink, she could barely even believe he was with her now like this. His metalgray eyes lightened as he watched her struggle for words. Smiling he steppedcloser until his knees hit the edge of the bed and he reached out and pushedher gently down until her legs were dangling off the edge of the bed and herback was flat on her rumpled unmade comforter. She felt the bed depress betweenher thighs as he kneeled one knee between them, the soft material of his slacksrubbing against the sensitive skin of her inner thigh. Removing the leatherholster from around his arms, he anchored both arms, one on either side of herhead holding himself above her.
Swallowing, she tried to focus, wanting to make sure theywere both on the same page. “I just want to make sure…I mean…I don’t want tosee other people.”
A chaotic gleam glimmered in his eyes as he bent down to nipat her neck. “Mmm,” he purred against her thrashing pulse, darting his tongueagainst her fevered skin, she could feel his responding smile to her joltingresponse. “I’m so glad you brought this up. Do you want me to explain in detailthe level of carnage I will enact if I see you with another man?”
Surprised at the volatile response, she was equally ashamedto admit that the lethal promise excited her on some level. “No! That’s notwhat I meant, I mean I don’t want either of us to see other people,” she gavehim a meaningful look. “I don’t want to be cheated on. Tell me—promise me,” sheclarified, lifting her hands to the wide expanse of his jaw again. She couldn’tget enough of touching him. Looking up at him from this position seemed likeonly a fantasy before, but now here he was staring down at her while one of hishands ran along her bare waist. Swiping her thumbs gently over the lightstubble of his cheeks, she resisted pulling him down to kiss her again andwaited pointedly for his response.
Tilting his head to the side, a smile tugged at the cornerof his lips. “And the word of a criminal is all you need?”
“All I need is your word, and that will be enough for me,”she whispered.
Roman looked at her for a long time. It felt as if hewas trying to examine her words, as a lawyer would examine a contract forloopholes and catches. Finally, the fog gray eyes darkened with intent, and henodded. “I will never hurt you, Rahina.”
More than satisfied, she pulled him down to meet her lips,both of them letting out a pleased groan at the contact.
“Your tryout for principal, what day is it?” He raspedagainst the hollow of her throat as she felt one of his hands tease underneaththe hem of her shirt just below the curve of her breast.
“Monday, why?” Barely coherent, she pulled at his shoulders,wanting to feel more of his weight on top of her.
“Tomorrow?” The seeking hand pushed under the elastic hemand cupped her lacy bralette she wore, imprinting the burning touch of his handover her soft breast.
“Practice and preparation for Monday. Why?” She moaned,arching her back to push her tender breast further into his hand, but his handslid away. Opening her eyes, she watched him pull himself away from her with agrave face. “Wha...why are you stopping...please...”
Standing up, he reached for his holster and slung itskillfully around, pushing his arms through the straps. Stepping away from thebed, he gave her a strained smirk. “Then I will see you Monday night,” hisvoice was rougher than usual. “I will need at least three days with you, andduring that time, I want you completely focused on me.”
“Three days?!” She squeaked at the sheer number of days.Seeing that he was serious, she sat up fully on the bed and glared at him inopen outrage. “You cannot do this Roman,” she pounded her fists on the sheetsbeside her. “You can’t just get me worked up and leave.”
Watching him as he rolled the sleeves of his shirtimpossibly tight around his wide forearms, he looked back at her. The look inhis eyes was absent of hunger, just determined resolve. Annoyed, she realizedthe man was like a machine sometimes. “Forty-eight hours and I will be right nextto you beautiful, inside you even.”
Feeling the heat of embarrassment and desire curl inside ofher at his intentions, she groaned in frustration before flopping back onto therumpled sheets. “Fine,” she said in defeat.
Chapter 11
Going through the glass doors of the dealership, Rahinasmiled at some of the staff’s enthusiastic smiles as they greeted her on theway up to the office floor. For some reason, their smiles seemed so genuine, inwhat felt like almost a relief to see her.
Passing by an open office door, she waved at Dimitri who wasleaning back in his seat talking on the phone. He gave her a flirty wink inresponse as she passed. Going down the quiet hallway that led to Roman’soffice, she paused at the closed door and contemplated if she should knockfirst. She was nervous; she honestly never thought she would be back here. Whenshe left his office last time, struggling to hold back the remainder of hertears, she swore she would never see him or this place again and that Romancould go straight to hell. But now, she was back. She barely got any sleep lastnight replaying his confessing words in her head on how his thoughts wereconsumed by her in her absence. He missed her, the big psychotic gangsteractually missed her and being true to his nature he had broken into herapartment, cornered her, and seduced her to taking him back. Shifting on herfeet, Rahina couldn’t help but feel the familiar pulsating heat that startedbetween her legs just at the thought of Roman’s punishing kisses last night. Itwas all she thought about since then.
