Total pages in book: 9
Estimated words: 8162 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 41(@200wpm)___ 33(@250wpm)___ 27(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 8162 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 41(@200wpm)___ 33(@250wpm)___ 27(@300wpm)
My words stop coming when I see an intense expression in Aspen’s eyes as he stomps in my direction.
“Too far this time,” he growls at me and it shocks me into taking a step back. Too bad there’s nowhere to go and I bump into my car.
“What...ah…what are you—” I try to ask, but before I can make a clear question he grabs my wrists and spins me around. Before I know what is happening, Aspen has his cuffs on me. “Aspen, what the hell are you doing!?”
“I suggest you stop talking, you're only going to get yourself in more trouble,” he scolds as he leads me back to his cruiser and opens the passenger door.
“Seriously?” What in the hell has gotten into him?
“In,” he orders before slapping my ass and I gape at him. “Fine.” He’s impatient for me to follow orders because he hardly gives me a second to get in before he grabs my hips and lifts me off my feet. I’m in the passenger seat before I can blink and the next thing I know he’s leaning over me to buckle me in. My breath catches in my throat at how close his face is to mine. I can smell the sweet frosting on his lips from the cinnamon rolls I brought in today.
“You said you let me go,” I remind him, and I’m surprised when my words come out all breathy and nothing like my own.
He leans in even closer and barely brushes his lips against mine. “I lied,” he says easily before he pulls back.
“You lied?” I blink at him, not knowing what’s going to happen next.
“I’ve been lying long enough. The games are over and your ass is mine, princess,” he says before slamming the car door closed.
Chapter Four
ASPEN
“Where are you taking me?” Mina demands from the passenger seat. Any shock she had after I touched my lips to hers is long gone. Now that I’m driving, she wants answers.
“Home,” I tell her, and I can feel some of the wind in her sails deflate.
“Great. The family will get a huge laugh out of this.” The eyeroll she gives me is epic.
“Did you not hear what I said?” She looks at me with confusion and I shake my head. “Your ass is mine, princess.”
“Then why are you taking me to my house?”
“I didn’t say I was taking you to your house. I said I was taking you home.” That’s when I make the turn for the driveway that leads to my house.
This is part of the land my grandparents used to own, but after I got out of the academy I bought it and had a log cabin-style home built on it. I really was lying to myself all those years because I made sure this house was big enough so that we could have a family here. Mina and I together. Maybe I wasn’t willing to admit that was my plan, but everything I’ve done I made sure there was a space in it just for her.
She doesn’t say a word as I pull into the driveway and park the cruiser. Once I go around and unbuckle her, I decide to make this easy on the both of us and toss her over my shoulder. She squeals as she tries to kick her feet, but when I smack her on the ass it calms her down a bit. Goddamn, how many times have I wanted to do that?
Carrying her inside is a treat because the last time she was here was when it was under construction. I knew that having her out here would be dangerous and I wasn’t wrong. As soon as I cross the threshold I place her on her feet and pull her against me.
“Are you really going to leave me cuffed like this?” she snips, a little bit of fire coming back to her.
“For now.” All I can do is grin at her as I bend down and place my lips on hers.
The sound she makes is something like a growl of frustration but as soon as my tongue licks the seam of her lips, it turns into a moan. Then she opens for me and I use it to my advantage. While my mouth is claiming hers, my hands are moving to the curves of her hips and gripping her close.
When my mouth moves down her neck to the soft skin right under her ear, she gasps in surprise. “Aspen, I thought—oh god right there.” I bite the tender spot and then lick it better as I grind against her stomach. “Wait, I thought you didn’t want me?”
She’s almost out of breath as she pants the question, but all I can do is lower to my knees. “Not want you?” The words are bitter in my mouth as I shake my head. “There’s nothing I’ve ever wanted more, princess.”