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I lock hard eyes on her. “I didn’t say that it was a mistake. I said that it was unprofessional.”
An unreadable expression descends on her features.
For a few seconds, we just stare each other down in silence.
Then a calculating glint shines in her deep blue eyes. It makes my heart jerk.
“Not a mistake, huh?” she says.
Taking a step forward, she closes the short distance between us until she is standing so close that I can practically feel the warmth from her skin. Every nerve in my body goes on high alert.
Kayla keeps her scheming eyes on mine as she reaches up and wraps her hand around the back of my neck. With firm movements, she pulls my face down closer to hers. I let her.
My pulse beats erratically as she rises up on her toes and slides her lips along my jaw.
“So if I were to do this…” she begins, her breath caressing my skin with every word.
I flex my fingers and clench my jaw as she reaches my mouth. Remaining only a breath away, she slants her lips over mine. If I move forward just a fraction, our lips will touch. And if that happens, I don’t know how this morning is going to end.
“…would you stop me?” she finishes, her lips hovering dangerously close to mine.
My cock hardens, and it takes all of my willpower to stop myself from sliding my hands into her flaming red hair and claiming her lips until I’ve kissed her troublesome mouth into submission.
“Do you want me to?” I challenge instead.
She lets out a hmm that vibrates against my mouth. Neither a confirmation nor a denial.
Then she abruptly lets her hand drop from the back of my neck and retreats a step. Relief crashes through me, and I fight the urge to suck in a deep breath, because without those wicked lips so close to mine, I can finally think properly again.
That calculating look is back in her eyes as she cocks her head, her gaze now once again locked on mine. “What if I did it to someone else? Would you stop me then?”
“No.” I stare her down. “Like I said, you can fuck whoever you want.”
A sly smile spreads across her lips. “Even you?”
I snort. “You wouldn’t be able to handle me.”
“Oh really?”
Taking a step forward, I use my size to force her to back up against the kitchen table. Licking my lips, I drag a highly deliberate glance over her body. Her chest rises and falls with rapid breaths.
“Yes,” I reply. Lifting a hand, I trace my fingers over her collarbones. “Because you’re used to being in charge. You’re used to people jumping to obey you.” I quickly close my hand around her throat. “But in my bedroom, I give the orders. And you obey.”
Her breathing hitches. I can feel her pulse fluttering underneath my fingers.
Keeping my hand around her throat, I stare her down for another few seconds. Then I release her and instead stab a commanding hand towards the chair beside her. And when I speak, I put unflinching power and searing authority into every single word.
“Now, sit your ass back down on that chair and finish your breakfast like a good girl.”
Her eyes flash, and she jerks back as fury and indignation pulse across her features.
I chuckle and then wiggle my eyebrows at her while a smug smirk spreads across my lips. “Told you that you wouldn’t be able to handle it.”
17
KAYLA
From right next to me, I can feel Jace glowering at me. I just keep my eyes on the building ahead as we continue down the sidewalk.
