Total pages in book: 112
Estimated words: 107687 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 538(@200wpm)___ 431(@250wpm)___ 359(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 107687 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 538(@200wpm)___ 431(@250wpm)___ 359(@300wpm)
If I’m honest, I think I dropped the act weeks ago. “Goodnight, Dimitri.”
“Goodnight, Janie,” he calls to me as I head toward my room.
Before I reach it, I turn. “Thanks for dinner.”
He nods, wiping his mouth. “I need your number for next time.”
I purse my lips in a small smirk. “I’ll think about it.”
“Think about it?”
“Yeah. I don’t know if I trust you’ll text me for appropriate things, rather than inappropriate things. Or, actually,” I say, pointing to him, “knowing you, you’ll send both.”
A grin blasts across his lips, those dimples on full display as everything inside me tightens. “You know me so well.”
I roll my eyes as I head into my room, mainly to hide from him.
And from the feelings that are brewing inside me.
Because more and more, I want to do the things he suggests. And also, I want to be asked the questions.
Even if they are completely and utterly inappropriate.
fourteen
Dimitri
My wrists are on fire, but there is no way in hell I’m quitting. I roll the rod toward me, lifting the forty-pound weight that is tied to the rod with a white rope. Posey wasn’t lying; I do have weak wrists. I frown, but I push through as Ryan Justice, the trainer and a longtime friend, holds my arms up so that I don’t drop them below where he wants them. I need a distraction. I need something.
I exhale heavily, my throat burning as I ask, “How’s Sofia doing?”
Ryan’s lips curve at the sides. “She’s good. Opening four more gymnastics gyms across Tennessee, and we’ve started trying for another baby.”
I grin at that. “No shit? Didn’t you guys just have one?”
He nods. “Yup, but Amelia keeps having kids, and I figured I’d better keep up.”
“Nothing like a little sibling rivalry,” I say as I bring the rod up for the last time. He takes it from my hands, and I shake out my arms. “If Kat were popping them out and making me look bad, I’d probably do the same.” I pause for a second. “Actually, no, I wouldn’t.”
He laughs at that. “You’re doing great, Dimitri. Your wrists will be where Posey wants them in no time.”
“Awesome. Thank you,” I say, reaching for my bottle of water. “Anything else you want me to do?”
He unwraps the weight, shaking his head. “Nope. I’m done with you. I’m going to go get the tub ready for you. I want you to soak before morning skate. You’ll need to stretch really well before you hit the ice.”
I groan, and he smiles as if he enjoys torturing me. I down my water and then head to the water machine for more. As I fill it, I notice a certain someone on the treadmill through the door of the gym. Austen’s hair is up in a high ponytail, and she’s wearing a pair of shorts and a tank top. Sweat shines along her skin as she strides on the treadmill. She has some really nice, toned arms and even thicker legs. She turns the page of the book that lays on the treadmill holder, and I’m surprised she’s not working. She doesn’t stop, honestly. She is so hell-bent on learning everything, and I find it impressive. When she isn’t reading at home, she’s on her iPad, watching plays and doing research. She’s really committed to being the best GM, and it makes me proud.
I don’t even understand why I feel that way, but I do.
She doesn’t see me as I watch her. Suddenly, her lips part and her eyes widen. She covers her mouth, and her whole face flushes a deep crimson. She must have gotten to the kinky part of that book of hers. Oh, the thoughts that are coursing through my brain are nothing short of dirty and dark. I know I’m wrong, but I can’t help it. I move down the hall, watching to make sure she doesn’t see me. I enter from the side door behind the treadmills and quietly step toward her, taking in the curve of her ass. There is no way she can hear me; music is blasting from some guys over in the weight area. I know she is going to kill me, I know it, but I can’t resist.
I move slowly behind her, stepping onto the treadmill beside her. She’s so engrossed in the book, she doesn’t even notice me. I look at the book, needing to know what she is reading, and boy, the words I see do not disappoint.
His fangs sink into my pulsing center, and screams are ripped from my soul. My body shakes with desire as he sucks my blood and my bundle of delicate nerves all at once in his hot mouth. When his fingers enter me, I am lost in my desire. Heart jackhammering against my chest, I rasp his name, begging for more, begging for him. He listens to my pleas, eating me whole, and I know I’ll be his forever.