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Hayden walks over to the secretary’s desk, and I have to resist the urge to take a step back. The energy rolling off of him is full of anticipation, even eagerness. It’d be flattering if he didn’t intimidate me so much.
“Josephine, this is Miss Green,” he says, gesturing to me. “She is a person of great interest to me and should be shown the ultimate respect at all times. Whenever she requests to speak to me, you will contact me immediately and put all of my other plans on hold. There’s nothing and no one more important than her. Understood?”
The woman looks from me to Hayden and back again. Three times. The shock on her face must be the same found on mine. When did I become so important to him?
And why?
Chapter17
Hayden
She’s here.
I run my gaze over every inch of Calista, drinking in her presence like a man dying of thirst. It’s been too long since I’ve had her look at me. Since I’ve heard her voice. If I could survive on those things alone, I’d never want for anything else.
When it comes to this woman, I’m fucked.
Beyondfucked.
Over the past week, I’ve kept my distance from her in the daylight hours to prove to myself that I could, that she doesn’t have control over me. But I nearly failed. If not for my visiting her at night in her apartment, I wouldn’t have been able to stay away from her.
Even then, I followed her into the coffee shop when I shouldn’t have. Twice now. But after the night at T&A and witnessing her moaning my name, I decided to give into my desires.
Both carnal and cerebral.
Having Calista in my life and in my bed will either rid me of my obsession or take me to the point of no return. Either way, I’ll know what she is to me.
It’s fortunate that she sought me out. I’m not sure how much longer I would’ve waited before kidnapping her.
Josephine looks at me with her brow furrowed. Like I’m insane. If she only knew the thoughts I’ve had when it comes to Calista, she’d think I was certifiable.
“Yes, sir,” Josephine says. “I’ll make sure you’re promptly notified when Miss Green comes to the office.” The woman looks at Calista, unable to hide the bewilderment in her gaze. “Miss Green, I apologize if I came off as rude.”
Calista’s cheeks bloom with a pink tinge. “Don’t worry about it.”
I tilt my head. “Miss Green, let’s have our conversation in my office.”
She nods, causing the loose strands of her hair to glide along her jawline. My fingers twitch with the need to touch the silky strands. To wrap around them my fist.
Calista walks beside me down the long hallway and into my office. I immediately shut the door behind her. The click of the door’s mechanism fills me with satisfaction. I have her alone, without prying eyes.
While she’s awake.
Seeing her when she’s asleep in her apartment is not the same experience as watching her stand before me with her face flushed as her body reacts to me. Chest heaving, her breasts straining against the material of her shirt, squeezing her thighs together as she squirms under my gaze. I enjoy every second of it.
“Please have a seat.” I extend a hand to the leather chair in front of my desk and settle in mine on the other side. After resting my forearms on the surface, I lean forward, unable to stifle my eagerness. “Why are you here, Callie?”
Her pupils contract when the term of endearment registers. “Mr. Bennett,” she says, her voice coated with hesitation, “I need your hel—no.” She shakes her head with an exhale. “I want to know: why did you intervene on my behalf at the Sugar Cube and then again at the T&A?”
She runs her gaze over me, the hazel within churning like molten gold. I’ve never felt the need to be honest with anyone if it didn’t suit my agenda, but with Callie, I want to be truthful.
And I will… to an extent.
She can’t know the depth of my obsession until I understand it first and have everything under control. When I’m certain she won’t run from me. Not that it would stop me from chasing her.
And keeping her.
“That’s simple. I saw you needed help, and I provided it,” I say.
