Total pages in book: 152
Estimated words: 142553 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 713(@200wpm)___ 570(@250wpm)___ 475(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 142553 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 713(@200wpm)___ 570(@250wpm)___ 475(@300wpm)
Dominic nodded solemnly. “I just didn’t want you to find out and not hear it from me.”
“Okay.” She nodded. “Thank you for telling me.”
“If it makes you feel any better, Kayne didn’t kn—”
“It’s okay,” Maria told him again.
Dom raised a brow. “It doesn’t bother you—”
“No,” she told him truthfully, her own words shocking her. That piece inside of her that thought she had loved Kayne died the second she had found out that he lied to her. Anything she felt since were aftershocks. They were mostly the fury she held against him for using her. “It doesn’t.”
“All right.” Dominic lifted her chin once more with his tatted finger only, this time, he smiled.
Holy … fuck.
Thirty-Four
“Love On The Brain” Part Two
“What?” Dominic asked, still staring at her with that smile that made her stomach flutter.
Apparently, her “holy fuck” hadn’t been spoken in her head.
“Y-You have dimples ….”
“I’m aware.” He laughed, raising her chin higher. Dominic liked looking at her long neck stretched out to him. “I feel like I should be offended you never noticed before.”
“I don’t think you ever smiled for me,” she told him breathlessly. Raising her hand, she let the pad of her fingers gently rub over and dip into the perfect indention. “This might sound really strange, Dominic, but I think I dreamed about you.” Maria couldn’t believe her admission until it was too late. The only thing that saved her were the next words that passed Dominic’s lips.
Putting his forehead against hers, his breath was heavy. “Oh, princess, I have too.”
Letting her fingers go from his cheek to the nape of his neck, she let her hand graze through his thick hair until she took ahold of it when he denied her seeking lips. Maria’s voice came out frustrated when she said, “This is the part where you kiss me.”
“No.” Dominic smiled wider, making his dimples deeper. “This is the part where you beg me to kiss you.”
Maria’s mouth dropped open, starting to pull away. “Excuse me?”
Laughing, he strengthened his hold on her by gripping the small of her waist, pulling her to his body and not letting her go anywhere. Then Dominic tilted her chin to one side before he dipped his head to her now exposed neck. He let his lips trail up from the base to top, his hot breath tantalizing the sensitive flesh as he spoke, “I promised myself that I would only kiss you after you gave me permission.”
Maria’s head slightly fell back, enjoying whatever the fuck he was doing to her. Everything burned like the scent he carried, and she desperately wanted Dominic to put it out. “Well, in case you missed it, this is me giving you permission.”
“I know.” He tilted her head to the other side with a finger, but this time when he dipped into the needy flesh, he didn’t give it the same attention as the other side. Slowly licking the part of her neck that he hadn’t been able to resist, he then sucked the wet flesh between his lips. “But now I want to hear how you sound when you beg.”
Neve—
Dominic repeated the same motion, now higher up her neck, making the ice princess shiver and turn into a puddle into his arms.
“Please!” she cried out.
Pressing his lips into the part of her neck that now glistened, he smiled. “Please, what?”
“Please, kiss me,” she begged, sweeping her tongue over her wanting lips in order to soothe them. “Please.”
Dominic suddenly grabbed the back of her head, protecting her head as he shoved them up against the strong glass window.
It wasn’t the action of hitting the glass that knocked her breath away, as it would take a lot to break her. It was Dominic. The need and want he displayed for her already told her he wasn’t planning on being tender. That was what made her unable to breathe well before his lips came crashing down on hers.
This wasn’t a tender first kiss between two lovers; this was a violent kiss that only ended with the other taking your soul.
It was no wonder Dominic wouldn’t kiss her without permission. It was clear he thought they were meant to be, and it was as if he predicted this would happen. Maria, however, really wished he would have started with this. It would have saved her a lot of trouble.
Letting her tongue sink into his hot mouth, the fire in her belly sunk lower when he savagely sucked, capturing it there for his to keep forever, if he so pleased.
Maria ran her hands up his chest. Not giving a single fuck that they had only shared their first kiss, she quickly ripped off his jacket, letting it fall to the floor. Dominic kissed her deeper, his tongue taking a dive into her mouth.
Repaying the favor, because she was nice, of course, Maria mimicked him, sucking his thicker tongue into her mouth. She wasn’t as gentle with her teeth as he had been.