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And just like that, anger rears up inside me. “Of course I like it! But that doesn’t matter! I’m not taking a damn car from you, Max.”
He drops the bag on the table and stalks over to me. “You are taking it. That vehicle has all the best safety features. I even got a new car seat for Daisy with the best safety ratings out there.”
“And price is no object, right!” I holler at him, aware that I’m being a little bit bitchy. But I can’t seem to stop myself.
“No, it’s not,” he snarls. “I can buy that car and the seat many times over and not see a dent in my money. Why shouldn’t I do that for you and her?”
“Because she’s not yours and neither am I, Max! I don’t know if you realize that or not but she’s another man’s baby and I don’t belong to any man!”
Fire flashes in Max’s eyes. “Oh, you do, baby girl. You absolutely do. You belong to me! I’ve waited for long enough. It’s time you know that.”
Shivers dance along my spine at the gritted-out words and the husky, rough tone in his voice.
“I do not,” I whisper.
He comes closer and his big hand closes on my jaw gently, firmly. “You do. You belong to me. You have since you first walked into my classroom. I waited for the right time to tell you that but then you fucking disappeared right before it was about to be our time. I’ve spent the last year looking for you. And you’re not pushing me away. If you need more time to get to know me…fine. But you’re not getting away from me. You’re mine. You and Daisy both. I don’t care if some other man’s sperm made her. She’s part of you and that means she’s mine. Just like you.”
I shake my head and his warm hand curls around the nape of my neck, dragging me closer. His breath coasts across my cheek and dances on the curve of my ear.
“I love you, Stella. I have for years and I’m not hiding it anymore. Get used to it. And I will take care of you anyway I see fit. Including buying you a new car, a new house, a security system. Whatever it takes to take care of you, I will do it.”
“You don’t mean that.”
He grins but it’s got a hungry, predatory gleam to it. “Oh, but I do, sweetheart. I mean every fucking word of it.”
And then his mouth slams down on mine, claiming my lips ferociously, growling into my mouth, feral as a wild animal. “Mine,” he snarls and my knees collapse under me.
He grabs me up and then stalks across the room, never breaking the kiss. My back meets the wall and almost without thinking, I wrap my legs around his slim hips.
“That’s my girl. You give me that sweetness and I’ll make you feel so good, baby girl.” His voice is breathy, hungry and shivers erupt all over my body when I see that hunger reflected in his dark honey eyes.
I barely get the chance to blink and nod jerkily before he’s dropped my toes to the ground and he’s shoved my shorts down, pushing his face into my weeping core, growling and snapping like a feral beast.
My head reels and I whimper, my fingers clawing at his soft hair, tightening until I’m tugging painfully and he grunts but he doesn’t slow down. His tongue and teeth rake my lower lips, lashing at my core until I come apart in his mouth, my body shuddering and my scream muffled by my own arm as I bite it.
“Max, please,” I whimper, stunned and barely standing upright at this point.
He stands up and his mouth glistens with my juices. I shiver at the unguarded hunger and unbridled lust shimmering like gold flames in his dark gaze. He licks his lips and my thighs shake as an aftershock quakes through me.
“I knew you’d taste that good, baby girl. Just like sweet honey. I knew you’d come apart in my arms like wildfire!”
Muffled, hungry cries break up our little stand-off. Max grins. “Get dressed, Stella. I’ll get Daisy.”
And I stand there, stunned when he stalks out of the room and I hear him crooning to Daisy on the baby monitor.
“I’ve got you, little girl. Don’t worry. Let’s go see mama and get breakfast,” he says.
And my muddled brain finally kicks in as I scramble for my shorts. I pull them up as Max’s tall figure comes in the room. This little bungalow only has a very small open-room that includes the tiny kitchen and a postage-stamp-sized living room. His big body seems to suck all the air out of the room.
I flush and reach out for Daisy, keeping my fingers well away from the heat of his skin, unsure if I can resist him even with Daisy right there.
Apparently, my inner hussy really needs to get her hands on him and nothing will get in her way if I don’t manage to stop her.
CHAPTER 5
Maxwell
Ican practically see my girl putting up those walls again. But I’m not gonna let her.
