Page 48 of Sweet Possession
“Don’t tempt me. He’s driving me crazy,”she replied darkly, pausingas if she was imagining all the ways she’d bump off my buddy.“Anyway,tell me what you have planned for your date and I’ll make sure Cora has theperfectoutfit.”
Cora gaped at the magnificent view from the top of the Empire StateBuilding, an awestruck look on her face, but the view of New York City wasnothingcompared to how my girl looked tonight.
When the interviews for the day had finished, I’d darted back to thesuite, giddy like a kid on Christmas day and more than ready for our date to start, but the wind was knocked out of me when I found Cora waiting for me.
She looked fucking stunning, and if it wasn’t for the fact I was stilldetermined to take things at her pace, I would have ripped her clothes off and fucked her within an inch of her life right there andthen.
She wore a black strapless silk dressthatclung to her figure like asecond skin. The skirt was tight around her hips and thighs, coming to a stopjustabove her knees, but on one side, it was bunched up, revealing more flesh than what should have beenallowed.
The small heeled silver sandals showcased her toned, olive-skin legs,and I was grateful to Sav for sorting shoesthatwouldn’t have reminded Cora of the vile shoes the Dukes had made her wear.
But it wasn’tjusther outfitthatmade my cock stir to life. She’devidently spent the best part of the afternoon perfecting her hair and makeup.
And fuck me, did she look perfect.
Usually, she wore her long dark brown tresses down or in a lowponytail, but tonight she’d piled it up into a messy bun, with several tendrils hanging loosely around her face and shoulders.
Her gorgeous doe eyes were framed with thicker and longer lashesthan normal, and she’d dusted her lids with a light layer of smokey gray powder, giving her eyes a seductive look.
Finally, she’d painted her lips with a glossy rose-pink shade. It was damn near impossible for me to tear my gaze away, visions played in my headofher lipstick smeared around her mouth after I’d fucked her throat.
I couldn’t wait to make that fantasy a reality.
All night, it had been impossible for me to keep my eyes off her, andby now, my cock was uncomfortably hard. If I didn’t get some release soon, I was certain I was going to explode.
We’d enjoyed dinner at a small, but exclusive French restaurant. The head chef had introduced himself to us, and much like she did when she met our pilot, she bombarded him with all sorts of culinary questions. She soaked up the answers before declaringthatwhen we got home, she wanted to try her hand at making some French delicacies.
Home.
She’d saidhome.
Our home.
Together.
I swear, my cheeks hurt from how goddamn big my smile was whenshe’d saidthat. Cora hadjustlooked at me like she had no clue what had made me so fucking delirious.
After dinner had finished, our driver took us to the Empire StateBuilding where I’d arranged for us to have the top floor to ourselves for a short time. I didn’t want to share Cora’s reaction to the view with anyone else. When she’d first caught a glimpse of the city lit up before her, her reaction was better than I could have ever hoped for.
Walking up behind her, I wrapped my arms around her waist. Sherested her head back against my chest and let out a contented sigh. For a few minutes, we stood in silence, taking in the view, all the while, my heart thudded at the realization of how much I’d fallen for her.
“I know it sounds stupid,”Cora said, a distant tone to her voice.“Butthere were days when I was growing up where itseemedlike Vegas was the only place on earth, and I’d never escape it. I never thought for a secondthatI’d get to experience something as incredible as this.”
I kissed her bare shoulder.“There’s a whole world out there toexplore, baby girl. Name any place you want to go, and I’ll take you.”
She didn’t reply straight away, her silence giving me a moment todream of all the places I wanted to take her. The Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Colosseum in Rome. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
I wanted to be the man to show Cora the world so I could be the luckyfucker who got to see her face light up the way it did tonight.
“When I was younger, I used to tell myselfthatone day I’d go toGreece and find my mom,”she said quietly.
My brows rose. Cora had never mentioned her mombefore, but truth be told, I’d never asked. I figured she’d talk about her mom when she was ready.
“Does she live in Greece?”
“I don’t know,”Cora said, turning in my arms to face me, a sad smileplaying on her lips.“Honestly, I don’tevenknow if she’s still alive.”
“You never asked your dad about her?”I asked, rubbing my handsdown her arms when I noticed goosebumps on her flesh. I slipped out of my jacket and draped it around her shoulders.
