Page 41 of Battle Lines


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I shuddered.

“Fuck you,” I whispered and his grin was all teeth.

“No, Kotyonok, I’m fucking you and you’re going to be full of me.” Then he pushed in again. I could scrape him with my teeth. I could bite. I was digging my nails into his thighs, but there was something so wild and primitive about Ezra like this.

It didn’t matter that I’d just come, I wanted him all over again. The man pivoted his hips as he rocked them, the steady rhythm gaining in strength. I was swallowing around him as he pushed deeper into my throat.

The burn in my eyes gave way to tears as I fought to breathe with him and not lose the pace. Whenever his piercings moved over my tongue, I hummed and he would shudder.

The sound added another layer. Then his hips began to jerk unevenly.

“Every drop,” he growled. “Every fucking drop…”

It was his only warning before he pressed so deep my nose buried against his abdomen. The hot, musky scent of Ezra filled my lungs as he released. Salty and bitter, he flooded my mouth but I had to swallow to keep from choking as the tears poured down my face and I clung to him.

Sweaty and sticky, I lasted until his hand eased and his head tipped back as he let out a low groan of his own. We hung there, suspended in that moment before he staggered backward a step.

Free of his dick and his hand, I half collapsed on my knees and dragged in a fresh breath of air before I lifted my tear-filled gaze to meet his eyes.

The coldness in his expression sliced through the haze of passion. He was already dragging his clothes back on and said nothing as he dressed. Nothing as he stuffed his feet into his shoes. Or pressed his still-wet dick into his boxers.

“This was a mistake,” he said, then stalked toward the door. The beep of the alarm code being entered filled the silence, followed by the hollow echo of the door closing.

I wiped a hand over my mouth, still tasting him as he left.

A mistake.

Just like the island he wanted me to go back to so badly.

I don’t know how long I knelt there before I gathered up my pajamas and headed for my room. I needed to shower.

A mistake.

Pain vibrated through me.

I ignored my disheveled appearance in the mirror. It was a mistake before it even started and I still embraced it.

So why did it hurt so damn much?

ChapterFifteen

ADAM

Leaving the conference room table, I poured a glass of water and took a slow drink. The board meeting for Reed Enterprises had taken the better part of four hours to review the prospectus and earnings as well as the upcoming quarters.

What few decisions had been made were not really all that important. A vote to approve a potential vice-president of media, along with the final approvals for a shipping deal that had been in the works for months.

Standing like the three ghouls of the apocalypse, my father, along with my uncles—his brothers—formed an almost reception line as they shook hands and said farewell to each member of the board.

Some would be reminded of what they had on them. Some would be given promises. Others would be assessed for how they could be better manipulated. It was all a dramatic waste of time. Even if they united all of them on their side, I controlled enough stock to be a serious blockade.

I might not be able to stop everything, but I could prevent a simple majority. While a thorn may not be much of a deterrent, I could be the nuisance that didn’t go away. There had already been a few decisions rammed through during my absence that I would need to work out later.

For now, I would settle for being as annoying as possible. The farewells dragged on, however the last of the board was gone shortly after. Gone were the easy smiles as each man retreated into the stone-faced gargoyle they all had the capability of becoming.

I should know. I relied on the technique far too often.

“Late lunch?” Hamilton asked as he loosened his tie. Of the three, he definitely qualified as the sleaziest. He’d never married, preferring his affairs to be short-lived and with women who wouldn’t make a fuss.

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