Page 29 of Objection
Her eyes narrowed and with that little smirk, that thinly reigned in control snapped. Game. On.
I watched, enthralled, as she gulped audibly. Yes, little tease. The big bad wolf was out to play now.
I took several deep breaths in a row, calming myself, working to regain what little control I could.
“Let me be very, very, very clear, Ms. Adams.” My hand hovered half an inch above the skin of her arm, wanting to touch her, knowing not to. “If you take this step, it cannot be taken back. Regardless of the choices you make, it will change everything.”
Her jaw clenched, and behind those gold-rimmed glasses, her eyes met mine with no hesitancy.
“I’m not afraid.” Jesus, she was mesmerizing.
“You should be,” I ground out. I took a deep breath, breathing in her scent as it threatened to overtake me.
“Then make me afraid,” she whispered, her plump lips inviting me in. The need to taste her, to claim her, was overwhelming. My hands made contact with her arms and her skin made me burn, wanting nothing but to hold her down, pull her close, push her away, all at the same time.
“We need to discuss things first,” I tried to reason. She made the tiniest whimper of a moan at the feel of my hands on her skin and by God, I couldn’t help but step closer, the tips of her breasts brushing against my chest.
“What if I don’t want to?” Her whispered breath blew across my face, and I realized just how close I had leaned into her. She was leaning up, urging me to kiss her. My God, I wanted to.
“It doesn’t work like that. I do not work like that. This,” I gestured between the two of us. “This is something I do not fuck around with. So, here’s how this is going to work.”
Her breath shuddered against my chest, and I gripped her tighter.
“You’re going to go straight to your room and read the book that I will bring to you. Tomorrow, we will discuss. Unless that is not enough time for you to read a book. However, I don’t think you’ll have an issue. Understood?”
I watched her eyes, the way they almost dilated with want. Then how they narrowed, and the smirk reappeared.
“If you really need to take that much time to prepare to be all dominating, I understand,” she bratted.
Without a thought, my hand found her throat, wrapping around it but not pressing or squeezing, just letting her know of my presence and my control. I turned her and pushed her against the wall, hard, but not painful.
Looming over her, I took in her quick paced breathing and her wide eyes. Good.
“Make no mistake, Ms. Adams. If you choose to enter into this with me, I will do more than dominate you. I will control you. I will bend you to my will. I will own you.”
Before she had any more time to think, I released her. But my eyes didn’t leave hers. With a shaky breath, and a smirk that told me everything I needed to know, she scampered off to her room.
I hadn’t been honest with her. Things were already irrevocably changed.
14
Posey
I slammedthe door to my room closed and sank back against it, breathless and bewildered. My legs felt shaky, and I sank to the floor.
Did that just happen?
What possessed me to push him like that?
I mean, yes, I had meant to push him, but not like that. I only wanted to tease him a little, but once I had started, once I had felt and seen his reaction…
It’s like I was addicted to it. The way he looked at me.
The way he got frustrated. The way his body tensed. The way he came towards me.
The way his hands felt on my skin, and the way I could feel that control, just below the surface.
His breath on my face.
