Total pages in book: 99
Estimated words: 92957 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 465(@200wpm)___ 372(@250wpm)___ 310(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 92957 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 465(@200wpm)___ 372(@250wpm)___ 310(@300wpm)
"You okay?" he murmurs, his voice rough but laced with concern. A shiver runs down my spine, instant heat coloring my cheeks.
I swallow, feeling the heat of him close. “Yeah,” I say softly, trying to smile. “I just need a little practice.”
Rafail opens the door, scowling at the darkness in front of us. A car already waits right at the edge, only a few feet from our home.
Am I already thinking of it as "our" home?
So now I know what the phone call was. I'm starting to get the hang of these crutches—they aren't as bad as they seem. I place them under my armpits and swing my legs out, one after the other. After he opens the door for me, I slide into the passenger seat.
But as soon as the door shuts and we’re alone, he yanks me onto his lap, careful not to jostle my leg, and turns me to face him. His grip on my jaw is painful as he locks eyes with me.
“Do not ever, ever do that again. The only reason why you’re not over my lap with your pants around your ankles learning your place is because I’m giving you this one warning.”
My heart thuds in my chest as I stare at him. “What?” I swallow hard, trying to muster my courage.
His voice drops to a low, dangerous register, cutting through the air like a blade. “I’ve given you fair warning, and I do not repeat myself.” He drags me closer, his fingers tightening, just harsh enough to remind me who’s in charge. “I expect your obedience, just like I expect theirs. I’ll risk fucking everything to keep you safe. But if you think talking back to me in front of my family is how you’ll help me do that, you’re dead wrong.”
Leaning in, his breath is hot against my ear, the menace in his voice sending an undeniable shiver down my spine. There’s a fine, fine line between fear and excitement, and every second I’m with him reinforces that. “You don’t contradict me. You don’t talk back to me. You do what I say, the way they’ve learned to, and I promise, you’ll never have to worry about a damn thing again.”
His grip tightens, his fingers digging in deeper, the pressure almost painful. “Is that clear?” His eyes bore into mine. “You’ve pushed, Anissa. You’ve tested how far you can go, and right here is the edge of where your boundaries end.”
I swallow hard.
“Tell me you understand.”
I nod, my heart pounding, the thought of softening this beast of a man a distant memory.
“Yes,” I whisper, my voice shaking as I ask myself what the hell I’ve gotten into.
He leans in, his devastatingly handsome face mere inches from mine. He lowers his hand to the small of my back, drawing me close. Almost caressing me. A reward for obeying.
“Yes, what?” he demands.
I swallow and give him the only possible response. He doesn’t need to ask me twice, as the vision of what he threatened plays itself out in my mind. “Yes, sir.”
The approval in his eyes warms me as his hand dips low to the small of my back and flexes. “That’s my good girl,” he whispers, his voice low and rough. And then his lips are on mine, and I’m melting, lost in the raw, intoxicating scent of him, the rugged yet somehow tender strength of his hold. Heat pulses through me, responding to the possessive way he claims me with a promise of protection and so much more. My mind wavers, torn by the intensity of his demands, but my body yields, melting into him like wax to an open flame.
I’m a stranger in a foreign land who’s starting to feel as if she might belong, even as the questions of my past remain unanswered. Something in me warns me to resist, but I’m realizing with every passing day… I’m not sure I want to.
He touches his forehead to mine and pushes a button beside us. “Pull this fucking car over and put up the privacy screen.”
Chapter 12
RAFAIL
I want to lay her down and fuck her until she screams my name. I want to wrap my hand around her throat as she comes, giving her a taste of how yielding to my control can bring her pleasure.
I hold her to me and watch as her eyes widen. The flutter of her heartbeat at her throat excites me. She’ll learn what I expect, and fuck if it doesn’t make my cock hard as fuck knowing I get to teach her.
I grab the back of her neck and drag her mouth to mine. I bite her lip and lick where I bit, eliciting a moan from her that makes my cock press to her ass. Her skin is warm to my touch. I love the way her body melts against mine, how the slightest brush of my fingers makes her flush and press closer to me.