Page 53 of Emerald

“What the fuck are you playing at, Ellie?” Nash yells as he glares at me from inside the women’s bathroom.

“Excuse me, this is the female’s bathroom. And my name is Carmen.”

Nash frowns at me.

“Do you know who you are having dinner with?”

“Yes. Manuel Gomez, a man that has a penchant for young women. He is the man who finds the girls that they traffic. I thought he would be the best person to get to know to help find Pearl,” I explain calmly to him.

“He is so fucking dangerous,” Nash says through clenched teeth.

I walk toward Nash, even in these heels he still towers over me. “And I’m just as dangerous,” I tell him, tapping my hand against his oh-so-hard chest. My fingers want to clench andgrip his T-shirt, but instead, I leave them there, his thundering heartbeat thumps against my skin. He is truly worried about me which is sweet. He smells good, like the ocean and man. His square jaw is unshaven, his brown hair is sun-kissed, I want to rub my hands over his buzz cut and feel the prickles against my skin. The air between us changes, and electricity pulses through my hand from him. I swallow.

“You’re right, you are dangerous.” He growls. “And fucking tempting,” he says before turning on his heel and disappearing from the bathroom.

Shit.What the hell was that? I quickly relieve myself and freshen up before heading back to Manuel at the table.

“Everything okay, you look flushed?”he questions.

“Must be the champagne.”I giggle.

“Maybe we should go for a walk to help cool you down,”Manuel suggests.

“Or we could head back to mine, there’s a pool,”I say, smiling at him sweetly.

The heat that swirls behind his eyes explodes as a grin falls across his lips.

“Nash, we good? We’re heading out,” he calls out toward the bar.

“Yeah, we’re good,” a deep grumble comes back as he continues wiping down the bar not looking up at us.

“He is grumpy.”Manuel laughs as he helps me out of my chair and takes my hand. He then tells his bodyguard, who has been sitting at the table across from us, that we are heading back to mine.“You think Nash is okay with me coming home with you?”he asks as we exit the bar.

“He told me to make myself at home,”I say, giving him a shrug.

“He couldn’t keep his eyes off you all night, I noticed,”Manuel states. Shit.

“Isn’t that what big brothers are meant to do when their little sisters are on a date?”I ask him.

Manuel chuckles.“True. Guess he is protective. I would be, too, if I had a woman like you under my roof. Wouldn’t trust her with anyone, not even me.”

“Are you saying I shouldn’t trust you?”I smirk.

“No. Because the things I want to do to you are indecent,”he confesses.

“Really?”I say, biting my lip as I stop in front of him.“Like what?”I ask, grabbing his hand and placing it between my legs. He hisses when he realizes I’m not wearing any panties. His bodyguard is right behind us but as soon as he notices what is happening, he turns his back. I open my legs wider, enough that his thick finger can slip inside. A deep guttural moan falls from his lips as his finger sinks inside me.

“You’re a naughty little thing, aren’t you?”he coos as he slides inside me. A moan falls from my lips, and I quickly cover it and look over his shoulder where his guard is standing.“Do you want him to watch?”I shake my head.“You want me all to yourself?”I nod as a whimper falls from me and he continues to take what he wants with his fingers.“Diego, wait in the car,”he calls out to his guard. I can see he is about to argue when I let out a louder moan. Manuel turns around and glares at his guard who sees the look his boss is giving and goes.“Is that better, my pet,”he coos at me as his hand cups my cheek.

“Yes,”I moan again as his fingers continue to work inside me.

“You’re so wet for me.”He smirks as I nod.“Have you been thinking about all the ways I can take you at dinner? Because I was.”

“Yes,”I moan again.

“You’re going to be so much fun to play with, pet.”He smiles as he rips his fingers from me and sucks on them.“Now lead the way, before I fuck you against these coconut trees.”I shiver athis words as I pull him in the direction of the home. He slaps my ass which makes me giggle. We walk up the front stairs, and I open the door with the code and pull him inside.

“Wow, who knew Nash had such a beautiful home,”Manuel says, looking around the simple but stunning home. Then his eyes land on the pool at the end of the home, a shimmering aqua mirage. I walk toward the pool and slowly strip off my red dress leaving me completely naked other than my heels. I turn around and look down the corridor at Manuel who seems stunned.“You are not what I was expecting?”

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