Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 78142 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 391(@200wpm)___ 313(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78142 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 391(@200wpm)___ 313(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
I breathe out sharply. “Then I’m right. You’re not darkness personified.”
He raises an eyebrow. “You think because I’m not a rapist I’m not dark? Think again, sweet girl. I can and will take you to hell.”
I shrug then, my body on fire. “Do it, then. You think you’ve been to hell and back? Take me there, and then I’ll tell you how dark you truly are.”
Chapter Twenty
Dragon
My God, she’s tempting.
I haven’t been this tempted by a woman in a long time.
And I know damned well I need to leave my hands off her.
But there she stands, her dark eyes blazing, glaring at me, daring me.
Fucking challenging me to take her. To take her to hell.
She has no idea what I can do.
Getting involved with me will only drag her down.
As much as I want her—and even though she’s basically offering herself up on a platter—I need to be the stronger person here. I need to think of her as a narcotic that I’m dying to get into my system.
And damn, I want her more than I’ve ever wanted any drug.
But I need to say no.
I need to be a better person.
I won’t drag her sweet sunlight into my spiral of darkness.
She may want it. Hell, she may need it.
But she’ll have to find it somewhere else.
I release my grip on her and take a step back. “Go to bed, Diana.”
Her gorgeous eyes widen. “You’re kidding, right?”
I shake my head. “I don’t kid. How often have you seen me smile, Diana? How often have you heard me offer thanks when I know I should? How often have you seen me express anything other than darkness and negativity?”
“Prove it,” she says.
“Prove what?”
She crosses her arms. “That you can take me to hell.”
“You don’t want me to prove that.”
She takes a step toward me. “Yeah, I do. Because I’m not going to deny it anymore, Dragon. I’m horny as hell for you right now. I want to feel your naked body next to mine. I want to feel you inside me. And my guess is it will be more like heaven than hell.”
My cock stretches farther.
Does she have a clue what she’s doing to me?
I could fuck her into next week, and yeah, I could give her orgasm after orgasm, take her to the highest peaks in Colorado.
None of that changes the fact that I am sin. That I’m hell. It all might feel good while it’s happening, but she’ll regret it soon afterward.
I turn away from her. “I’m not a robot, Diana. I’m a flesh and blood man. My cock is as hard as it’s ever been right now, so you need to shut the fuck up. You need to leave my room. I will pack up and be gone in the morning.”
“So that’s it?” She walks around me to face me. “You’re all talk and no action?”
I shove my hands into my pockets. “You have no idea what you’re talking about. No idea what you’re asking me to do to you.”
“Do you need me to spell it out for you?” She raises her hands to either side of her body. “I’m asking you to fuck me, Dragon. Do you want me to unzip my jeans and prove to you how wet I am for you?”
I lean against my wall. My legs are unsteady. She’s driving me to the brink of insanity, and if she doesn’t stop, I will take her. I’ll do what she’s allowing me to do, and we’ll both regret it.
I can’t let that happen.
This is Jesse’s sister-in-law. This is Diana Steel. A Steel heiress.
I grab her hand, lead her to the door, and then shove her through the doorframe. I close the door, locking it.
“Open back up!” She pounds on my door.
I throw my hands over my ears in an attempt to muffle her shouts. “Go to bed, Diana.”
“You’re a coward, Dragon. That’s what you are. You’re afraid of me.”
I can’t help a chuckle at that. “Diana, I’m not afraid of anything.”
“Yes, you are. You’re afraid I’m going to see through you. I’m going to see you’re not what you claim to be.”
“Go to bed. Use a vibrator on that wet pussy of yours. That’s all I can offer you tonight.”
She pounds again and again.
But eventually she stops, and I sit down on my bed, pull out my cock to ease the ache inside me.
I should get a fucking prize for this. She offered herself and her beautiful body, mine for the taking, and I let her go.
Maybe I’m not the ultimate darkness after all.
I sleep for a few hours, but by seven a.m. I’m awake and packing my things, which takes all of about ten minutes. Diana’s probably not up yet. At least I hope she’s not. I want to simply leave the keys on the counter and go. Spare us both an embarrassing goodbye.