Page 22 of Prince Charming

She wanted to watch him train?

Fuck’s sake. He’d never been this hard up for a woman.

There was a laughable lesson in it somewhere, but he was too horny to dig deep and find it.

Instead, he whistled across the gym to one of his sparring partners, indicating he was heading down.

And he put the little Russian dancer out of his mind.

She didn’t go far.

That was the thing about unattainable things.

They clawed through Tag’s brain.

He was never good at admitting defeat andlosing.

Aiming only for a win.

But this was not the same.

There was no game plan, other than to keep offering her safety.

Showing her he was someone she could trust.

His hands itched. His cock begged for attention. Every inch of Tag’s skin vibrated when she came down to the basement soon after. He didn’t even have to see her to know she was there, watching him.

Grappling, punching, kicking. He pinned one sparring partner after another.

He was showing off; he realized.

Like a big fucking idiot.

He laughed when he pinned the guy, holding an arm around his throat and their legs twisted together so the other guy couldn’t crocodile roll out of the hold. He was waiting for the tap out when he caught her startled gaze. A hand to her throat, she was breathing heavily and her face… so fuckinglovelyand pink again.

Tag couldn’t help himself. He winked at her and watched the color heighten.

The tap out didn’t even mean a thing to him when his friend rolled away coughing.

Too busy eating up a Russian beauty with his starving stare.

And she didn’t look away this time.

EIGHT

“In the arms of a stranger. Well … my boss.” - Marianna

Sleep sometimes tricked Marianna into believing she was once again in her trauma.

Before her eyes opened and the soundless scream grew in momentum, she went through her breathing techniques, grounding herself.

As her eyes moved behind her lids, she realized it didn’t feel like a bed underneath her.

In fact, the thing wasbreathing.

Oh, good gracious. She was laid on a person. Please, no.No!

For a second, she thought she was backthere, and her heart rattled with panic.

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