mine.”
“But the lady said no,” came a silky reply.
“They always say no when they mean yes. Now move.”
“Or what?” As Bethany looked up, she was relieved to see Vadim standing there with his arms crossed. He was dressed in his typical dress slacks and white shirt, and she once again noticed how good looking he was. And big. He easily outweighed Jack by fifty or more pounds and it was pure muscle. As she tried to pull her arm free, Jack tightened his grip, and she cried out in pain.
“That’s it!” Vadim stepped forward, and suddenly Jack was dangling from his hand as his feet fought to touch the floor. Slamming him up against the wall, his head made a sickening sound before he slid to the floor.
“Is he…”
“He’s alive. Now, come on, we’re leaving.”
“But my friends…”
“Those are NOT your friends,” Vadim answered through clenched teeth. “Who the hell do you think has been giving you alcohol all night?” As Bethany stared at him in disbelief, he grabbed her hand and pulled her to the exit. Walking out into the night air, her head began to clear as she realized that she had traded one male for another.
Pulling her arm free, he stopped to look at her impatiently, “Where are you taking me?”
“My place.”
“What? No! My car is that way, I’ll just go home-”
“You are in no condition to drive!”
“Well, I’m NOT going anywhere with you!”
As they continued to argue, Vadim lost patience with her, and he shoved her into an alley. Pushing her up against the wall, he leaned heavily against her, as her eyes opened in sudden awareness of his erection as he ground it against her. “Is THIS what you want? Because if that’s the case, you only had to ask.”
He felt her nipples harden against his chest as he pressed against her. Sliding his knee between her legs, he lifted her slightly, forcing her to grab his arms for support. All fight left her as she felt her insides turn to liquid fire.
A slow smile crept across his face as he watched her shift from fight to arousal. “It looks like this was exactly what you wanted, malyutka.”
“I am NOT your little one,” Bethany managed to answer, but her eyes were rapidly becoming unfocused for an entirely different reason.
His hand slid behind her head, he held her still as he looked down at her. “You are whatever I say you are,” he told her as he dipped his head down.
Gasping in surprise, Bethany was unprepared for the gentle assault he laid to her mouth as he plundered it with his tongue. He held her head as he explored her mouth, encouraging her to respond. Her hands tightened on his arms, and she moaned as she kissed him back. Groaning, he captured her tongue as he sucked on it, causing her to squirm against his knee as pleasure shot through her body.
She was completely lost to the sensations until she felt his hand on her side, lifting her shirt.She shook her head as she managed to push her shirt back down. Stepping back, he pulled his shirt open to reveal scars buried under tattoos.
“I told you before, malyutka, you aren’t the only one who bears scars.” Staring at them transfixed, she tentatively reached out her hand to trace what looked to be a severe burn from a cigar. “Car cigarette lighter,” he said simply as she looked up at him. She dropped her gaze as she leaned in and traced it with her tongue. He sucked in his breath.
Holding her head, he tangled his fingers in her hair as he encouraged her to keep going. Normally, he was like her and didn’t want anyone touching him, but her fingers were magical as they lit up long-dead thoughts of tenderness and the potential for incredible passion. While he knew he shouldn’t get close to her, he found that he couldn’t get her out of his mind, and since she was currently so willing, what harm would it cause.
Bethany’s hands slid under his dress shirt as she freely touched his chest. She had never met anyone else like him, and she found his responses
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