“I’ve been well, thank you, Noah and you?” She countered politely.
“Do you really want to know? For that matter, do you even care?”
The roughness in his voice brought her eyes up to his face. She felt herself drowning in the depths of his warm, onyx pools.
“Why do you say that?” Alexis hedged, mentally preparing herself for the emotional turmoil she knew he was going to awaken inside her by the time she left his office.
She was enchanted when the harsh lines of his mouth relaxed, and his eyes turned to the color of earth kissed by spring rains. They shone with a mischievous glint. The emotions that glowed in their depths made her shiver and wrapped her in a warm embrace at the same time.
“Noah . . . don’t,” she pleaded while she desperately tried to get her spiking libido under control.
Why did this man have such an effect on her? She felt bare in front of him, allowing him freedom to explore the depths of her soul with his penetrating eyes.
“Don’t what?”
“Stare at me like that.”
“I like looking at you and since you’ve been avoiding me for the last two weeks, I have to take my fill.”
“I haven’t been avoiding you. I’ve been busy.”
“Too busy to return my messages?”
“Noah, I—”
“At least be honest with me, Alexis. I hate liars.”
Her hands fluttered in the air. “I . . . okay,” she sighed when she caught the warning flash in his eyes, “I needed time. It was overwhelming. The entire experience with the three of you and then you . . . you scare me, Noah,” she ended in a rush.
His brows arched upward in an annoying sign of amusement.
“I scare you? Are you afraid I’ll hurt you, luv?” He asked gently.
“Not physically no. It’s . . .” Her hands fluttered again, “It’s what you make me feel that scares me. I have never experienced emotions like these before and I don’t know what to make of them. I sure as hell don’t trust them.”
“And she forgets so soon,” he muttered, almost to himself.
“Forget what?”
“I asked you to open yourself to me, to trust me to be your guide. Is it too much to ask for, Alexis? Do you want to be under a cloud of loneliness all your life?”
“No one wants that,” she conceded.
“Very well. Then I want no further excuses.” Noah sighed at the rebellious flash in her eyes. “I gave you time to recover after that night at the lodge, luv, because I know how devastating something like that can be for one’s equilibrium. But you’ve had enough time. The next time I call, you better answer your phone, Alexis, because trust me; you don’t want me to come to your office or your house personally. Is that understood?”
“Yes, sir,” she saluted him, which drew a scowl from him.
“Don’t sass me, luv. Not while I’m annoyed with you.” He tapped his pen on his notebook. “Now, to business. I had an upset employee in my office this morning. I have—”
“Do not go there, Mr. Harris, I’m warning you, I don’t—” She swallowed her words at his sharp look.
“Don’t interrupt me, Alexis. It’s unprofessional and disrespectful,” he cautioned in a deep, guttural voice.
A hot flush bloomed over her cheeks. It was something even she hated in a corporate environment, but just the thought that he might have been sexually involved with Louisa Gray grated on her nerves.
“It was rude, and I apologize.”
Noah nodded briefly in acceptance of her apology.
“As I was saying, we never interfere with inter-departmental differences, unless it’s brought to our attention by Felicity, as a final resort. That won’t change, no matter the relationship between us. I didn’t give Miss Gray an opportunity to rant and instructed her to sort it out with you, or through the correct channels, if that wasn’t an option.”
“Miss Gray? Are you saying you and she aren’t . . . weren’t . . .”?
Noah’s lips curved in a pleased smile when he noticed the angry swirls slowly dissipated from her eyes. She was jealous, and it pleased him. It pleased the hell out of him.
“No, Alexis. She and I weren’t . . . whatever the silence meant. I hardly know her, apart from offering her a lift once when she was stranded next to the road on the way to work.” His brows furrowed in a deep line. “Come to think of it, her hand did stray toward my thigh once or twice,” he said, his smile widening as her lips pressed into a thin line once again. “Just to say thanks, mind you.”
“Very funny, Noah.”
She got up and stomped toward the door, annoyed with herself for showing her jealousy.
“Ooh!” She gasped when he unexpectedly whipped her around and pressed her against the wall next to the door she was about to open.
“I didn’t give you permission to leave, Miss Moore,” he said against her lips. He lifted her up the wall and pressed his hard body between her legs, leaving them to dangle in the air.
“Let me go! We’re in your office, for god’s sake, Noah! Stop ,” she begged as he grinded his hardening cock against the apex of her thighs. She had no control over the rush of liquid heat that wet her panties.
He leaned in and latched onto the pulsing vein in her neck and sucked. It was the spot that weakened all her defenses instantaneously, he’d found. She moaned and wrapped her legs around his waist. The click of the key locking the door registered in the back of her mind, but she didn’t pay any attention to it. Her head tilted to the side, offering him freedom to roam her throat and nape, while she rocked her clit up and down against his shaft that felt like a steel bar pressing into her softness.
“Noah,” she pleaded in a breathless whisper, He reacted to without hesitation.
He lowered her legs and turned her around, dragging her slim pants and thong down in the same motion, quickly undoing his jeans too. She’d barely found her footing when he pulled her hips up and with a suppressed growl, thrust his cock inside her wet and hot pussy.
To the hilt.
His hand covered her mouth just before a scream could escape her mouth, dampening the sound.
“I keep forgetting how loud you get during sex. And I love that you do, luv, but here, it might cause you some embarrassment. I don’t mind others knowing that your exquisite body belongs to me, but I guess you’re a little more reserved than me,” he chuckled in her ear.
Noah hooked his arm underneath her left knee and dragged her leg high up against her side. She whimpered against his hand as he stretched her wide open.
“Put your hands above your head, my pet and keep them there,” he ordered, smiling devilishly when she obeyed without protest.
Her hands closed in fists; her nails digging into the soft skin of her palms as he slowly began to rock into her and then increased his pace. His hard cock caused delicious friction with every thrust, reminding her how widely stretched she was; so tight that the hood of her clit was completely pulled back, leaving her vulnerable and desperate for release.
The vibrations resonated deep within her core and zapped her like a rattled viper; warning, coiling up, waiting to unleash and strike.
Tight.
Tighter . . .
“Oh god, Noah, I need . . .”
Sensations devoured Alexis from deep within her body and submerged her in a euphoric bliss. She found it difficult to breathe as her body felt on the verge of exploding. It was futile. She throbbed everywhere. Her body arched like a live wire.
Noah caressed her stomach, feeling it heave and roll in her need to reach the ultimate pleasure.
“Yes, Alexis. This is what I’m after. Your complete submission. This desperation to find the pleasure only I can offer you.”
A deep rumble vibrated in his throat as he patted her defenseless clit. He pushed his cock deep into her, holding her upright against the wall as her leg gave way due to the added sensation that raged through her now. Her whimpers were barely audible behind his hand, still clasped aroun
d her mouth, even as he played havoc on her senses.
With a low, animalistic growl, Noah began to hammer into her, unhinged by lust to find a release. At the same time, he pushed her closer to the abyss of pleasure.
Alexis panted as she felt her body tightening, the pressure building, every spasm contorting her body, scalding her senses with heat. When he started slapping her clit, her climax broke over her like a massive, unstoppable wave. He ignored her painful and aroused screams as he continued to slap the swollen nub, over and over, again and again . He pounded into her, his teeth clenched, the veins in his neck engorged as he rampaged inside her pussy with raw possession.
“Fuck,” he grunted, thrusting into her a final time. He felt that familiar tingle radiating from his scrotum, sending fragments of electrified icicles through his cock. He ejaculated, pumping hot, thick cords of cum into her.
“Oh jeezzz.” Alexis twitched as he emptied his venous shaft deep inside her.
“Yes, luv.” Noah gruff voice had a hollow ring as he pumped himself dry. He caught her hips in his hands, fighting to bring his, still raging, body under control.
“Ah, baby, I love the feel of your pussy spilling with my load,” he murmured as he felt his release ooze around his softening cock, to trickle down her thighs.
Alexis stared at him as he stepped back and cleaned himself. She did her best to hide the emotions.
“You slapped my clit,” she accused when she could finally talk.
Noah didn’t respond but began to clean the wet stickiness from her legs and pussy with a wet wipe he’d fetched from his drawer.
“No! I’ll do it myself,” she fought against drowning under a wave of an unknown emotion that swamped her at the tender gesture.
He moved her hands away. “Keep still.”
“I said I’ll . . . ouch!” she shrieked when he swatted her pussy hard. Her eyes were round as saucers as a fresh rush of arousal coursed through her veins.
“Now, keep still, or I will tie you naked, ass end up, on the back of that chair and call Mason and Logan to whip your pussy with their belts.”
That shut Alexis up and she stopped struggling, purely because she was stumped by the excitement that flooded her at the prospect; especially as the painful clit slaps had intensified her climax.
“You slapped my pussy,” she said again, unable to get over the amazement of how much pleasure the stinging pain had brought her.
“So I did. I’m going to do it again.” He assisted her back into her thong and pants and pulled them up. “And, I’m going to do so much more in future, luv.”
“Noah, you can’t . . . this can’t happen again. Not in the office,” she berated him as she straightened her shirt and jacket in an attempt to regain her composure.
He dragged his hands through her hair, bringing some vestige of control back to the wild curls tumbling down her back.
“I agree, but that’s up to you, Alexis. Keep ignoring me and it will happen again. Here, at the office. Because, whether or not you want to admit it, our bodies need each other. I can’t do without yours and I know you desire mine just as much. And I, Alexis Moore,” he said, pushing his face into hers, “will not be denied .”
Chapter Nine
“Come on, girlfriend, give! It’s been three weeks and we’ve not heard a peep out of you. What’s going on in the forgotten land of . . . where is she again?” Rachel Cooper asked.
Alexis could envision the cute little frown on Rachel’s face. Geography has never been one of Rachel’s strong points and to make matters worse, she had no sense of direction. They’ve had to rescue her more than she cared to admit.
“Colorado, Rachel, and it’s not forgotten land. They have some of most majestic mountain ranges,” Shanna Lovett responded.
“Exactly. Mountains . Which spells to me as no shopping malls, movie or art theaters . . . hence, forgotten land,” Rachel defended herself.
“You’re welcome to pipe in with your explanation anytime soon, Miss Moore,” Shanna said drily when Alexis remained mute. “Hmm, what are you eating, girlfriend?”
Alexis glanced down at the bowl in her lap and stopped chewing.
Damn! They know me too well.
“No, don’t bother denying it, Alexis. You’ve got a bowl of caramel popcorn on your lap, don’t cha?” Rachel voice brightened.
“Yeah, you got me. Sticky popcorn it is,” Alexis conceded with a laugh.
“I knew it! I told you something was up. She would never ignore us for this long otherwise,” Rachel said excitedly.
Rachel was like an energizer bunny. She could never sit still. She was constantly on the move and liked to express herself with her hands, head, sometimes even her feet. It was tiring, just to watch her.
“I haven’t been avoiding you guys, but I have been very busy. My appointment wasn’t welcomed by all the staff in the department,” she hedged.
“Ah, I suppose there was someone else wanting the job?” Rachel guessed. Alexis could hear her chewing and she frowned.
“Now, wait just a minute. You’re gunning at me and in the meantime, something’s up over there. You’re eating crisps, Rachel! You never eat crisps because it interferes with your health regime. So, come on, give!” Alexis ordered. She straightened with a worried pinch to her lips. It was the thing she hated the most about being so far away from her friends. She wasn’t close by to support them.
Neither were they, for that matter. Had they been here, they would’ve been there to help her get through that emotional upheaval the day after her first threesome.
With a couple bottles of tequila, of course.
“Oh no, you don’t. You’re not going to redirect the focus away from you, girlfriend. We know something is wrong over there. Did something happen? Do I need to come over there and kick someone’s ass? You do remember I have a black belt in judo, right?” Rachel said in all seriousness.
Alexis laughed, visualizing her petite, blonde friend protecting her against Noah—The Mammoth. “I do remember, Rachel and if it becomes necessary, I will call on you.”
“So, out with it, Alexis. What’s going on?” Shanna prodded. In a way, she reminded Alexis of Noah; straightforward, no nonsense and as honest as the day was long. And she always saw through Alexis.
“Okay, okay. I had a slight accident the—”
“Accident! Good god, girlfriend! Why didn’t you let us know? We would’ve flown down there immediately,” Rachel said, not bothering to hide the concern in her voice.
“No, it wasn’t that bad. I just managed to get the rental to hug a tree, that’s all. And because of that, I ended up in the company of the most annoying, dominating, mountain man I’ve ever met.”
Silence followed her announcement and she could see the wheels turning in their minds. They knew all too well Alexis mindset about relationships.
“Mountain man, you say?” Shanna asked quietly. She was the one who always picked up the nuances in Alexis voice.
“Yes. He’s built like an oak, with long hair and a beard. You know, not my type at all.” She popped some sticky popcorn in her mouth and added while she chewed, “But, he’s sexy as hell. ”
“You slept with him! Already? Alexis, you naughty girl,” Rachel teased.
“Ugh, it wasn’t planned. It just . . . happened and to make matters worse, the next day when I walked into the CEO’s office; guess who was there?”
“Your mountain man!” Shanna said with a chuckle. “This is turning out to be quite a saucy tale, Rachel. We need some tequila. I think we need to relax, sit back and listen to all the sexy details.”
“And I had a threesome,” Alexis said in a rush.
Silence followed her announcement. With a groan, she stuffed her mouth with popcorn and sat chewing when the questions flew at her over the phone.
“You had what ?”
“With whom?”
“Where?”
“When?”
“How?”
“Fuck all that! Come
on, Alexis! Give us the juicy bits! How did it feel to have two cocks inside you simultaneously?” Rachel asked finally.
Alexis laughed at their excited chatter and ended up having to give them a cinematic version of her night with the three men.
“And Noah? He’s the one who has you tied up like a pretzel, right? What about him?”
“He scares me, Shanna. I . . . he awakens emotions and feelings inside me that are completely foreign to me and I have no idea how to deal with them.”
“I have to meet Noah. We need to get over there, Shanna, and quick. He’s the first man who has ever managed to make Alexis talk like that.”
“That’s not necessary, Rachel,” Alexis quickly interceded. Once Rachel had made up her mind, no one and nothing could stop her. Alexis could hear in her voice that she was on the verge of booking a plane ticket to Colorado.
“And what about him, Alexis? How does he feel about you? Or is he one of those men who don’t talk about their emotions?” Shanna continued probing.
“He’s made it clear that he wants a relationship with me. Somehow, he knew there was something inside me holding me back, without me telling him. Noah is . . . intense, girlfriends, more intense than any of the men any of us have ever met. It scares me . . . what Noah, Mason and Logan make me feel.”
“But at a guess, it excites you even more, right?” Shanna guessed with an accuracy that didn’t surprise Alexis.
“Are you perhaps Noah’s long-lost sister that I didn’t know about, Shanna?” Alexis grumbled which elicited laughter all round.
The conversation turned to pleasantries as she prodded them for an update. Soon, she was laughing and joking with them. Her upset about what to do with her growing feelings for Noah was quickly pushed to the back of her mind.
* * * * * * * *
Alexis became so entrenched in catching up with projects and preparing budgets and strategies for the New Year’s holiday that the following two months flew past in the blink of an eye.
She’d become a regular at Noah’s lodge, especially over weekends when he demanded she spend the days with him. Mason and Logan joined them sometimes on Friday nights, which usually ended with Alexis, sandwiched between the two men, while Noah watched and directed what they did to her.
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