Page 119 of Imperial: The Corvidae Family
“Baylyn,” she said, her voice softer. “I really want you to think about this. I’m here for whatever you need and I have a feeling he is too.” She tipped her glass toward Emir who winked at me when my eyes lifted to his.
“She knows I got her.”
And I did…
On the wayback to Emir’s house he kept his hand on my thigh but he was quiet. Regardless, I could feel his attention on me even when his eyes stayed on the road.
I was still turning everything over in my head, Tae’s words, the way Emir had backed me without hesitation, and the importance of what it all meant.
I had a support system…
“Why are you still undecided?” he finally asked, keeping his voice low but intense.
“For a lot of reasons.”
He waited and I sighed. “Mostly because I’m scared.”
His fingers glided over my thigh before his eyes shifted to me briefly then returned to the road. “Of what?”
“Failing.”
“You’re not going to fail.”
“You don’t know that.”
“Yeah, I do.”
I frowned. “What makes you so sure?”
“Because you’re smart as hell, you’re talented as fuck, and the biggest reason is you have me.”
The conviction in his voice washed over me.
“You sound like your mother.”
“You talked to her about it?” His voice was defensive so I quickly clarified.
“We talked about it that day she showed up at your house and we had lunch. She asked and I told her. She pretty much conveyed to me the same thing you just said. Well not that I wouldn’t fail, but if I did, then I work through it, regroup, and make it work.”
He nodded and I turned in my seat, studying him. “You being in my corner doesn’t guarantee success, Emir.”
“It can.”
“Emir…” I narrowed my eyes and he laughed.
“Not like that. All I mean is I have enough money to make any dream you want a possibility.”
I frowned. “That’syourmoney.”
“You have me and everything that comes with me. Which means my money, my time, my focus…” He turned his eyes on me. “…myheart.”
“So I have everything that comes with you?”
He chuckled and squeezed my thigh. “Yeah, beautiful. Every-fucking-thing.”
I reached across the seat and dropped my hand to his lap, wrapping my fingers around his dick. “Including this?” I asked, arching a brow as I allowed my eyes linger.
“Especially that because it was no longer mine after the first time it was inside of you.”
