Page 4 of Reignite Me

“Thank you, Nina. I appreciate it. All of you, thank you. And as a thanks, I want to invite you all to the grand opening of Forbidden Secrets on Friday. That invitation is also extended to you, Thea.” I say.

Everyone cheers, and the excitement in the room is almost tangible.

“Ryker, that’s so sweet of you, but I don’t think that I should come,” Thea says, pulling my attention down to her. She’s on her knees, holding my left leg, while my hand has her chin caught in my thumb and forefinger. This angle gave me the perfect opportunity to see her perfect tits spilling out of her slip.

Every time that thing moved just an inch lower on her tits, I couldn’t help but stare. And when it slid up on her thighs, the temptation to pull it off overwhelmed me. But we can’t cross that line—well, at least not yet.

She’s not ready to see that side of me. She’ll run for the hills the moment I release the hunger boiling inside me. That’s why she needs to come to the opening on Friday, to see who I am. I’m not the same guy I was four years ago.

“You will not argue with me on this, little tigress. You’re coming, end of discussion.”

Her eyes light up in surprise as she realizes I used the nickname I gave her when we were younger.

“Ryker, you can’t call me that anymore.” She’s trying so hard to fight me, though she should know that I always win.

“I’ll call you whatever I want, tigress. You know better than to argue with me, or at least you should know better. But I can remind you what happens if you do.” There’s a warning in my voice that has Thea biting her lip.

When we were younger, I would joke that if she argued with me, even if it was over the dumbest shit, I’d put her over my knee. It was an innocent joke, something that meant nothing. But now, that threat has a totally different meaning. It never happened back then, but now, oh fuck, the thought of her bent over my knee has blood rushing to my dick.

“I don’t need a reminder.”

“Good. Now, I wanted to ask you, can we go get dinner after this? I want to talk to you, explain everything. Please? I miss you, tigress.”

She takes a moment to ponder an answer, closing her eyes before drawing in a deep breath. Everything in me needs to know what’s going through her mind. It’s killing me knowing that I lost her for so long. I refuse to let her slip away again. I have to tell her I never meant what I said all those years ago.

“Okay. We can get dinner, but only because I’m starving and haven’t eaten since breakfast.”

Those words pull at my heart. She’s willing to hear me out. Even if she’s just trying to get a free meal, I’ll take it. Though I know damn well she’s not that fucking shallow to just go out with a guy for a free dinner.

She thinks I know nothing about her anymore, but what my little tigress doesn’t know is that I’ve been keeping tabs on her for the last four years. I know every little thing about her.

“Dinner’s on me, then,” I say. Tonight might just go a different way than expected.

THREE

THEA

Dinner? What the fuck was I thinking? Dinner is the absolute worst idea. Ryker broke my heart, stopped talking to me for four fucking years, and now he thinks he can just stroll right in and talk me into dinner? Well, I guess he did.

The question that keeps twirling around in my mind is what made him ask? It’s only been two hours since we first saw each other again. Might as well give him a shot to explain himself, if there is a fucking explanation.

Currently, I’m positioned on my knees, holding on to his left leg while he holds my chin in his fingers. Ryker’s piercing brown eyes bore into mine with power and dominance. This pose has my pussy throbbing. How the hell does he get me so wet after being apart for so long?

Out of habit, I bite my bottom lip while I gaze up at him.

“Oh, little tigress, don’t do that.” His whispered command is soft enough only for me to hear. Ryker takes his thumb and traces my bottom lip, pulling it from my bite.

Before I can stop myself, I move my face, capturing his thumb in my mouth. Holy shit… Who the fuck am I?

“Damn, Thea! You little minx!” Nina comments while taking pictures of the scene before her. I watch as Ryker’s eyes flare with lust, but it’s gone just as fast as it came.

“I knew they’d be a good match,” Natasha says from somewhere in the distance.

Releasing Ryker’s thumb, I pull away and stand quickly. “I’ll be right back.” Then I take off running back towards the dressing rooms. Once I get there, I run into the bathroom, slamming the door and locking it behind me.

My breathing is labored, while my mind swirls as I try to figure out what came over me. I’ve never been the type of girl to be so…desperate. But fuck, somehow after all these years, Ryker is still the one who can make my pussy wet without even trying.

“Thea, can I come in?” Nina’s voice is gentle as she knocks on the door.

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