Page 21 of Hiding Desire


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“What the fuck do you want?” Sean bellowed over my shoulder, making me flinch.

“Loch says it’s urgent,” a male voice said from the door.

I twisted, but I couldn’t see anyone. It was only slightly ajar.

“Five minutes. Tell him it better be life or death, or he won’t be in any fit state to enjoy his wedding tomorrow.”

The door snicked closed again, but Sean didn’t release me. His hand shifted, and he pulled my leg over him. I struggled, but I was no match for his strength. He pressed against my lower back, pinning me to him.

“Fancy being my plus one for a wedding tomorrow?”

“What?” I stopped struggling and leaned back.

This man was so confusing.

“You heard me.” His gaze dipped briefly to my tits, which were basically in his face but then snapped back up to my eyes.

“Let me go.”

“No one sees you like this but me.” His words were fervent and almost intoxicating, but I shoved the feeling away.

“I hate to break it to you, but I’m a stripper. At a club you own. Boss,” I snapped, fed up at being manhandled after the week I’d had.

Part of the annoyance was at myself because, on some level, it felt incredible here on his lap with his strong arms around me. The sad, touch-starved girl inside me had low standards.

He grinned. “That peachy backside will look so nice painted red.”

I didn’t bother to address that statement or the inappropriate heat that fizzled through me at the image it painted. I just glared at him.

“Mmm, there’s that fire you’ve been keeping hidden.” He released his hold on me, and I scrambled back off his legs.

He made no attempt to hide the enormous erection as he stood. His muscular thigh framed it in his trousers, and I gulped at the sight. He grabbed his suit jacket and extracted a wad of fifties from his wallet.

Honestly, who walked around with that amount of cash?

But as he turned, I saw the weapon at his back and decided you’d be mad to rob this guy.

“Fair play, it’s too soon for a wedding date. I’ll take you out tomorrow night instead.” He rapidly closed the distance between us and folded the notes into the string of my thong at my hip. “No more dancing tonight. Get your clothes back on. Go straight home.” He patted my arse cheek.

I opened my mouth to protest, and he pressed his finger against my lips.

“Kia knows you are to be sent home. Do not defy me on this.”

“So you’ve decided I’m your latest plaything, and now I can’t earn any money because you won’t let anyone else look at me?” I asked, exasperated.

“Yes.” He straightened his waistcoat. “No one looks. No one touches.”

I scoffed, backing away. “If you wanted a chaste virgin, you went looking in the wrong place.”

Once again, he moved fast and was in front of me, his suit jacket grazing my nipples. My mouth pooled with saliva as I studied the powerful lines of his features.

“I’ll kill any man that’s slept with you.”

“You’ll have a lot of men to kill then,” I said recklessly.

His nostrils flared, but a dangerous smile crossed his features. “I’m okay with that. Send me the list.”

I reared back from him, stumbling on my heels. He grabbed my arms and steadied me.

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