His Obsession
qu
e days pass and I sti
almost kiss with Gab
both confused, curious, and horny as hell. He may be a handsome fucker, but his
and because I figure the exercise will help my body recover faster. My joints st
n the edge of the b
iel, and by the looks of things, I have more than enough t
re mine until I l
before I was born. He never mentioned stepping into the role. Hell, up until a few days ago, I didn't even know Gabriel exis
tattoo on his arm, tracing the edges
I think
you want
yes, I can very clearly picture him leaning in that last millimeter or so to seal the
heart beats twice as fast just thinking abou
ranger, a man
ow I can't stop thinking about his hands on my body, the blanketing weight of his ches
inking, I slip a hand beneath the band of my pants and underwear, teasing my folds
had many opportunities to sleep with someone, but the timing was never right. I've been much too focused on stealing art and priceless
rougher. I imagine a deep, gruff voice uttering sweet French endearments against my
I grumble to myself, thoug
oughts is my own damn business. A part of me feels stupid for indulging. I've got a million and one more important things to worry about, but my body do
n top of me. Would he be rough or gentle? Would he
ub myself a little faster, a little rougher until I
you want
euphoria flooding through my veins. My brain momentarily
rl crying reaches my ear. I shoot out of bed, daring to peek out of the bedroom door. Somewhere down the ha
ch, speaking to the little girl in what can only be described
m before
arging bull. Curious and a bit alarmed, I leave the confines of the bedroom and step out into the
going on
her English broken and heavily ac
el says. "Going
ve his heel through the wood, but I quickly
Odette if you start bashing things in. N
get my da
here isn't a lock I can't
nob with a center pin hole. I crouch down, shove the pick in and feel around, applying just enough pressure to make out the outline of the latch mechanism. Thi
eck as she sniffles against my shoulder. I laugh
etie," I coo. "Eve
Penelope shoots Gabriel a bewildered look, but his eyes remain squarely on me. His expression is u
she say?"
he translates. I don't kn
, let me show you what to do next time." I take her hand and show her the lock, pointing while speaking slow enough for G
backs of her hands and puts on a gra
, it is miracle," Penel
kneeling to look at them. "
woman continues. "Too 'a
Gabriel s
omptly shut
I echo. "Wha
s. He speaks to Penelope quickly, who pr
I cross my arms and as
u are my
back of my neck. "Fine. I'll pack my things and leave
not going
e venomously. "You clearly want to get rid of
ot simpl
plain it
N
iting for Dad. He's out there somewhere and he needs me." I try to move,
N
that's the only thing
il Chet retrieves you. It
packing up and walking st
and fi
d cold as stone. Was our almost kiss three nights ago a part of a fever dream? There's no way that
y right. He
left. He bl
limpse of something. An amused, subtle glint in his dar
u?" I murmur, my hear
to play games,"
tterflies in my stomach flutter, a familiar heat pooling in my core.
breath, I make
little gear I have, vault over the bed, duck Gabriel like a running back, and throw
de table, Gabriel is right behind me. I didn't even hear him com
rumble, but my comma
briel to shove me back with one hand. The back of my k
y ag
me
over his shoulder. I gasp, indignant and mortified at how easy this is for him. He u
rab me by the waist, use my momentum to spin us around, a
For fuck's sake!" I roar, spinning a
above my head, our faces inches from each other. I attempt to fight back, to twist free, but the sexy French asshole is too strong an
uite done?
a swing. He dodges the blow with an am
bird, aren't
one more time and I'll
promise, li
go of
clearly fee
enough to ki
s that workin
to fill the silence. It occurs to me then how close we are, our bodies melded together
rd going to k
the hard bulge in the front of his pants grinding against my core. I gulp air
re grabs me b
uld be illegal t
y arousal? Can he tell how badly I want to make good on my promise and sink my teeth into him? He's clear
is a resoun
ne goe
eaps into
appearing almost as eager as I am to a
ou okay? Thank God, I was
most certainly does not belong to
our absentee g