Page 38 of Stronger Than Love

She stood and stared at Oonagh like I’d just brought a poisonous snake into the office.

“Look how tall you are, you’ve nearly reached Liam’s height.” Oonagh beamed up at Michael like a proud mother. She’d spent years looking after him when she found him wandering through the village. If I ever lost him, he was generally in Oonagh’s kitchen while she fed him.

“I grew up while you were away saving the world.”

“You never did tell me what happened with that girl at university you were interested in…” She poked Michael’s arm and my brow furrowed. How did she know so much about my brother’s life?

His cheeks flushed crimson. “Turns out I read the signs wrong and she prefers the company of her girlfriend.”

“Oh.” Oonagh’s eyebrows lifted slightly. “Well there’s plenty more fish in the sea. Speaking of which, one of the nurses I work with was telling me about an app with that name…” Her words trailed off as she realised that they weren’t alone.

My eyebrow quirked at her and she pursed her lips together in response.

“Never mind, we’ll discuss this later, Mikey.”

“Are you sure you wouldn’t like to corrupt my little brother a little more?” I teased.

“Nope. We’re all good.”

Tanya cleared her throat. “We haven’t been introduced. I’m Tanya, Mr. Doherty’spersonalsecretary.”

There was absolutely nothing personal between us.

A dark smile curved Michael’s mouth and I almost groaned when he opened his mouth to speak. “This is Oonagh. She’s the only woman Liam has room for in his life.” My brother was an asshole. He hated Tanya because she always talked down to him. He was spending his summer here on work placement to help with his degree, and she treated him like her own assistant to get her coffee.

Tanya’s jaw tightened and her long nails dug into her palms. “Nice to meet you,” she ground out before stomping back to her desk.

I tossed Michael a filthy look, grabbing Oonagh’s elbow to usher her to my office. “How do you know so much about Michael?” I hissed under my breath.

Oonagh blinked. “Facebook. He connected with me a few years ago. I was one of his references for university.”

I stopped to study her for several seconds before continuing to my office. Seriously? I never suspected my brother had been in touch with her for years. More importantly, why had I never considered hunting for her on social media?

My car keys landed on my desk with a thud that made Oonagh jump. She wandered around, taking everything in, her fingers trailing over surfaces as if she needed to absorb the details through all her senses.

She finally stood staring out the window. The view was the reason I chose this office. Over the past few years, I’d lost count of the number of hours I spent here, lost in silent contemplation.

My hands landed on her hips to tug her into me. Her back arched and her head fit into my shoulder as if we were created specifically to align with one another. My lips brushed her neck and I felt her shiver.

Suddenly, I spun her and pinned her wrists above her head, my eyes locked with hers. “I can’t wait to get you home.” Her eyes widened and lips opened. The red silk pulled over her breasts rose and fell as her breathing picked up.

My knee stabbed between Oonagh’s legs to give me a space to step into. Her hips tilted into mine even as my pelvis ground against her. Normally, I possessed the ability to control my errant dick, but he seemed to be in charge when it came to Oonagh.

“Fuck,” I muttered. “I have a meeting in ten minutes and that is nowhere nearly enough time to take you the way I want.”

My lips crashed into hers, my tongue demanding entry. Every sensation was raw and primal, our tongues fighting for dominance. A growl rumbled up from my chest when Oonagh’s leg wound around my waist as she rubbed herself against me provocatively.

“Liam.” She struggled to release her hands, sucking my bottom lip into her mouth, her teeth biting down.

My dick stood to attention ready to pillage her.

“Fuuuck,” I groaned. “We can’t right now…”

My fist thumped the window, head slumping onto her shoulder as I tried to steady my breathing to combat the erection straining to get to her.

Oonagh peered up at me with huge eyes heavy with desire. “Truth or dare, Liam?” her husky voice captured my full attention. “Pick dare.”

Every muscle and nerve in my body stilled when Oonagh quietly descended onto her knees, her eyes locked on mine. My stomach tightened when her fingers fumbled with my belt, the buttons yielding to her. I almost groaned in relief when my cock sprung from its confinement.

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