“And we keep it out of the office.”
He huffed a bit, but nodded his agreement. “Fine. Nothing in the office. Nothing in public. Our relationship will be private. Just between the two of us.”
“And it’s not a relationship,” she corrected. “This is just…two people that are attracted to each other. I’ll admit, I’ve felt this way about you for a while now.”
He reached up, cupping her cheek. “Why didn’t you say something?”
Lilly blinked, amazed at the tenderness in his touch. “Because we are business associates, Drako.”
“Until last night,” he corrected. A moment later, he watched her cheeks flush with color. He needed to kiss her! He needed to pull her into his arms, to see if his memory about how perfectly she fit in his arms was accurate!
Drako put his wine glass down and reached for her. He saw the immediate wariness in her eyes and held back for a moment. When she smiled and lifted her face, her lips softening, he knew she wanted this almost as much as he did.
“Se thelo toso poly!” he groaned. Before she could ask for a translation, which he wouldn’t have given her, he kissed her.
For a brief moment, she froze. But as his lips moved over hers, he felt her trembling response. She fumbled behind her, trying blindly to put the wine glass on the counter, which he did for her, without breaking the kiss. He couldn’t! He finally had her in his arms again, and he was determined to keep her there for the next…oh, several hours at least!
The idea of Lilly in his arms for the next several decades popped into his mind, but he pushed the thought aside, reminding himself that this was only a temporary affair.
When he moved his mouth to her neck, she sighed, tilting her head back. He could smell the flowery shampoo she’d used this morning. Or maybe that was just her scent. He wasn’t sure, nor did he care. He simply breathed in deeply, enjoying the smell of her pale, soft skin.
“Me trelaineis!” he groaned. “You drive me wild!” he translated for her.
She laughed, sliding her hands slowly up his chest. “I was hoping…” she paused, distracted, when he nipped at her earlobe.
“What were you hoping?” he asked, cupping her hips and guiding her forward, so she was pressed against him.
“Well,” she licked her lips and he pulled away, wanting to hear what she was hoping.
“Tell me,” he urged, his fingers tightening on her waist.
She did that lip-licking thing again and he wanted to ravish her now. Every time he saw that sexy tongue dart out, he had to pull back, to stop himself from doing the things that he really wanted to do to her. She was such a dainty thing, he knew that he had to hold back or he’d overwhelm her with his powerful, demanding lust.
“I want…I just…” another lick, then her lashes fluttered, “I was hoping that you would do that thing with your tongue,” she whispered huskily, as if she didn’t want anyone to hear. “That thing you did last night? It was…amazing!”
He was speechless for a long moment as he went through all the things that they’d done last night. Was she talking about…dekara, he certainly hoped so!
“Yes!” he growled. Her words and that thing she was doing with her lips, was driving him absolutely wild. He lifted her onto the countertop. Once there, he pressed his hands between her knees, spreading them wide so that his hips fit between them. “Open for me, Lilly,” he urged. “This is just between us,” he whispered. “No one will ever know what we do behind closed doors, so release your inhibitions,” he ordered. “You can be as prim and polite as you like at the office. But when we’re alone, you’re mine!”
Lilly’s soft, full lips curled into a hungry smile, and there was a fire in her eyes that he hadn’t seen before. Incredibly, that fire ignited his lust to new heights. He slid his hands up the outside of her thighs…under the material of her dress, making her shiver.
“Tell me what else you liked last night,” he demanded, his fingers skimming over her skin, higher and higher. She licked her lips, spreading her legs wider.
“I like the way you kiss me,” she admitted, leaning back with her hands braced on the counter behind her. “I like the way you move when you’re inside me.”
He groaned, and couldn’t stop himself from kissing her again. Over and over, he fed on her mouth, devouring her even as his hands inched higher, teasing the sensitive skin. He almost laughed out loud when he felt her hips roll, enticing his fingers to where he knew she liked to be touched. But he wanted to explore. The previous night, they’d been too ravenous for each other. Tonight, he’d take his time! Very slowly and very thoroughly!
Lilly thought she would go mad with desire! Every brush of Drako’s fingers against her thigh drove her passion higher! She shifted her hips, wanting his fingers to caress that throbbing nub, but when she arched towards his seeking fingers, he moved his hand back, making her whimper with need. Just one touch, she thought. A small touch! Just a brush of his fingers against that nub and she’d…!
“Oh Drako!” she gasped when one finger brushed over her panties, almost touching that nub. It felt like a bolt of lightning through her core. She wanted to jump him, get him on the floor, then strip his clothes off and ride him! She’d never realized sex could be like this. So raw and devastatingly powerful. Never in her life had she wanted to “ride” anyone. But she was getting desperate. If he didn’t stop teasing her, she might have to kill him! Of course, she’d have to kill him after she had him pinned to the floor! Because this was just…she wanted to scream with need. It was too much. And yet, not nearly enough!
For a long moment, she didn’t move, too shocked by the sensation of feeling his hands there, exactly where she most needed them to be. But as she opened her eyes, she knew that she needed so much more. She wanted this man. And what he’d said earlier, about no inhibitions, she wanted that. She wanted that so badly! All her life, she’d been told how to act, how to dress, how to walk, talk, eat, drink, and even laugh! But Drako didn’t want that. He wanted the real person underneath the veneer that had been drilled into her since birth.
Besides, wasn’t this what she’d craved all her life? Wasn’t this why she hadn’t allowed her parents to force her into a marriage with one of their handpicked candidates?
Yes! And since she had a limited amount of time with Drako to enjoy him, she refused to risk missing out on what she wanted most.
There was just one other stipulation that she needed to put into place. “Drako,” she said, but his name came out sounding rough, and not at all like her normal voice. She cleared her throat and tried again. “Drako, I need to add one more rule to our agreement.”
His fingers started to slide lower, but she slapped her hands over his, hands that were deliciously far underneath her dress. They both paused and looked down at her hands holding his in such an indecent manner. But when she lifted her eyes to look at him, ready to apologize, she saw only desire there. No condemnation. Nothing that would tell her that she’d done something crude or wrong. Just desire.
So, she continued.
“What’s this other condition?” he demanded.
“If you want me, the real me, then, when this is all over, I’m going to have to resign.”
“You don’t–”
Lilly covered his lips with her hand. “No emotions,” she told him. “No inhibitions. No PDA, and we keep this private,” she recited the list. “And, at the end, we both move on.”
She saw something flicker in his eyes, but wasn’t sure what it meant. Sometimes, he could be hard to read. And at other times, she could read him like her favorite book. Which was probably fair. After three years of working for him, she should know him pretty well.
“For now, I will agree,” he told her. Before Lilly could argue, could insist that she needed his agreement, his hands moved higher. That sensitive pearl of her desire was right there and he knew it! His fingers slid into her heat, making her gasp, her back arching before…his finger moved and she melted, rolling her hips e
ntreatingly, desperate for more.
She gasped, wrapping her arms around his neck and moving closer. In that moment, she released her inhibitions, letting him see the real woman underneath the strict rules she’d grown up with. Instead of holding back, Lilly kissed him, showing him she liked the way his fingers caressed her.
“I love it when you release the real you,” he growled, lifting her up and carrying her into the bedroom. He laid her gently down on the bed, then stood and stripped off his clothes.
“Spread your legs, Lilly,” he growled.
For a moment, she hesitated. His jacket landed on the chair in the corner, his tie following, then he paused, eyeing her pointedly. She spread her legs slightly, as his hands went to his dress shirt, unbuttoning the top button, then waiting. Lilly smiled, unaware of how sexy she looked as she did so. She moved her legs wider and he unbuttoned three more buttons, and then waited again.
She got it. He’d reveal himself to her as she revealed herself to him. When his shirt finally followed his jacket, she sat up and pulled the zipper down on her dress, wiggling out of it. She didn’t want anything hindering her enjoyment of all that glorious, male skin!
“The bra,” he murmured, bending down to slide his hands along her thighs. Lilly gasped, feeling herself teetering on the edge of a powerful climax and he hadn’t even done that thing with his tongue yet! She took a deep breath, trying to control herself as she removed her bra and tossed it aside.
She couldn’t help the whimper when his hands moved to her breasts. “Drako!” she sobbed, closing her eyes because her body was throbbing, so close and so ready!
“Patience, my dear,” he soothed, cupping her breasts, his thumbs flicking against the sensitive tips. “You’re so beautiful like this.”
She didn’t want to hear that. Not right now. Maybe later! Yes, later, she’d love to hear that. Right now, she wanted to feel his…!
“What are you doing?!” she gasped, as he bit her nipple…which took her over the edge! Her body writhed with pleasure so strong that it took her breath away.
When she opened her eyes, she found Drako’s heated gaze. “I didn’t know that was possible.”
He smiled faintly, pressing his erection more firmly against her core.
“I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never seen it happen before. That was…wow!” he shook his head, wonder shining in his eyes. He moved lower, kissing every inch of her as he travelled down her body, revving her up all over again. When his tongue touched her core, Lilly shrieked and clutched at the sheets, unable to hold still. But Drako didn’t want her to be still. His tongue and lips drove her wild, sucking that nub until…!
Once again, she screamed her release, her fingers tightening in his hair as her back arched and her body throbbed.
For a long moment, she just lay there, trying to remember how to breathe properly, shocked at how liquid she felt. Lilly wanted to curl up against Drako and just…laugh! Yes, laugh!
“Don’t you dare go to sleep on me, Lilly,” he warned.
Lilly looked up to find him rolling a condom down his shaft. She smiled dreamily up at him. “Not a chance,” she replied, stunned by how husky her voice sounded. Screaming did that, she realized.
“Good,” he replied, then moved over her, pulling her into his arms. Then he rolled over so that she was straddling his hips. Lilly stared down at him for a stunned moment, how had he known? “Prove it,” he dared.
Lilly’s smile grew, as did the wetness between her legs. Prove it? Oh yeah! She’d prove it! Up on her knees, she shifted until he was poised right at her opening, and then she paused, waiting for him to look into her eyes. When he did, only then did she oh so slowly lower herself down onto him, feeling him fill her up with that exquisite sensation of perfection. “Yes!” she sighed, her head falling back as she braced her hands on his chest.
Slowly, she began to move. Lifting herself up, then sinking back down, Lilly experimented with what she liked. She’d never really enjoyed this position before, but with Drako, it felt…absolutely incredible! Ignoring his hands on her hips that urged her to move faster, she closed her eyes and rolled her hips, trying it one way, then another until she found a movement that she liked. Only then did she speed up. She rode him hard, feeling him fill her up, delighting in the delicious friction of his shaft gripped within her tight sheath. Too soon, the movements weren’t enough. She moved faster, unaware of her nails digging into his bare chest. Biting her lip, she shifted again, trying new ways, but nothing she did quite took her over that edge!
Drako watched Lilly, fascinated by her movements and so turned on, it was hell trying to hold back from falling headlong into his own pleasure. She made those sexy little sounds too, whimpers that told him how close she was, but he could tell that she was struggling.
He used his thumb to help her and…dear heaven, the way she thrust against his hand made it almost impossible for him to hold back. Never before had he seen anything as gloriously beautiful as Lilly as she took her pleasure using his body. When he felt the trembling start, only then did he release his control and let his orgasm take over, thrusting into her tight body harder and harder. She cried out and that only intensified his own pleasure.
When he felt her collapse against him, his arms automatically wrapped around her, holding her close. He closed his eyes as he savored the sensation of her soft, sweet breath against his skin, her body still quivering with spent passion.
With a sigh of contentment, he kissed the top of her head.
Chapter 7
Two weeks. Lilly swiveled in her chair, beaming as she filed a contract in the cabinet behind her. Two blissful weeks with Drako. She slept in his arms almost every night. Usually, he came to her place, but last night, they’d worked late and his penthouse was closer than her apartment, so they’d gone over to his place and…fallen asleep. Yes, he’d pulled her into his arms last night – after stripping her naked. But they had been too exhausted to do anything more than sleep. Drako had just finished another complicated acquisition, which would be extremely profitable…eventually. The business was in huge trouble, with both financial and staffing issues bringing the brand quality down. Drako had stepped in before the issues ruined the brand, but the previous owner had been difficult during negotiations.
Thankfully, Drako had won out and had managed a lower cost than anticipated. Which was yet another reason to admire the man, she thought happily.
“Lilliane!” a female voice called out.
Her voice, spoken in that harsh, demanding tone, was the equivalent of a bug zapper on Lilly’s mood. That happy haze that had surrounded her dissipated with an almost audible “pop”!
Turning, Lilly watched as her older and far more elegant sister enter the office. The way she walked into a room made one think she owned it. And, she smiled to Lilly’s administrative staff, nodding graciously as if to say, “Carry on! You’re doing an excellent job,” even though there was no way Sylvia could know if they were or not.
“Sylvia?” Lilly glanced over her shoulder, just to make sure that Drako didn’t come out of his office. When she turned back to Sylvia, took in her sister’s perfectly presentable beige dress and expensive heels, all perfectly set off with politely expensive jewelry, Lilly’s confidence waned. “Wha…what are you doing here? And how in the world did you get past the security guards in the lobby?”
Sylvia laughed, waving her hand dismissively as she adjusted her Margaux 10 handbag on her wrist. “Lilly, I’ve been getting around Daddy and Mother for thirty years. What makes you think a bunch of rent-a-cops could stop me from seeing my favorite sister?”
Lilly cringed, wondering what Sylvia had threatened the men downstairs with. It must have been horrible, because she knew the guys. They were ex-military and didn’t take crap from anyone. Unless Sylvia had come up with a visitor. That wouldn’t be good either, she thought. It would indicate a serious gap in the building’s security. Unfortunately, several times a year, an employee accidentally allowed a v
isitor to piggyback them into the elevator. There was always trouble when that happened and Lilly cringed, thinking of the poor person who was going to receive a reprimand due to Sylvia’s antics.
Girding herself for a confrontation, Lilly squared her shoulders and faced her sister with a determined expression. “Did you sneak into the elevator with someone?”
Sylvia laughed again, although Lilly had no idea what her sister thought was so amusing. “Of course! People do it all the time?”
“Not here,” Lilly grumbled, then picked up the phone to dial the front desk. As soon as the guy answered, Lilly sighed. “Hey George. My sister somehow snuck into the building. She must have piggybacked with someone in the elevators. Can you check the cameras and talk to the person?” George was the head of security for Drako’s entire operation. “Don’t let Drako know though.”
“Don’t let me know what?” Drako asked, appearing at her desk cocking an eyebrow at her.
“Never mind,” Lilly whispered, hoping that Drako would just drop it.
“You must be the man who has been keeping my baby sister occupied lately,” Sylvia broke in. Lilly’s sister refused to be ignored. She was blond, beautiful, and perfectly styled. No man could resist Sylvia when she broke out the charm. It didn’t matter that Sylvia was married, with two perfectly styled children. She and her husband hated each other, had hated each other since they’d met, but had come to an agreement. They hadn’t even conceived their children in the normal way, disdaining a sexual relationship. Sylvia had announced at brunch one year that she and Matt would be having children. Matt had been just as surprised as the rest of them. She’d gone on to explain that she’d contacted a fertility clinic that promised discreet fertilization of her eggs.
Lilly suspected that Sylvia would have hired a surrogate to have her children if she’d thought about it, not wanting to ruin her perfect figure with two pregnancies. But her older sister had a very clear vision of how she wanted her life to be and went after that vision with absolute dedication. Even Matt’s life was planned out for him. The poor guy hadn’t stood a chance after he’d agreed to marry Sylvia. It had been determined that Matt would run for governor of Michigan, because of the electoral votes he could influence in the future. He’d then aim for a senate seat for that state.
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