“You’re lying. I know you want me as much as I want you. Don’t you feel it between us? There isn’t a moment that goes by where I don’t think about you.”
“That’s just sex.”
“Is it? Because I’ve had that, Violet. I’ve wanted women, and the moment I’ve fucked them the intensity has gone. With you, I’ve felt this burning inside me since the moment we met on the elevator.”
She frowned, not recalling the time he talked about.
“You don’t remember it?”
“I’ve never met you.”
“We rode in the elevator together. You wore a black pencil type skirt and a white blouse. You stood on my floor waiting as the doors opened. You stood staring at the ground before riding the lift down to the bottom floor. Do you remember? I told you it was ground floor.”
The scene played out in her mind. She remembered the day vaguely, as she hadn’t been working in the building long.
“I see you remember. I knew that day you’d be mine.”
“What are you saying?” she asked.
“I love you, Violet.”
She gasped as he pushed her back against the wall his body crowding her. “I looked at you, and my world fell apart. I knew I wanted you, and I’d do anything to get you. You feel this?” He placed her hand over his heart. “It beats for no one but you.”
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Her hand pressed against his chest. Eyes bright with tears, Cadeon prayed she would believe him. Being with her meant more to him than anything else. Seeing her face as she saw Olivia had cut him deeply. Telling her the whole truth about the other woman could send her running from him. He wouldn’t blame her. Being a dominant man could send the most experienced women away. He would give it all up if he could.
“How can you love?” she asked.
“Because I do. I know how I feel.”
“I never thought anyone could ever fall in love with someone like me.”
Cadeon slammed his lips down on hers. Showing her with everything he was how much he loved her. Violet submitted to him, her arms circling round his neck bringing him in closer. He wanted her badly. To feel her soft skin against his own. Pulling away, Cadeon knew he had to stop now. Otherwise he wouldn’t have the strength.
“I can’t do this. If you want me to stop, Violet, then pull away from me.”
“What happens if I stay?”
“Then I’m spending the rest of the day making love to you.” He let his words sink in, watching her expressive brown eyes widen. She stared back at him, and he waited for her response.
She wrapped her arms back around his neck, her lips pressing to his. Cadeon gave in for a few seconds before pulling back. “I’ve got to hear you say the words.”
“What?”
“I won’t touch you until you tell me with words that you want to be with me.” After the high-handed way he’d treated her, he couldn’t bring himself to take the answer out of her hands.
“Put your hands on me, Cadeon,” she said. “Don’t let go of me.”
He picked her up in his arms. “When I get inside your body, I’m not doing it against a wooden door.” He wanted her first time to be memorable. Walking up the flight of stairs felt like a lifetime. Cadeon wanted to be inside her and to show her how good he could make her feel. Nothing mattered. Not the outside world. Only them. Violet was his life, his world, and he wanted to spend the rest of his life proving to her how good being with him could be.
Kicking open the door, he put her on her feet and kissed her lips. Her hands wrapped around his neck, searching him, running her fingers up and down his body.
Cadeon pushed her against the bed. The need inside him dominated any thought of reason. He had to show her how much she meant to him. To prove to her what he felt was real beyond anything else he’d ever experienced.
Taking hold of her blouse, he tore it in two before pulling her skirt from her body. The time no longer mattered to him. He had to be inside her.
Her moans were driving him crazy. The sweet sound of her submission was more than anything he could have ever imagined. Her tits heaved against the fabric of her bra, the dark areola of her nipple pointing at him. Pressing his lips back to hers, he ran his hand down her body.
So many times they’d been naked together, yet this felt more intimate. He knew when he left this bed, Violet would be his for the rest of his life.
She began to unbutton his shirt as he kissed her. His cock struggled against the tight confines of his jeans. Pulling her hands away, he flipped her onto her stomach. Unhooking her bra, he pulled it from her arms and off her body. Pulling her hair out of the way, he kissed a line down her back until he got to the line of her panties. Her ass looked full and tempting. His palm itched with the need to land a hard, vicious slap. Closing his eyes, holding her in place with his hand in her hair, he calmed the need inside him.