Total pages in book: 141
Estimated words: 129980 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 650(@200wpm)___ 520(@250wpm)___ 433(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 129980 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 650(@200wpm)___ 520(@250wpm)___ 433(@300wpm)
“Zelie.” He said her name quietly. They’d talked about Billows already. He was willing to share more about his life, but not in the car.
“It’s more than that. I’m not experienced when it comes to sex.” She turned her head to look directly at him. When his eyes met hers, he read her fears. “I don’t know how to please you, and clearly, you’re very experienced. I don’t want to be a letdown for you.”
He could see the disparity between their experiences was a major stumbling block for her, and he wasn’t going to simply dismiss her concerns. The fact that his enjoyment mattered to her made him happy.
“We’ll take care of your worry when we’re home, and I can hold you while we talk. Is that acceptable for you?”
She nodded, but she did so with a little frown. Just that look made him want to smile.
ELEVEN
“All right, Solnyshkuh. We’re home and you should feel safe.” He used his gentlest tone but saw Azelie wince and realized his mistake instantly. She hadn’t been safe in her home. She hadn’t been safe with her relatives. None of them, not even the children, had been safe.
She paced across the room. It wasn’t a large area, so there wasn’t much space for her to get away from him. Maestro read her uneasiness without difficulty. He noted that she placed her backpack on a hook just inside the tiny utility closet. He would have to go through that backpack in an effort to find the key to Billows’ underground rooms.
“Take your shoes and jacket off and get comfortable. If you want to change your clothes, I have no problem waiting.” Deliberately, he bent to remove his motorcycle boots. He nearly always wore them, unless he dressed up to play the part of an affluent Russian. He had played many roles to get the job done. Usually, the job was assassination. He was extremely good at his work.
He didn’t look at her, but kept his gaze on his boots, as if his feet hurt and he couldn’t wait to get them off. His boots were very comfortable, but she needed to feel as if she were in control. When he had the boots sitting beside the chair, he stretched out his long legs with a sigh of relief.
She was instantly alert. “We shouldn’t have stayed so long, Andrii. I stayed late because I was talking so much with Celine, but I should have been paying better attention to you.” She hung her jacket in the closet and removed her shoes and socks, taking them to the bedroom and placing them inside another closet.
When she returned, she sent him a small smile. “This apartment is so tiny I’ve learned to utilize all available space. Everything I own has its place. If I leave my shoes or anything else out, I would eventually stumble over them in the middle of the night.”
“You’re wandering. Come over here.”
She sent him a leery look from under her lashes, but she crossed the room to stand in front of his chair.
“I asked you to come to me, Zelie,” he reminded her in his softest, most compelling tone.
She swallowed her nervousness and indicated with her hand she was close. “I’m right here.”
“I see that, but when I tell you I want you to come to me, that means I want you sitting in my lap.” This time he held her gaze captive. He refused to allow her to look away from him.
She pressed her lips together as if to keep from blurting something out, but she obediently stepped close to him. His long, outstretched legs forced her to straddle him. She felt small and curvy in his arms. The heat at the junction of her legs seared right through his jeans. He wrapped one arm around her back to support her, but mostly to keep her anchored to him.
“I believe you owe me something.” He dipped his head to nuzzle her ear and then tug at her earlobe with his teeth. A small bite but it accomplished so much. Goose bumps rose on her skin, and she shivered. Her blue eyes darkened with desire.
“Owe you?” she echoed, sounding confused.
“Kisses, baby. You were going to kiss me to thank me for your surprise, and I had to shut it down to keep you safe. As it was, I had a hell of a hard-on with you winding yourself around me.” He smiled at her and nipped her neck this time. “Seems my control goes right out the window when I’m with you.”
Another shiver went through her body. She squirmed on his lap, right over his cock. He’d flared to life the moment his body felt the heat of hers. He lay beneath her, thick and long and demanding. Andrii made no move to hide his reaction to her.