Page 66 of Ruthless Empire

“I told you, it’s none of your business.”

“Well, that’s just great. I’m the one sticking my neck out for you right now.”

“With who?”

“Everyone! Everyone is asking where you are, and no one believes I don’t know. It’s a shitshow.”

“Please. You don’t know what a shitshow is,” I murmur and then look up at the soft knock on the door. Frowning, I say to Jem, “Gotta go,” and I hang up.

With the towel still slung around my hips, I pick up the gun that I left in the bathroom and creep over, clicking the lock back as I hold the gun up. Swinging the door open, I lower the gun immediately as I see Isla standing there, her eyes wide when she takes in the weapon I had pointed at her face.

“Isla!” I say a bit too loudly. “Sorry, this wasn’t meant for you.” I shove the gun awkwardly into the back of my towel, feeling it loosen slightly.

“But it was for either Gideon or Sebastian?”

“Only if they paid me a visit to kill me.”

“Would they have knocked?” she asks curiously.

Giving that some thought, I shake my head and laugh. “Probably not, no.”

We stand there in the silence that falls over us, where Isla’s gaze travels over my abs and lingers a bit too long at the top of the towel, barely covering my pubes at this point.

“Uhm,” she murmurs. “Do you want some cocoa?”

Taking that in with a frown, I wonder if she’s talking in some kind of code, but I realise she actually meanscocoa. I don’t think anyone has ever offered me cocoa before, so I’m a bit taken aback.

“Sure,” I mutter. “Sounds good. Give me a sec?”

“Of course.” She beams, but then her eyes go wide as the towel slips down completely, revealing my semi-hard cock as the gun clunks to my feet behind me. Good fucking thing I still had the safety on. “Oh,” she murmurs, staring at my cock, which causes it to leap into action and grow harder under her gaze.

When she licks her lips, the visceral reaction of my body is a surprise to both of us. I grab her, pulling her into my arms, crushing my mouth against hers as I pull her into the bedroom and kick the door closed behind us. Pressing her up against it, I devour her mouth. She tastes of chocolate and marshmallows and all the sweet, gorgeous things which are the very essence of her.

“Fuck,” I groan into her mouth, my hands going up to her neck. I cup her nape and reach up to pull the tie out of her hair, letting it fall around her face like a halo. “You’re so fucking beautiful.”

Pulling back, I gaze into her eyes with a ragged pant. Taking her hand, I guide it to my cock and groan as I close my fist around hers as she grips me loosely.

“Dante, I…”

“If you’re worried about Gideon, don’t be.”

She blinks but doesn’t say anything. We just stand there with her hand wrapped around my stiff dick.

Bending down to capture her lips in a brutal kiss, she gasps, her hand tightening around me. Rocking my hips back gently, I force her to jerk me off but let go of her hand. She doesn’t remove it, if anything, she tightens her grip even more.

“That’s it, darling,” I murmur against her plump red lips. “Mm, that feels so good.”

“Ah,” she pants and then removes her hand, to my crushing disappointment. “Cocoa,” she breathes and pushes on my chest.

She spins around and tries to open the door, but I put a hand to it, stopping her. Taking my cock in my other hand, I whisper in her ear, “Turn around, Isla.”

Slowly, she faces me, and I take a step back, tugging on my cock gently. “Watch me. Don’t touch. Just watch me please myself, knowing you caused this reaction, Isla.”

She turns around, watching my hand as I begin to pump my length slowly.

With her long, blonde hair falling in curls around her face and shoulders, I admire just how beautiful she is, like an angel. She has the power to make every inch of my skin tingle with awareness. I pump harder, knowing it won’t take much.

Grunting, I feel the climax hit me and cup my hand over the tip of my cock.

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