Page 18 of The Monster I Loved
Other than Olivia, I was the best choice, and I knew it. My heart raced. Even if there were anyone else, I wouldn’t step aside and give them the opportunity. Not when this would be my first chance to stick it to Thaddeus and his damn father. The thought of seeing Thaddeus’s perfect jaw sink to the floor when I won filled me with joy.I won’t be blindsided...this time. I’ll win because I have insight into just how cruel he can be.I’d work day and night and make sure the building’s sale never went through. All I needed was some time to think of a way to permanently kill this deal. One name came to mind. The name of someone who owed me a favor and happened to work in the right place to delay a sale. I wasn’t beyond playing dirty to get what I wanted.
I looked up at the ladies. “No need. I’m going to beat him.”
“Summer?” Daisy’s brow furrowed in pity.
Eden dropped her forehead into her open palm. “Makes no sense trying to talk either of them out of it. The showdown will happen eventually.”
“Well, I hope you win,” Ashley said.
I caught Mimi rolling her eyes. “Not to be a bitch, but little old you against the Fitzgerald corporation? You can’t think you’re actually going to win.”
“Hey, don’t underestimate her. Summer is an excellent attorney.” Daisy winked at me and smiled.
I could feel how proud she was of me.
Mimi stood and grabbed her purse. “I’m sure Fitzgerald has better ones. They’re a multi-million-dollar company. Honestly, I don’t even get why you’d bother.”
I didn’t plan on dignifying that with an answer.
Ashley’s jaw dropped. When the door slammed behind Melissa, Ashley finally spoke. “Don’t mind Mimi. She’s harsh on the outside but kind underneath. She means well.”
Yeah fucking right. I’d probably need a chisel to find that bitch’s gentle center, and I didn’t care to. “Best friend or not, I don’t want her back in my house.” I wasn’t at all remorseful about my harsh tone.
“I understand. I’m sorry you were blindsided tonight. That was the last thing I wanted.”
I softened my voice. “It wasn’t your fault at all. I shouldn’t have come...”
She chewed her lip. “Sorry again for the mix up.”
Ashley gave me a hug. The rest of the women filed out behind her, each wrapping their arms around me. Daisy went last. “Will you be okay?”
“I feel better than I have in years,” I said.
5
LOVE STINKS
Summer
A soundof pleasure ripped from my throat, my hips swaying against Thaddeus as he pushed himself against me, hands firm on my waist, and lips pressed against mine. His tongue ravaged the inside of my mouth. I savored the taste of his tongue as his bulging dick pressed against my pussy like a warning command. My temperature spiked. His mouth pulled away. I felt a rush of air under my feet. He was lifting me, and before I could ask where, he tossed me onto the bed.
I didn’t get a chance to say anything before the weight of Thad’s chest was on me. When had he removed his shirt? As his tongue explored my naked body, I ran my hands across his back. And never mind his impressive six-pack. Where the hell did those back muscles come from?
Thad’s dick hovered at the entrance of my pussy, and I squirmed, eager for him to do what we both wanted. I needed him inside me.
“Please,” I panted.
His eyes lit up as he thrust into me. I clamped my legs around him, begging him to move harder, faster. I clawed at the muscles in his back as he kissed my neck, my throat. The roughness of his beard was new, exciting. He grabbed my hips and moved so that I was suddenly on top of him, in control of the movement. I relished in the deep heat building within me, desperate for it to crescendo but wanting the closeness to last.
“I’m going to come,” he whispered, pulling my chest against his.
I felt his new body stiffen.
“You’re so fucking beautiful,” he said. His breath was hot on my neck.
He withdrew, and I instantly felt a hollow emptiness. Flipping me onto my back, he lowered his head between my legs.
“Oh God,” I sighed. The sensation was like nothing I’d ever felt before. “Don’t stop.”
