Page 115 of Fraud
Anger boiled in my chest, so hot and fast that my hands gripped the wheel, steering us off the road. I slammed on the brakes until the car came to a stop in a dusty trail of rocks and debris.
“What the hell, man?” Liam said after catching his breath.
“You went into her bank accounts?”
He shrugged, pulling at the tight seat belt around his chest. “Sure. You were so secretive about this woman, I had to poke around a little.”
He saw my eyes flare and held his hands up in surrender. “That’s as far as I went, I swear. But, dude, she’s loaded. Like, six-figure loaded.”
“I know.”
“So, it is about the money then. Why did you come to investigate her? Is she a criminal?”
I almost laughed. “A criminal? Really? Does she look like one? I thought you were a genius.”
“That’s what they keep telling me,” he replied darkly. “Well, whatever she’s into, be careful. No one gets that much money in that short of a time without eventually gathering attention.”
I nodded in agreement.
The only problem?
I wasn’t sure if it was sound advice or a threat.
The apartment was quiet when I returned.
“Kate?” I called out, searching the small space for her familiar frame.
“In here,” she replied.
I followed the sound of her voice, leading me to my favorite place.
The bedroom.
And the best birthday surprise of all.
“You follow instructions very well.” I grinned, taking all the time necessary to fully appreciate what was in front of me.
“I’ve been told I’m an excellent student.”
In my absence, the cannoli had arrived. How she’d managed to get them to deliver it so quickly, I had no idea. But, in the time I’d been gone, she’d granted my wish, stripping down to nothing but her beautiful bare skin.
What took it to the next level?
She’d carefully drizzled chocolate over her nipples and down the valley of her breasts and her stomach.
I’d never been so hungry in my whole damn life.
“I think you’re about to graduate with honors,” I said.
Wasting no time at all, I pulled my T-shirt up over my head, dropping it on the floor. Her eyes wandered over my chest, making the fire in my veins ignite.
A fire so hot, it only burned for her.
It didn’t take long for my fingers to work the belt buckle on my jeans, especially when my gaze caught sight of the subtle way Kate’s thighs were parted in front of me, giving me the briefest glimpse of her slick core.
A wicked grin fell across her face.
The student had indeed become a master.
