Page 122 of Sinful Promise

I pretend to flick my hair over my shoulder and roll my eyes.

Emily giggles. “I already know that’s Lucia.”

“No fair, you didn’t let me finish.” I playfully nudge her with my elbow. “Okay, how about this…”

I run up ahead and attempt to do a twirl mid jump, though I end up losing my footing and stumble into the edge of a bench.

“Danil!” Emily squeals before doubling over with laughter.

I rub my knee. “That shit is hard.”

“Oh, my god, I wish I videoed that so I could send it to Nina.”

“I think she would appreciate my efforts.”

“Maybe, but I would have liked to have had it for bribery purposes.” Emily has a knowing look in her eye.

“There’s no point threatening to embarrass me with my brothers. I’ve had thirty years of practice.”

Emily trails a finger down my chest. “That’s a shame…”

“I certainly don’t need to be bribed into performing sexual acts if that’s where your mind was going.”

Emily’s cheeks flood with color, and I grin down at her.

“So, I did have a plan for the second half of the evening.” I reach out to rub my thumb along her lower lip.

“Oh?” It comes out a little breathlessly.

“I was thinking…” I lean down to kiss her softly on the corner of her mouth.

The sound of her breath catching sends a rush of blood to my cock.

Another kiss to the other corner of her mouth. “…that tonight you could stay at my place, and I could finally get you naked.”

“I was hoping the same.” She arches her neck.

I run my nose along the length of her jaw before nuzzling into her neck and inhaling the sweet scent of her perfume.

“Maybe we could make use of my hot tub as well.” I kiss the sensitive skin beneath her ear.

Emily sinks her fingers into my shirt and pulls me closer. “I have a lot of ideas of what we could do.”

I lick along her neck. “Enlighten me.”

“I’d rather show you. Though, not here. I don’t particularly like the prospect of getting arrested for public indecency.”

“When has that ever stopped you?”

Emily rolls her eyes, and I can’t help but lean in to kiss her again.

Being with Emily is as easy as breathing, and she deserves to know just how much she means to me. So, I reluctantly break off the kiss and rest my forehead against hers, the sound of our heavy breathing filling the space between us.

“I've been trying not to say something for a while now…”

My heart is pounding so hard in my chest that I’m sure she can hear it.

This will be the first time I’veeversaid these three words to a woman.

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