Page 77 of The Craving


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“I might not be very good at this, nor do I know what the hell is happening,” he says, running his hand through his hair in frustration, “but you’re someone different.” I can see the turmoil in his eyes about how much he wants to reveal.

“Good different? Or crazy different?” I’m not sure what the answer will be, which makes my stomach sink.

“Both, and that’s why I can’t seem to walk away from you!” Storming toward me, he grasps me by the ankles and slides me down the daybed, pulling me up to sitting in front of him as he falls to his knees. His hands go straight to my head, quickly entwining his fingers in my hair. The pressure on my scalp has me already tingling at the sensation.

“I fucking crave you, Victoria!” He devours me in a kiss that leaves me gasping for air as he pulls back. “That’s all you need to know!” He pulls me toward him again, but this time, it’s me fighting to stop it.

“What if I want more?” And I do. I want to know everything behind his walls.

He scowls at me with frustration. “Then you will have to be patient.”

“Not my strong point!”

“Why doesn’t that surprise me.” As he rises off his knees, I know I have missed my chance. “Don’t push me, Victoria, you won’t like the outcome.” And I don’t doubt it. Walking back toward the door to the kitchen, Nicholas calls over his shoulder, “Just checking the dinner, back in a minute.

I don’t disbelieve he is, but it’s also to give him space and time to gather his thoughts.

I won’t let this rest. He might think he can push me away, but he can’t fuck me like he does then claim he isn’t interested in what we have going on.

I’ll give him space through dinner, but then we will revisit this, whether he likes it or not.

After he returned from the kitchen, it was like the conversation never existed. We chatted about his estate and some of the things he wants me to see tomorrow, all while I’m reminding him that we are here to work among other reasons. For him it’s to hide me away from the world, and although I know that isn’t the answer to anything, I understand for now that it’s the best option.

He pulls out the chair for me. I can’t believe the food that is spread out in front of me, but I’m confused why there is only one large plate of everything. “I hope you are hungry.” Nicholas takes the seat next to me and turns my seat on an angle so I’m looking at him.

“Ravenous,” I purr, licking my lips, and I know he understands what I mean.

“I need to feed you first, you dirty girl, and if you eat all your dinner, I might let you wear your dessert.”

I gulp as he trumps me with his words again. “I think you should wear the dessert, and I get to make the rules this time.” My heart is racing at the thought of pushing his boundaries, even though it won’t happen, and I’m not sad about that either.

Nicholas seduces me easily with his words, but it’s his control over me that I crave more, and that is what has totally floored me.

My mother raised me to be an independent woman, but I’m quickly learning I can be all that and still be a sexual woman too. I have desires that have been untapped until now. Things I didn’t even know I wanted, but fuck, now I’m desperate for more.

“You know that’s not how you want it. Tell the truth, Victoria…” His hand is already sliding up the inside of my thigh, knowing full well I’ll melt with his touch. “Your body tells me what you need by the way it reacts to me…” I want to be able to control my reactions, but I can’t. He plays me just the way he likes, and I lap it up like someone who hasn’t been fed for weeks. My mouth opens on a sigh as his finger so tenderly traces the edge of my panties. I knew wearing a short free-flowing dress would be perfect.

“The more you eat, the bigger the reward.” His voice, oh my Lord!

With his free hand, he lifts an oyster shell to my mouth, his eyes burning through me as he watches me swallow it down whole, gaining me another swipe over my panties, slightly firmer and a little closer to my sex.

I’m panting already and I can’t stop myself.

“Are you trying to seduce me with oysters?” My voice quivers a little as I try to speak. His Adam’s apple bulges as his own oyster slides down his throat.

“I don’t need any aphrodisiacs, Victoria. I know how to turn you on, don’t you agree?” His hand is now rubbing so softly up and down the inside of my thigh again, and I want to squeeze my legs together to give more pressure, but I know he’ll punish me for it. He is doing this to torture me, testing my patience that I have proclaimed I don’t have.

“If I say no?”

He drops his head to my neck, just below my ear, and licks upward. His gravelly voice makes me shudder. “Then I stop…” His hand stills, and his lips hover just above my skin.

“You’re cruel,” I whisper, the words falling from my lips.

“Oh, I can be… and I assure you, you will love every moment of it.” He sinks his teeth down on my earlobe.

I had no idea that pain could be so erotic!

My body is no longer my own, as he pushes my legs slightly wider so he has better access to what he wants.

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