Total pages in book: 58
Estimated words: 53693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 268(@200wpm)___ 215(@250wpm)___ 179(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 53693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 268(@200wpm)___ 215(@250wpm)___ 179(@300wpm)
“Don’t,” she whispers, moving the tray off the bed and pulling the covers closer around her. “It’s too much. I’ve never even—”
She stops herself, a look of panic crossing her face. She was about to reveal something very personal to me. She’s never even what? Had sex?
“Kat, are you telling me you’re a virgin?” I ask slowly, realization dawning.
She nods and looks down at the covers. She wrings her hands and looks embarrassed.
“How far have you gone with a man?” I ask, unable to quell my curiosity.
She looks up at me, an eyebrow raised and fire behind her eyes. “You know exactly how far I’ve been because you are the sum total of all of my sexual experiences.”
Surely, she doesn’t mean…
“Was I your first kiss?” I ask.
She looks back down at her hands and doesn’t reply, which is all the answer I need. She’s innocent, pure, and here I have her locked up in my apartment like some lothario.
I stand up from the bed and take a deep breath. “Well, that settles it,” I say. “We’re going to wait to have sex.”
“What?” she asks, looking up at me in surprise. “What are we waiting for exactly?”
“You deserve a memorable experience,” I tell her. “So I will give you the moment you deserve.”
She looks shocked, and maybe a little awed. “You aren’t disappointed that I’m so inexperienced?” she asks quietly, suddenly looking so small and afraid.
This isn’t what I wanted for her. I didn’t want to be another man trying to control her life. I want to give her the world, and it starts with giving her the best experience of her life.
“Why would I be disappointed?” I ask her. “This way, you will be completely mine. Always and forever.”
She looks up at me again, confusion clouding her face. “You really don’t mind waiting?” she asks quietly.
“It’ll be difficult,” I tell her. “Maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done. But I’m going to give you a first time worthy of you, my queen.”
I pick up her hand and kiss it, then let it drop as I slowly back out of the room. Tonight, I’ll leave her wanting more, but for the rest of her life, she’ll always be completely satisfied.
CHAPTER TEN
Kat
I hear birds chirping outside the windows and stretch under the covers. I get up slowly, then grab the remote control that controls the blackout blinds. I raise them halfway, letting the morning light fill my room.
It’s a huge space. Much too big for me, especially considering I have nothing to fill it with. Everything I owned was sent to Niko’s house before the wedding. All I have is a dress I hate and lingerie I despise.
Mama was so happy to pick this out for me. She sat me down before the wedding and told me everything I should expect from the first night with my husband. The way she told it, I would be an instrument for his pleasure. She mentioned nothing of mine. Apparently, I was expected to lie there and take it while my husband had his way with me.
I was expecting the same from Ivan, but then he gave me the most intense pleasure of my life. Even two days later, I can’t stop thinking of how his tongue swirled around inside of me, and the thought alone makes me wet. He’s unexpected, to say the least.
I think back to our conversation last night. When he found out I was a virgin, he gave me space. He didn’t try to touch me or coerce me into anything. He promised he’d wait and make my first time special. He essentially kidnapped me, but he didn’t do it for his own pleasure, apparently.
Something about that warms me, but it doesn’t change the fact I’m essentially a prisoner in his home. I have nothing here, and I don’t even want to leave this room. It would mean walking out in my underwear and the thin robe Mama bought so I could get ready in the church. I have no idea who might be in the apartment. There’s no way I’m going to explore it.
As much as I didn’t want to marry Niko, at least being his wife meant I could go back to school. Now everything is ruined. Ivan didn’t consider that when he stole me away. Of course, there’s no way he could have known, but it still kills me to know my dreams of going back to school have been dashed.
I was supposed to start my junior year and declare my major. I was going to become a computer scientist. I’d even considered doing a double major in criminology, knowing the extra workload wouldn’t be too much. If I’d married Niko, I would need the distraction.
Now, I have nothing. I will be a college dropout living with a man who kidnapped me from my wedding. This is the kind of story I read about, not something that actually happens. I throw myself back on the bed and scream in frustration.