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We continue the tour, passing a dining room, an office, and a half bath on the way upstairs where the bedrooms and additional bathrooms are. The master bedroom reminds me of our room at Veil, only less gothic. The walls and furniture are black, the bedding is black and white with a monogrammed throw pillow in the center. Black-and-white photos encased in silver frames are arranged neatly on the walls. It’s classy, like something out of a Ralph Lauren ad. I can’t help but wonder how much time Desiree spent in this bed. Damnit.
An awkward tension stretches between us. I know he’s waiting for me to address the elephant who’s managed to squeeze her beautiful ass into this small space between us. I’m not sure how I feel about it or if I really want to bring it up at all. Not until I have a moment to process exactly what it is I’m feeling. Am I mad he was with her for years? Of course not. He’s thirty-seven. I’m aware he had a life before me. I wouldn’t even say I’m jealous. Before Cannon, I was never really the jealous type. This is something else. I feel possessive. Maybe a little insecure? Victor cheated on me with her because she allowed him to fuck her in ways that I wouldn’t. Knowing what I do about Veil, I can’t really hold a grudge against her. I do wonder if Cannon did those things with her, too. My stomach knots when I imagine what they were like together and I hate that she knows him intimately. His taste. His smell. What he feels like—his mouth, his lips, his tongue, his hands, his cock. Would he get bored with me and eventually go back to her?
“It was a long time ago,” he says, pulling me from my thoughts.
I guess he wants to talk about it. I turn to face him. “I’m not mad that you had a relationship with her.”
“I planned to tell you. I just didn’t want to throw everything at you at once.”
“Is it strange that I’m less bothered by the fact that she was fucking Victor behind my back for months than I am about her previous relationship with you?”
“Desiree wasn’t fucking Victor behind your back,” he snaps defensively, and I can see he instantly regrets it. “Victor was fucking Desiree behind your back,” he clarifies.
Pressing my lips together, I nod, a little annoyed. “Thanks for the clarification.”
I turn for the door, but he slams it shut. Hooking an arm around my waist, he spins me around and presses me against it. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean for it to come out that way.”
“I hate the thought of you with her.”I can’t believe I said that out loud.
“I’m not with her,” he replies as he kisses my cheeks, my jaw, and my neck. “I’m with you.”
My hands go to work on his belt, then undo his pants. He tugs at the belt around my waist and my dress falls open, sliding off my arms and pooling at my feet. He slides one hand down the back of my thigh, bringing my leg up to curl around his waist. As if he can’t wait another second, he shoves my panties to the side and thrusts inside me.
His mouth covers mine, swallowing my moans as he fucks me without apology. Claiming me as his, but in return proving that he is mine.
“Cannon,” I pant into his mouth.
Turning us away from the door, he lays me down on the bed before pulling me so my ass is hanging off the edge, then slams into me hard as I claw at him, tearing at his clothes. My throat is hoarse from crying out with every thrust. He pounds into me over and over, hitting me in that perfect spot over and over until white-hot pleasure jolts up my spine and spreads through my limbs. Stars dance in the corners of my vision and I swear I black out for a second.
Cannon’s grip on my hips tightens, and he groans, “Fuck, Makayla,” before coming deep inside me. “So good.”
He rolls to his back, both of us panting as we struggle to catch our breath. “Desiree is not a threat to you. You’re the only woman I want.”
* * *
“DidDesiree know about me before I came to Veil? Not as Heather’s friend.”
“Not until I told her.” He sighs, brushing his fingers lightly over my back. “The personal lives of Veil members are none of my business. As long as their background, criminal record, and money is clean.”
“How did they meet?” I ask.
His fingers pause. “He came as the guest of one of our female members.”So he was cheating on me with someone before Desiree? “A few days later, he came back and met with Desiree. She gave him the tour and explained the rules just as she’d done with you. She was going through some personal stuff at the time and Victor caught her in a vulnerable state. There’s a two-year waiting list, but she gave him a membership anyway. I have a strict rule about getting involved with members or potential members, and she broke it with the one asshole I hate the most.”
I lift my head and prop my chin on his chest. “You’re the owner. Why didn’t you just fire her and ban Victor from the club?”
His head jerks back slightly with an expression that saysare you crazy?
“Desiree is the brains, heart, and soul of Veil. SheisVeil. It’s her life. Sure, she’s made some questionable decisions along the way, but I would never take away the one thing that she literally lives and breathes for.”
“How did you meet her?”
“Ironically, at a club.” He laughs. “I was twenty-five. She was twenty-two. We were together for seven years. We’ve been through a lot together and she helped me turn Veil into a very profitable business. Do I love her? Yes. She’s my best friend. Am I in love with her? No.”
“Why did you break up?”
“Because I didn't want the same things I wanted at twenty-five. Desiree was never meant to be my forever, but she’ll always be in my life.”
I slide a hand up to his chest. “I’ll never make you choose between us, as long as I know it’s me that you want.”
