Page 29 of Nikolai
Always men like Garin.
Men like Garin walked into a room and simply took what they wanted.Women.Respect.Money.As if the world owed it to them.And though George thought Parker was different, more refined, with better taste than most, she wasn’t.
Garin wasn’t coming back down from her place.
So—lesson learned.Monday morning he’d be back at the Consulate, friendly, helpful George, the pleasant cultural attaché.Smiling and dependable.Invisible.
And willing to sell anything at all to anyone who’d pay him.
Because people could underestimate him—but he was privy to secrets.He sold power.And nothing would stand in his way.
My God,the taste of Parker was heady.Nick wanted to take it slow, gentle kisses graduating to open mouth kisses but the instant that door closed behind them it was like being in a raging river, unable to stop.
He held her head still for his kiss.Her hair was warm, flowing over his fingers, and it was a little shock.Her hair was midnight black, you almost expected it to be cool, but it was warm, like her.
He only touched her head, with his hands and his mouth.He wasn’t leaning against her, because he was fully aroused and had no idea if she was ready for that.
As far as he was concerned, he was ready—right now—to drop to the floor, rip her clothes off and unzip himself just enough to slam into her.The thought—the image—excited him and appalled him.You don’t woo a woman like Parker by being a caveman.Which was a pity because he felt like a caveman.He was more aroused than he’d ever been with any other woman, but this was a woman he didn’t want to scare, in any way.
When Parker’s tongue stroked his, all the blood in his body pooled in his dick and he nearly came.Not good.Not good at all, because Parker deserved a partner who was in control of himself.Not some sex-crazed maniac.
Control.Fuck.He was nothingbutcontrol.He could go for two days without water, a week without food, days without sleep.As a soldier, he was unstoppable, which wasn’t possible without control.
But now control was slipping from his fingers.
His fingers were holding her head too hard.He slapped his hands on the wall beside her head and kissed her more deeply, fingers digging into the wall.
Parker licked inside his mouth, and he huffed out a breath.Lifted his head.
Oh God.How could she be even more beautiful?Cheeks a deep rose, eyes blazing blue, mouth slightly swollen and dark pink.
He leaned his forehead against hers.
“I wanted to do that from the first instant I set eyes on you.”
“What?Kiss me?”
“Mhm.”More than kiss her.
“I actually didn’t think of kissing you, but I did think you were not obnoxious.Which is high praise for me.”
“I’ll bet you get a lot of come-ons.”
She sighed.“And suggestive comments and sometimes pinches and copping feels.”
Nick made a sound deep in his throat at the thought of someone pinching Parker.
She smiled.“Was that a growl?”
“Yeah.I hate the thought of that.Of someone making you uncomfortable.Maybe hurting you.”
She laid a hand alongside his face.“Well you can rest assured that you have always behaved like a perfect gentleman.I like that.”
Then and there Nick made a vow to himself to be a gentleman.No matter what it cost him.
She smiled up at him.“I’ll confess as we were driving across town, I was trying to think of a way to get you to come up with me.”
Nick felt his eyes widen.“Think of a way?”
