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"No. You'll only get them if we continue to deal with each other on that level. You still talk to your sister the way you used to."
"And you expect me to limit it to more than just my sister?"
"I expect you not to treat me like a business partner."
"I don't usually make my business partners scream with delight," he replied nonchalantly.
The comment made the heat rise in my face, but it was exactly what I had meant. So I grinned at him. "Maybe that's the corruption you keep hearing about. Other resort owners…"
"I'd rather go bankrupt than touch a seventy-year-old white investor who needs blue pills to feel anything, Nika," he replied, far too seriously, until the telltale glint appeared in his eyes. The idea still amused him.
Without warning, he stood up and wrapped his arms around my waist. Within a second I was in the air– upside down. The sea moved faster and faster toward us until I felt the spray on my face. The next thing I knew, Kaden let go of me, and I hit the water screaming, coming up like a soaked poodle.
Breathing heavily, I straightened up and stared at him. Furious. "What was that for?"
"You needed to cool off."
I tilted my head before jumping in his direction, pulling him into the waves with me, though it took far too much strength to even move him. Only when we were both soaking wet did I let go. But I knew he would not leave it there.
So on the way back to the apartment I ended up in the pool not once, but three times. Only on the fourth time did I manage to grab his arm and pull him in too.
We emerged splashing, his hands wrapped tightly around my waist. He carried me like a wet punching bag out of the pool and toward the apartments.
"You're coming with me, you know that, right?"
I made a sound of feigned fear. "Ohhh, are you going to give me a spanking now because you got wet as well?"
But as soon as I had said the words, I realized I was not afraid of the idea. But it did make me feel heat spreading through my stomach. Which could only mean the end for me.
* * *
Sittingon the beach at dawn, the sound of the waves as a backdrop to one's thoughts as the first fiery streaks appeared on the horizon, was something I had missed. Without realizing it, because once you'd been away from something for a while, it became easier to forget the details and how it made you feel. The memory was still there, but never strong enough to match the feeling that spread through my chest at that moment.
This island was my home. O'ahu would always be where I was rooted. And even though I had resolved not to fall in love with it again, I already suspected that it would be a difficult undertaking when it continued to show its best side and wrap me around its finger so easily.
In fact, I was glad for the soft sand because Kaden had made my thoughts come true– even if this time there was no end in sight for him or me. Not that I wanted to complain about the imprint of his teeth on my ass and the constant throbbing between my legs. I couldn't remember the last time I'd felt such anticipation of sex.
My heart was pounding all the more when I finally turned the paper in my hand over and looked at it. A post-it caught my eye, so I started with it.
Nika, this is the unofficial version. The one I'd really like to present to you because it's so much more personal and expresses what I'm actually about. But if you want to sign the official version, that's perfectly fine, too. You're not selling your soul to me in any way, shape or form– it's just that I can't do without the recording.
I ran my thumb over the handwritten note. Then I turned it aside and looked at the next post-it.
Even the first one made me feel something I couldn't begin to describe. But it tightened my chest and for a moment breathing was damn near impossible.
1. Your body and with it your pleasure, desire, passion, and orgasms are now owned by me.
Kaden's property. The mere mention of these words made me tingle. How far had I come from what I'd originally said about his funny sex games?
I swallowed and let my eyes slide down to the next point on the list.
2. It is my duty to do my best to introduce you to the scene and make you feel at ease. Even though I am in control, your well-being will always be my first priority.
Something he didn't have to mention explicitly. I knew he would take care of me. Kaden had proven that more than once. He made it clear with almost every action he took toward me, especially when his hand casually ran down my neck or pressed against my lower back, giving me the support I didn't know I needed.
I continued to read.
3. You agree to obey my orders and demands. Even if it means venturing into new, unfamiliar territory.
