Page 33 of Darkest Love
The van slowly rolls to a stop when the tires are unusable.
“Come on,” Adrien says, hopping out of the car. “We have to hurry back to my home before Remy finds us.”
“Your home?” I ask. “I thought it was my home now too.”
“Now is not the time to argue. Let’s go.” He takes my hand, lighting my skin on fire, as we run down the road. It’s going to be a long way back into the heart of the city but I feel safe with Adrien at my side. That’s something I never thought possible.
But we don’t make it too far down the road before another car comes after us. Remy’s guard is in the driver’s seat.
Adrien pulls out his gun and points it right at the driver, shooting him straight in the head. The car veers off the side of the road, slamming into a tree.
“We could have used that car,” I say.
“I just saved your life. Be grateful. And we can still use the car,” he grumbles.
He pulls the guard out of the driver’s seat and starts the car, managing to back it away from the tree. “It still works. Let’s go.”
I don’t hesitate to get inside. Even though this entire situation is terrifying, for the first time since I’ve gotten to France, I feel like I’m actually having an adventure.
Chapter Eleven
Anastasia
“Inever knew you knew how to use a gun,” Adrien says as we drive away from the crime scene we left behind. The goal is to get back to his house and ditch the car.
“My mom taught me. She wanted me and my sisters to always be prepared for anything. She even taught me some self-defense moves.”
“You’ll have to show me some.”
“You really want to see it? I thought you didn’t want to get to know me.”
He gives me a wry look. “Well, now I’m curious. What can I say?”
I can’t help but smile. Is Adrien starting to warm up to me? “Does this usually happen? Life and death situations with you?”
“Normally I’m not reckless. Remy is angry I stole from him. It made him more bold than he usually is. Attacking me in broad daylight. He’s never done that before.”
“Maybe you should return what you stole from him. Maybe then he’d leave you alone.”
“You’re still naïve to how this world works, Anastasia. Remy won’t ever stop. I can return the money I took from him. Sure. But his pride is now wounded. He’ll keep coming back.”
“So what do we do?” I ignore his comment about me being naïve. We don’t need to get into a fight at the moment.
“Now, we return home where it’s safe. And then I figure out what to do next.”
“You could call Nico, Mikhail, and Liam. They are your business partners now. They should come help. Or they could send more men to help you.”
“You’re right. I’ll do that.”
“Why do you sound surprised?” I ask. “That I could think of something like that.”
“I’m not surprised. You have a smart mind. A sassy mouth. One I want to kiss again.”
I shift around in my seat, feeling a heat settle between my legs. God, how I want Adrien to touch me. I want it so bad. I want to experience sex and pleasure and… love.
While I know Adrien can give me the first two, I know he doesn’t believe in the last and I just can’t do it. That doesn’t mean I can just easily get rid of the feelings inside of me. The one where I want Adrien to ravish me.
We manage to make it back home without any problems. Adrien tells one of his men to get rid of the car before heading inside, straight to his office. I know he has work to do but I havework of my own. I need to work to get rid of this desire inside of me.
