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Connor
Iwatched my sister return with Barrett from the dance floor. I was so happy for them. Truly. The whirlwind of events that had shaped tonight had me on the edge of my seat.
When Alfred whispered an engagement ring was next up on the auction card, it threw me completely. But Alfred does that.
Tonight wasn’t about me, regardless of how badly my parents wanted me to butter-up Francesca for our impending announcement. No, tonight was about Lourde and Barrett. And as I watched his hand caress her forearm and her wrapped in his arms, I couldn’t be happier for Lourde. She’d gone through so much with men, and I was partly to blame.
Together with Mom, we tried to arrange suitable men for her to date. After all, we expected her to marry a partner from a similar background and one who could be mutually beneficial to both families. That’s how it was done in the past, including my arrangement.
Francesca was beautiful, the daughter of royalty. As I considered my future, I cast my eyes toward her table. Tall and leggy with perfect silicone tits, Francesca was stunning. However, tonight, when Francesca wanted to fuck, I rejected her, putting myself and the Diamond family in a precarious position.
Last night, I came with my dick in hand and the image of Pepper on my mind. Her black curls, olive skin, and curves that had me begging for more, and I didn’t beg. I wanted to take her back to my place again and hear her scream my name in waves of orgasm after orgasm.
I wanted to forget all responsibility.
I wanted to push away my father.
I needed to sink myself inside her.
But that wasn’t the reality, and the secret, casual encounters had to stop. In two days, Alfred was announcing his retirement, and the billion-dollar empire would fall squarely on my shoulders. And if I weren’t careful, I would fuck it all up. Generations of wealth and reputation would be gone in an instant.
Like the countless women before her, Pepper was just an escape. Yet, she wasn’t like them at ll. And if it wasn’t her, it was alcohol. There was no denying I’d been abusing that recently. Now, it all had to stop.
I sighed just as Lourde’s focus settled on me and smiled back, putting her at ease. She worried too much about me. Sometimes, I wish it was Alfred who worried, but that was a wish that blew off into the wind years earlier.
“You all good?” she asked loud enough over the table so I could hear. Magnus was busy talking with Evelyn, Barrett’s sister, while Ari had taken to Olivia—a stunning, take-no-shit blonde who worked with Barrett. But next to me, Pepper sat quietly, falling in and out of conversations around me.
For a moment, I wondered if she’d seen Francesca drape her arms around me earlier.
I wondered if she was jealous.
I wanted her to be jealous.
“He’s probably just tired, right, Connor?” Barrett offered.
“That’s exactly it. Think I need to sleep for a week.”
I watched as Pepper excused herself from the table. Her hips swayed with each step she took, and the fabric of her dress clung to the curves of her ass as she walked toward the ladies’ room. My dick twinged in response.
With everyone engrossed in conversation, I pushed out my chair, knowing exactly where I wanted to go.
Walking across the dance floor, I stopped outside the bathroom and leaned against the wall. A moment later, Pepper stepped out, and I grabbed her hand, pulling her around the corner and away from prying eyes.
I pressed her back against the wall and pushed my groin into her silky thighs.
“Connor, what if someone sees us?” She breathed out.
“I don’t give a fuck,” I said, slamming my lips against hers in a heated kiss.
She groaned and dragged her tongue inside my mouth, wrapping her arms around my neck and pulling me closer. After a moment, I mustered up all my energy just to pull away.
Fuck.I was this close to fucking her against the wall at my family’s annual ball.
“Here, take this.” I handed her the swipe card. “The penthouse. One hour.”
She ran her gaze over me suggestively.
“Look at me like that again, Pepper, and I’ll take you here, and now, I don’t care who’s looking.”
