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“I do. Badly.”
His tone is serious, but he’s trying hard not to smile. His crooked smirk is adorable. He finally looks away as he drags another chair over to his desk and places it kitty corner to his. He tips his head toward the seat and pats the back.
“Come. Sit. I won’t bite.”
I’m halfway back across the room, but I falter at his joke and look at him, stunned that he would make a joke out of his failed attempt to mark me. Shouldn’t he be burning the pack house down at my refusal of the bond? Does that mean I’m right, and he’s not really my mate?
“Not funny.”
Feigning annoyance, I slide into the chair and avoid looking at him, because this close to him, I don’t trust myself not to throw myself at him.
“It is a bit funny. At my expense, obviously.”
There is no wounded look on his face. He’s not trying to make me feel guilty. Nathan looks relaxed and playful, and totally calm compared to me, a ball of nerves. He reaches down and grips the leg of my chair, tugging it a little closer to him. Swallowing hard, I try to push down the panic rising inside me. How am I going to work so closely with him?
My brain is mush. I try to concentrate as Nathan runs through all the projects he’s working on, what stage he’s at, and what he needs me to do. But every time he speaks, I find myself staring at his full mouth as it moves over his perfect white teeth. And every time he hands me a document, something about his tanned hands is making me squirm with need. I can remember exactly what those can do to me. His voice is deep and velvety, and I’m turned on listening to him talk about purchase orders. I am in way too deep.
“Maya? Everything okay?”
His eyes crinkle with amusement as he catches me daydreaming. Goddess. It’s my first day. Talk about making a terrible impression.
“Yes, yes. Of course.”
He knows I’m lying, but he doesn’t call me out on it. Instead, he gives me yet another sheet of paper to look at. Our fingers touch as he hands it over and I feel a rush of arousal travel straight to my pussy. Clenching my legs, hoping the scent of my neediness won’t reach him, I snatch it away.
“Great. It’s decided then,” he declares, clapping his hands together.
Uh oh. He takes the paper back, despite my best attempts to cling on to it, and adds it to the bunch in his hands, which he then shoves into the folder he has resting on the table.
“Sorry, what?”
He’s getting up to leave. Why is Nathan leaving? He can’t go until I find out what I just agreed to.
“It’s decided. You’ll come with me.”
Shit. This is not good.
“Where are we going?” I ask with dread. If I can’t make it through a few hours in the office with him, what am I going to be like if we have to travel together somewhere? I can’t be trapped in a car with him all day. I won’t survive it.
“Just a quick business trip.”
Relief washes through me. It’s only a short trip, maybe to a neighboring pack for a meeting some morning.
“To the beach, so don’t forget to pack your swimsuit.”
“Wait, no!”
He shoots me a quick wink and heads for the door, leaving before I have the chance to object. I watch his sexy ass as he disappears through it and sigh, defeated. I couldn’t stop myself from perving on him, even if I wanted to. Which I don’t, because he’s just too hot for words.
I’m so fucked. And he knows it.
CHAPTER 15
NATHAN
By the end of the day, I’m exhausted and not from work. Being this close to her and not being able to touch her is agony. I don’t know where we are in terms ofus, so I’m playing it safe. There have been heated looks and awkward moments, and my aching cock has been rock hard all day. Her scent. Goddess, just her intoxicating scent is enough to have me on the verge of falling to my knees and begging her to let me kiss her. To taste her. I want to bury my face in her neck and breathe her in deep. I want to yank that tight little skirt up and thrust my hand between her legs, or maybe my face, until she cries out and I’m drenched in her juices. FUCK.
She smiles sweetly at me as she picks up her purse from the floor and I try to look as though this isn’t killing me. If only she knew what dirty thoughts were running through my mind, and how much I crave her.
