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“Almost,” he says, his thumb stroking my chin, and I’m enjoying his touch more than I should. “They are setting up tables and chairs for the auctions. I’ll bid on the first few jewelry pieces, then we’re out.”
I stare into his eyes, breathless, unsure if I’m scared of what just happened or completely losing my head to Hawk.
“You’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen,” he whispers, covering me with goosebumps.
“You don’t need to say that to make me feel better. I’m—”
“Don’t question me,” he says firmly.
Being this close to him is impossible to resist, and a crazy thought comes to my mind.
I lean forward and gently kiss him, running my tongue over the seam of his lips. His hold on me tightens, his body pressing up against me.
Then he suddenly breaks away, his brows pinched, and dread consumes me because I’m such a fucking idiot.
“Shit, I-I’m so sorry,” I murmur. “I just thought. God, I want to die.” I pull away from him, my face burning up, and I need to go and hide. What the hell’s wrong with me?
“Sapphire,” he states as he grabs my arm and has me up against the wall in seconds, his mouth on mine, and we’re kissing like the end of the world is lingering over our heads.
I writhe against him, my chest rising and falling faster, and an explosion of excitement bursts through me.
Of course, kissing my boss, the man who bought me, is wrong. Yet I can’t stop running my hands up and around his neck, drawing him closer, tilting my head up to better reach him. His mouth is wickedly dangerous as he kisses fiercely and possessively, as if he’s imprinting himself onto me, and I’ll never be able to kiss anyone else ever again.
His tongue sweeps into my mouth, exploring, and I love the way he tastes like honey, like primal sex. My toes curl in my heels, and my rational brain is screaming for me to back off, but I have zero control or discipline. I’ve tangled tongues with Hawk Kline, and I can’t spare a moment thinking of not kissing him.
Finally, he breaks away, and I moan for more.
“Don’t even doubt that I don’t want you.”
Oh my God.Did he say he’s interested in me?
I shrug, my mouth opening with words that refuse to come out.
He laughs and collects my hand. “Let’s head back there before I eat you up.”
My knees shake at the thought. The bad thing about not wearing underwear is how easily my arousal drenches my inner thighs. Hell, that’s the last thing I should be doing at this party.
Okay, pull it damn together and focus.
As we reenter, I’m still floating on the high that I kissed him. Yes, I’m freaking out that I shouldn’t have, but no one has ever made me feel like I’m floating like he just had. And that was after he did God knows what to the man in the bathroom. I prefer not to find out, in all honesty.
In the ballroom, the ambiance is less hostile than previously, with most focused on the auction stage at one end of the room. I breathe easier.
Hawk takes us to a flurry of round tables with high, golden stools gathered near the stage where others are congregating. Without warning, his strong hands find my waist, and he effortlessly lifts me onto one of the stools. I gasp, feeling the fabric of my dress lift across my thighs and the split giving way, sliding open. I’m suddenly painfully aware of the stares on us and that I’m going to flash everyone in the room.
My hands scramble to grasp the sides of the dress and pull them together as best as I can, seeing the dress has ridden up so high. If I do nothing, I will be baring it all.
Heart racing, I’m trying not to freak out, but I feel stiff on the seat while Hawk is chatting to someone next to him. I wriggle to get off the stool, but I’m making the split worse, and… fuck.
“Hawk,” I whisper, leaning against his side, and he turns to me. “I can’t sit here like this. Can you help me down so I don’t flash everyone?”
Curious, he peers down at me, holding together the split across my thighs. His eyebrows bunch up in confusion while my cheeks are flushing.
“I-I…”
He leans in. “What’s the problem?”
With my mouth at his ear, I whisper my most embarrassing moment to Hawk Kline.
