Once Upon A Time(66)

“I don’t know,” I admitted. “Kate isn't the easiest of bosses to get along with. She’d fire me on the spot if she found out I was sleeping with a client - one of our most profitable clients.”

He stared me in the eyes for a moment, looking for something.

“Work for me.”

I balked, handing him my cup of warm coffee before pinching the inside of my arm.

“Ouch. Shit.” I winced, rolling my eyes at myself for pinching a little too hard.

“What the hell are you doing?” Gabriel asked, shaking his head.

“Making sure I wasn't sleeping!” I shrieked. “I can’t believe you suggested I work for you just so we can sleep together! Who do you think I am, Gabriel? Thank you for the offer, but I’m not a whore and I can’t be bought. I believe in working my way up without my skirt rising along with me,” I announced, standing from the sofa and making my way towards the door. The minute my hand was on the door handle, I was taken right back to Omega.

Standing behind me, his hips pressing against my back, was Gabriel. His breathing was heavy in my ear and the low growl which rolled from his chest sent shivers down my spine. He wasn't helping the situation. I wanted to get out of there as fast as humanly possible so I wouldn't succumb to the pull he had on me at every waking moment. We both knew nothing could stop the pull, luring me in without warning.

“Stay.” He growled, the fierceness in his voice somewhat hypnotizing.

I closed my eyes and shook my head.

Just say no, just tell him you can’t do this and walk away.

It never happened.

I couldn't deny the want rolling inside me, the infatuated need to give myself over to this man who tempted and infuriated me at the same time. It seemed all the feelings I’d been denying and pushing back came rushing to a head and, for the first time since we met, instead of turning away, I finally gave us both exactly what we wanted.

“Okay,” I whispered as I turned to face him.

“Okay?” he asked, his brow raised.

I smiled. “Okay.”

Without warning, Gabriel’s lips were on mine. I moaned the moment our lips locked and my arms moved behind his neck as I pulled him impossibly close. I decided right there to finally listen to my friends, to finally let my feelings come before my job, my home, my life long enough to just feel without worrying about my future.

The moment his tongue ran along the seam of my lips, I moaned and opened for him, allowing him to devour my mouth. And my, did he devour. His hands moved to my ass and I was suddenly off my feet and we were moving, our lips never breaking. His tongue grazed the roof of my mouth and I noticed we had moved to a bedroom. In a flash, my back was against a wall, Gabriel still devouring my mouth as the evidence of his arousal pressed between my thighs.

His lips broke away from mine and I was sure I groaned out in frustration from the missing contact, but soon moaned in pleasure. His lips moved from mine to my neck, his five o’clock shadow grazing against my sensitive skin. My eyes rolled back slightly as he nipped, licked and kissed my neck while squeezing my ass and thrusting between my thighs.

“Jesus.” I moaned as my back left the solid wall and moved to the soft duvet of the bed.

“He’s not going to answer, princess.” He chuckled before moving back to my neck, carrying on his mission of driving me into a lust-filled frenzy. “I’m the only one who can hear you moan and beg and scream out when you come with my name on your lips.”

Moisture pooled between my thighs and I was becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of skin on skin contact. Placing my hands on his chest, I pushed against him. His lips moved from my neck as he quickly realized what I wanted. I grabbed at the lapels of his suit and threw it off his shoulders. He took the cue and pulled his jacket off his arms.

I smirked as my fingers grazed the seam of his dress shirt before swiftly taking hold of either side and pulling it apart. Buttons rained down around me and a chuckle left his lips as I relived the moment from Omega.

“You seem to have a problem with my shirts, princess.” He smiled but the minute his gaze met my eyes, his expression quickly changed.

Gone was the humor, gone was the playfulness. In its place was Gabriel Black: the man who dominated a room just by walking into it, the man whose eyes would change to a deep black the moment he was aroused, the man who ultimately had hold of my heart.

Biting my lip, my fingers grazed his hard abdominal muscles, reveling in the delicious feeling of pure hard muscle beneath my fingertips. My fingers moved slowly, making their way to his happy trail which descended further down into his dress pants and suddenly, I was jealous of those damn dress pants.