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“That’s where you’re wrong, princess.” His eyes dance in the low light as his powerful body covers mine. Shamefully, I feelmy own body responding to the warmth rolling off him. The intensity of his gaze leaves my knees weak. And then I feel it. A deep, pulsing heat growing between the two of us. I blink as my face flushes in response to his proximity as my blood sings in response, and I try to look away.
His finger hooks under my chin and tilts me back until I’m drowning in his emerald eyes.
“This isn’t your choice anymore.”
Before I can respond, he suddenly pulls away, dragging me behind him up the stairs until we come to a closed door. There’s an inscrutable look on his face, and I feel my knees tremble in anticipation at what lies behind it.
But I feel more than fear right now. I feel something else. And it takes me a moment before I recognize that feeling as:
Excitement.
“Please,” I beg, my heart racing. “It will kill my father if he finds out.”
Somehow, the mere mention of my father sends something flashing across those gorgeous green eyes. His lips curl in response until it forms a dark smile across his handsome features.
“Then let’s hope he loves you as much as you think, princess.”
Before I can respond, he opens the door and shoves me in.
9
NIKOLAI
The spacious bedroomhas a king-sized bed, an impressive walk-in closet, and a lavish ensuite bathroom. The locked windows offer a breathtaking view of the city. A beautiful cage for beautiful women. I won’t deny Eden’s beauty, but I also know the dangers hidden behind her beauty: it’s a distraction that will kill a lesser man.
She stumbles and unexpectedly, I reach out to catch her. A current rushes through us when my fingers close around her wrist. Her breath catches in her throat, but she doesn’t pull away. She blinks, and the ferocity that had been erased earlier returns to the surface.
“Let me go,” she hisses.
I oblige, but only because I know she has nowhere to run. Eden rubs her wrist where my fingers were and throws a baleful look my way.
“I don’t know what you think I’ve done,” she says, trying to keep her voice even. “Or what you want from me, but I swear I didn’t do anything.”
“Your phone.” I ignore her and extend my hand.
“I don’t have one,” she insists. “I told you that.”
I scoff loudly. “You expect me to believe that?”
“Believe whatever you want,” she snaps back. “But I don’t have a phone.”
My eyes narrow as my voice lowers to a menacing tone. “Take off your dress.”
Eden’s eyes widen for a moment before she scurries to the corner of the room. I follow her with long strides that corner her effortlessly and pin her against the floor. My body presses down on hers and she struggles to break free. But she doesn’t scream, not even when my hand roams across the thin material of her dress, searching for hidden pockets.
My fingers dance across her skin, feeling the slight contours of her panties and bra. No wallet. No phone. Exactly like she said. My finger slips beneath her bra strap, and for a monstrous second, I contemplate ripping it off her to verify my findings.
“Fuck you!” she screams, kicking and trying to bite me. “You pig! You sick monster!”
My hand moves lower until it feels a small square near the hem of her dress.
She freezes when I reach under her dress. Skin touches skin, sending a current of electricity through both of us. A sharp gasp tumbles from her throat when my touch grazes along her leg until my thumb is brushing against a thin pocket near her thigh. She’s trembling again, and my cock hardens shamefully at the position she’s in.
With one fluid motion, I pull the MetroCard from her dress pocket and inspect it before I am overwhelmed by the temptation her body offers. Entirely ordinary. There’s not even a SIM card taped to it.
I push myself off Eden, my body reluctant to leave her side. She’s telling the truth. It gives me pause, but I quickly shove aside any doubts that creep into my mind.
She could still be hiding something.
