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Her response was quick, tinged with a healthy dose of frustration. “And when will I be ‘ready’? When you decide? Don’t I have any say in my own life? My own future? You already took my home away from me. My damned virginity too. What more do you want from me?”
I couldn’t help but admire her spirit and her unwillingness to back down. “It’s not that simple. You’re not just anyone, Maci. You’re important to me, more than you realize. My world… it can be cruel. I can’t let it harm you. You’re just going to have to accept that.”
Her expression softened slightly, but the defiant challenge in her eyes remained. “I can handle more than you think, Nikolaos.”
The air between us was thick with a charged energy that seemed to snap and crackle with every word we exchanged. Her fire stoked my arousal far more than I’d expected. My cock was hard as a rock, and I wanted nothing more than to sink back into her, again and again until she screamed my name as she writhed beneath me.
And she kept looking at me like she wanted it too.
It took everything in me to remain in my seat and not yank her up out of her chair, bend her over the table, and fuck her absolutely senseless.
“Strength isn’t the only thing required to survive in my world, Maci. It’s about knowing when to strike and when to hold back, when to reveal and when to conceal. It’s a chess match, and the stakes are extremely high, more than you can possibly imagine.”
She moved closer, her determination more than a little evident. “Then teach me. I want to learn, to be a part of it.”
Her proximity was intoxicating and utterly addictive. I could see the passion in her eyes, mirroring my own, and I wanted to snatch the hair at the back of her head and kiss that beautiful mouth. I wanted to steal away her every waking breath, taste every bit of that fire and take it for myself.
“Maci,” I said, my voice low and steady, “this isn’t a game. The decisions I make, the actions I take… they have consequences, sometimes grave ones.”
“Listen, I’m already stuck here. I’m ready to face whatever comes our way, with you, whether you let me or not,” she pressed, her frustration building, and I shook my head, standing my ground.
The more defiant she was, the more I wanted to fuck it right out of her.
“The answer is no, Maci-girl. You don’t need to be involved in my world,” I answered decisively.
She wasn’t ready, but the truth was, I wasn’t ready either.
She growled in frustration, and I stared at her, my blood boiling with desire. Within her anger and annoyance though, I saw something else.
Her arousal. It was painted all over every inch of her.
Her pretty cheeks were flushed a bright rosy pink, and the pupils of her eyes were fully dilated. Despite her frustration, she was leaning in towards me, like a moth drawn to a flame.
If she wasn’t careful though, she was going to get burned.
Her bra was thin, and her nipples were so hard that they pebbled right through it. The flush that graced her cheeks descended down the length of her neck, and I suddenly got the urge to rip her dress down the front just to see how far down that rosy pink went. I licked my lips.
Fuck it.
If she wanted it, who was I to deny her?
“No. That’s not what you need, is it?” I murmured.
I let my gaze slink up and down her body again, and she shifted nervously in her seat. I wondered, was her ass still sore from my belt? Would I find little pink welts left behind from yesterday?
“What do I need then?” she answered, her voice clipped and her brow furrowing in heated suspicion. Her lips opened just a little bit, almost like she was waiting with bated breath to see what I said next.
I stood up with a subtle smirk, shifting towards her, but she didn’t pull away. Instead, she leaned in towards me like she was seeking me out, and I knew I made the right decision.
“Let me tell you, princess.”
CHAPTER 15
Maci
I was right.
He was a dick, and an asshole, and a fucking powerful bastard, so why did I want him so much? Why did I want him to reach out, tear my clothes off, and fuck me just as hard as he had yesterday? Why was I itching for his touch, on my skin, between my legs, over every inch of me as I fell apart with the type of orgasm that only he was capable of giving me?
