Page 22 of A Man of Power

“Do you know what I think?” he asks.

I shake my head, not trusting my voice.

“I think you do want it. I think you ‘have’ wanted it. I think that smart brain of yours is warring with itself because it says not to be attracted to my power, yet you are.” His eyes momentarily glance at the screen, where an image of me showing him just how much his power attracts me is on display for both of us to clearly see.

“We…shouldn’t,” I stammer. Sleeping with the boss is frowned upon everywhere, but here it’s scandalous. Yet, I could easily name two dozen or more staffers that are currently having affairs with their bosses. It’s par for the course. It’s a part of the depraved reality of this powerful city.

His free hand comes up and grabs my chin. “You’re right about that. There are a million reasons why we shouldn’t.”

“Th-then…why should we?” I counter, as I lower my head and gaze up at him from beneath my lashes.

He sucks in a breath. “Don’t play games with me, Alexis.”

“So what if I’m playing games?” I retort, only I am, and he clearly knows it. Why am I flirting with him? Part of me wants to slap myself for behaving like a vixen and the other half is ready for him to throw me on this desk and fuck me.

His grip on my chin tightens. He pauses as his thumb strokes my bottom lip. “Once we do this, there’s no going back. If things don’t work out…” He trails off.

I swallow because he’s right. I can’t fuck my boss and then, when it all falls apart, expect us to be able to work together, can I? Isn’t this illegal? My law student brain starts thinking it through.

“Don’t,” he commands. “If this falls apart, you will report to Harriet and not me. Whether you’d want to stay, well, that’s up to you. I won’t fire you over…I won’t fire you, not over this.”

I nod as my practical side surfaces. “OK. So, let’s say, for the sake of argument, that I am attracted to you, and you are to me. And let’s say we want to act on that attraction. Let’s agree that it’s strictly…physical. No feelings.”

He smirks and raises a singular eyebrow. “No feelings?”

“I mean, no emotional attachment.”

“Fuck buddies?”

I shrug. “I suppose that’s one way of putting it.”

“And you think you’re capable of that?” he asks.

I bite my lower lip as I consider his question. He tugs my lip out from my teeth with his thumb.

“I…don’t know,” I whisper as my honesty surfaces.

He smiles a genuine smile. “That’s what I like about you, little dove. You don’t lie to me. Everyone always lies to me. They want to please me, but you, you want to please me in a different way.”

I tremble at his words. He’s not wrong. I do.

He leans in and whispers against my ear, “There aren’t any cameras on in this room.”

I glance down at his erection and lick my lips. I want to lick him.

He palms his cock and looks at me. “You can touch me however you like.”

I drop to my knees and take his erection in my hand. I stare up at him again and see his eyelids droop as I stroke his cock. “I want to lick you,” I state as I follow the course of my fingers with my tongue, eliciting a groan from him. “And then … quid pro quo.” And with that, I take him in my mouth and suck hard.

“Fuck!” he cries out as his hands fly to my head and press until his cock hits the back of my throat. I gag. I try once more and his erection slips down my throat for a moment before I gag again. He pulls back slightly.

“Sorry, little dove. I got carried away.” He gently strokes the side of my face.

This time he fucks my face more gently and I go back to sucking him as hard as I can, the need to please him so overwhelming that it consumes me in an unnatural way. Eventually, I feel him increase his pace and his thrusts become harder. I reach for his balls and grip them as they tighten in my hands and then I feel his release in my mouth. I swallow as much as I can, but I feel it dripping down my chin.

He pulls out of my mouth and reaches under my arms, hauling me to my feet.

“Such a mess,” he scolds as he wipes his release from my chin and sticks his thumb in my mouth for me to clean it. I comply.

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