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Chloe moved toward the car. She stopped in front of Jordan, and as she raised her gaze to meet his. Her heart was racing. “Could we also talk? I mean have a real conversation?”
“Yes, but not in the middle of the parking garage.” He bent and in one smooth motion dropped a kiss on her forehead, then stepped away. “Come on, let’s get out of here.”
A short time later, Jordan turned off Red Rock Canyon Road and took the SUV down a dirt track which from the main road appeared to head straight into the desert. A quarter mile down the track, a solid stone wall loomed into view. A smaller wall sat to the right of it, and Jordan drove toward it. It was only as they got close that Chloe realized the main wall was the front of a house, and the smaller one was in fact a garage.
Jordan slowed the SUV but instead of parking in the garage as she expected, he drove around back. He pulled up behind the garage and turned off the ignition. Chloe looked out, watching as the desert dust blew past the windows.
“Welcome to the desert house, Chloe. And in case you were wondering, the reason why I parked here was to hide the car from view. House of Royal security protocol is to have a vehicle always ready to leave a place.”
She nodded. Sometimes it was easy to forget that Jordan came from money. That her experience of having security and bodyguards was something he had grown up with, had known all his life.
Chloe unclipped her seatbelt but stayed in the car. She was compelled to get something off her chest before they went into the house.
“They asked me to playBitter Babetoday, but as you no doubt heard I told them they would have to wait. I will of course eventually have to sing it in front of you, but before I do, I need you to know that I did write that song with pain in mind. It didn’t start out that way. In the beginning it was a means to get my own anger and rage out of my system. Most of the lyrics were penned the night of the All American Music awards, after I thought, you hadn’t bothered to call.”
Jordan took a hold of Chloe’s hand. “But I did call. Please tell me you believe me?”
“Yes, I believe you, Jordan. And I also believe that Marta deleted that call, just to make sure our break was permanent.”
Shifting in her seat she turned, so she could face him properly. “I went back to London and worked with Kevin Smith, he helped me to channel my pain. When the lyrics were done, I recorded it in one take. It’s the purest song of my entire career. My biggest hit. And now every time I sing it, I will be reminded of how much I hurt you.”
Jordan’s thumb ran back and forth over Chloe’s skin, sending shivers down her spine. “How about every time you sing it, you think of what we lost, and you use that to remember the power of forgiveness.”
“Oh, Jordan.”
CHAPTERFIFTY-TWO
Chloe barely had time to take in the front entrance of the house. Jordan turned off the alarm system, then reached for her. Bags and car keys fell to the floor as he wrapped her up in his arms. “Let’s talk about things later, right now I just want you. Tell me that you want me.”
“Yes. Oh yes, Jordan,” she softly cried.
She rested her head against his shoulder as Jordan carried her into the master bedroom. He set her gently on her feet, then took a step back.
“We can take this like Paris, a slow, tender seduction. Or we can go crazy. My vote is we get crazy.”
Chloe laughed. “Yeah, I think it’s time Bitter Babe got naked and had his revenge.”
Clothes and shoes were stripped away. Jordan broke several buttons on his shirt as he roughly ripped it off. An eager Chloe got her boots stuck in the hem of her jeans and fell to the floor. “Oof.”
She didn’t make it back to her feet. He pinned her to the carpet. His teeth nipping all the way down her neck, tearing at her bra. Chloe squealed. “Hang on let me get the clasp.”
“Fuck the clasp,” growled Jordan. He took hold of the flimsy lace confection and tore it from her body. Then he set to her jeans.
Chloe lay with her hand over her face doing her best not to laugh as Jordan manhandled her. He was rough, and she loved it. By the time there was only her panties left between her and being completely naked, his breath was coming hard. His chest heaved as he sucked in air. “Bitter Babe has a lot of revenge he needs to sexually inflict on your body.”
Dropping her hand away, Chloe took in the magnificent sight of Jordan’s hard erection. She licked her lips.
Oh god, I’ve missed this, missed him.
He crawled over her. Chloe let out a sob at the tears which shone in his green eyes. “Never again, Chloe. Promise me we will never let anyone ever come between us again. You and me. Tonight and forever.”
She brushed a hand over his cheek, capturing one of his tears with the tip of her thumb. She kissed her thumb, symbolically taking Jordan’s pain. “Forever.” I love you, Jordan. I will always regret not saying it until now.”
“I love you too.”
He lifted her from the floor, and carefully lay her on the bed. She let her head fall back as Jordan slid her G-string down her legs. Her heart was racing in anticipation of his touch. When his tongue parted the folds of her sex, she grasped his hair and pulled hard.
“Jordan, please. Take it all, take everything you want. And when you don’t think I can give any more, I want you to demand it from me. I am yours.”
