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“I said I hadn’t seen anything like it… You haven’t, have you?”
He laughs. “No. But now you’re giving me ideas.”
“Really?”
He gives me a wry look. “Alice. I’m into pleasure, not pain.”
“Hmm.” I touch my neck and narrow my eyes at him. He just smirks.
I look out of the window, at the bright lights of the city flashing by. “When we were talking about Craig and the woman he’s with, I said I didn’t understand the whole power play thing, and you said it was about giving up control for a while, and about trust.”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Why do you think he feels the need to give up control? Is it because he’s just had a baby and he feels overwhelmed by that?”
“Maybe. But apparently his affair with Renée started last Christmas, just before Chloe became pregnant.” He indicates at a roundabout, then pulls away, his expression thoughtful. “He does have a lot of responsibilities though. His mother died a couple of years ago after a long battle with breast cancer. His father’s an arsehole—I think he used to knock him around when he was young. Craig’s eldest sister is an alcoholic, and she’s in and out of rehab. His youngest sister has three kids, and she’s bringing them up alone because her husband walked out on her, so Craig helps out with her a lot.”
“So maybe because he has all those pressures in his life, he feels he can escape with Renée? It could explain his actions.”
“Perhaps. But it doesn’t excuse cheating on his wife. I don’t care what pressures a man is under. Nothing excuses that.” His jaw knots, and I know he’s gritting his teeth.
I put a hand on his thigh. “You’re the sweetest guy, Kristopher Chevalier.”
“If you’re going to full name me, you have to know there’s going to be punishment.”
I bite my bottom lip and repeat, “Kristopher.”
“Just don’t say I haven’t warned you.”
My pulse speeds up a little. We had sex early this morning, slow and lazy, as the sun came up. He’s been gentler since I mentioned how much he shocked me the first time at his house, but as I look across at him, I feel a flutter of dark desire, an urge for him to possess me the way he did before.
I can’t get enough of this guy. He looks gorgeous in his black shirt, the sleeves rolled up a few times to reveal his muscular, tanned forearms. I want to unbutton the shirt, push the sides apart, and touch the defined muscles of his chest. I want to nuzzle his neck and smell his cologne, and brush my fingers against the short hair on the back of his head. And I want him to kiss me the way he does, as if he’s hungry for me, and he can’t get enough of me.
“Don’t look at me like that,” he says, glancing at me before signaling and turning the car.
“Like what?”
“Like you’re thinking about wicked things.”
“I am. You’ve corrupted me,Kristopher, turned me into a sex addict. All I can think about is fucking you.” I say the word purposefully, wanting to fire him up.
“Jesus.”
I nibble my bottom lip. “I like that you took into account what I said about not being used to this. I know you’ve held back a bit, and I think that’s sweet. But… I want you to know… you don’t have to anymore.”
He glances in his rearview mirror, slows the car, and turns onto his road. “And I’ve told you before, you have to be careful what you wish for.”
“I know what I’m wishing for this time. I want to let the tiger out of his cage.”
He pulls up outside his house, opens the garage door, and slots the car in. Then he turns off the engine and looks across at me. “You’re sure?”
I unbuckle my seatbelt, lean forward, and cup his face. My heart is racing now, and when I moisten my lips, I see his gaze drop to them. “Yes. It’s our last night together, Kip. So don’t hold back. I want all of you, one hundred percent. So give me everything you’ve got.”
Chapter Twenty-Two
Kip
My heart is banging on my ribs, but I make myself sit still as I study Alice’s face in the semi-darkness while she strokes my cheek.
