Page 260 of When We Fall: Part Two
“Can I tell you a secret?”
I nodded, my heart thrumming hard.
“One of those options is infinitely more fun than the other.”
He was right.
I darted off his lap and ran to the door, my heart in my throat. I got my hand on the doorknob before he was on me, turning me so I was facing him as he pushed my back to the door.
Wordlessly, he surged forward and crushed his lips against mine in a claiming, bruising kiss.
I parted my lips for him, allowing him to take control as my heartbeat thundered in my ears.
Oh god, what am I doing? Why am I doing it? I’ve lost my mind.
Enzo flashed through my head. The gold band on his finger. He was married. He’d left me for someone else. Cole. Cole went too. Ethan… my sweet Ethan didn’t even try to fight for me.
My heart shattered for the millionth time as anger and resentment rushed through my body.
“You’re right,” I rasped against Klaus’s soft lips. “This is more fun.”
He lifted me, his lips crushing against mine again. I wrapped my legs around his waist, and he moved us through the luxury apartment without effort.
And then we were on a bed, and I was frantically unbuttoning his shirt before he just tore it open, the buttons scattering across the floor and mattress.
Hard muscles and tattoos greeted me. I ran my hands down his chest and then along his abs, earning a soft groan from him as he worked his hand beneath my dress and tugged at my panties.
Klaus Seeley was a wild, feral animal. I’d never been in quite this position with someone who seemed decisive and so sure of what he was planning on doing. It was like he had every move already plotted, and I was helpless beneath him.
Maybe we’d had too much to drink. Or maybe I really had lost my mind. Knowing I’d let this beast of a man do whatever he wanted to me gave me a sick sense of satisfaction as I thought about the horsemen.
They were doing the same thing with another woman; at least two of them were.
I pushed away the shame, guilt, and fear and decided I needed this. I wanted this. Maybe it would finally break me open, allowing me to move forward with my life.
I was sick of thinking, of worrying, of crying over things I didn’t have control over. This I could control.
This didn’t need strings attached. It could just… be.
I deserved to feel good again, and I had a feeling that Klaus Seeley knew how to make that happen.
He stripped me easily out of my dress. He was so good with his kisses and hands that I hadn’t even noticed he had done it until my bra was dropped to the floor.
He went back on his knees and stared at me, blue eyes filled with lust and something else I couldn’t quite place.
“Aren’t you a gorgeous little thing?” he murmured, drinking me in as he slowly undid his belt.
“Klaus?” I asked, my voice trembling.
“Yes, hummingbird?” He pulled his belt off and dropped it onto the floor.
“What’s the square root of two hundred fifty-six?”
He smirked. “Sixteen. Trying to make sure I’m smart enough to fuck you breathless?”
“Maybe.” I was stalling for time. “A-And nine hundred?”
“Thirty, which is about how many seconds it’s going to take me to make you come in my mouth.”
