Total pages in book: 66
Estimated words: 63444 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 211(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 63444 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 317(@200wpm)___ 254(@250wpm)___ 211(@300wpm)
But Bane takes the bait, baring his teeth at me. “Worth it, huh? You’d better not be playing me, or else I’ll wring your little neck as I fuck you deep.”
I suck in a breath, blinking rapidly at him. “I wouldn’t dare.”
He laughs, remembering he is putting on a show in front of his friends and enemies here tonight. He holds me close, finishing off our dance as the slow song ends. “Go mingle,” he tells me.
I rush away from him, heading straight up to my room, not wanting to see anyone right now. How the hell did I get myself into this mess?
I slam the door shut behind me, breathing deep. I don’t want to have sex with Bane. I don’t. I’ve learned everything I can about sex, and how much it’ll hurt the first time. And I know Bane will be rough with me.
How can he not be?
He doesn’t care about me.
It’s going to hurt, and it’ll forever hurt with him.
I need to return to the party before Bane realizes I’m missing, but I can’t bring myself to just yet. I suck in some more cleansing breaths, and spin around to open my door.
Before I can there’s a light rap against the wood, and I swing the door open. “Ledger?” I question with wide eyes. “What are you doing? Why don’t you go back to the blonde?”
He pushes me inside my bedroom, closing the door shut and locking it. “Are you okay?” he asks me, his eyes pouring over me.
“I’m fine, why?”
“You and Bane looked like you were in a heated discussion. It didn’t look like two people who love each other.”
I cross my arms. “I’m surprised you even saw us while dancing with that woman.”
He inches closer. “She’s Dev’s girl, Chloe. The one who just had the baby. Now are you okay?”
My mood lightens a bit, and I adore Ledger for looking out for me. Even though he doesn’t need to.
I stare into his dark eyes, wanting more than anything to rest my hands on both his cheeks, and bring him in for a passionate kiss.
It would be passionate.
Just like before.
There’s this connection between the two of us I can’t deny, but I laugh instead of doing any of those things.
“I’m fine. We’re fine. Just wedding details we’re not agreeing on,” I say with a gentle laugh, trying my best to pretend everything is all right.
Even though my stomach churns at the thought of a wedding to that vile man.
Ledger hangs his head. “I’m sorry about what I said.”
“Why did you say it?”
He runs a hand down the lapel of his suit jacket. “Because I can’t think of any other reason why a purely beautiful soul like you would marry a jackass like him. You don’t love him.”
Our eyes are connected, and my breath comes out in fast pants as I try to focus on the words he’s saying.
But all I can hear is that he thinks I’ve got a pure and beautiful soul. If only he knew I’d sold my soul to the devil himself—Bane.
Chapter 19
Ledger
“Yes, I do love him,” she lies to me. She has to be fucking lying. She doesn’t love him. How can she?
There’s a fire burning deep inside me, causing a riot in my chest. A fucking war, raging on. It’s hard to breathe. I try to catch my breath, and gaze at Posey.
She’s so fucking pretty.
And there’s something else. Something deeper. I can’t explain it, and I definitely can’t help myself when I lean in to kiss her.
She accepts my kiss, opening her mouth and peeking out her tongue to meet with mine. Our hands grip each other like it’s the most natural thing in the world. My fingers sink into her silky strands, and I tug lightly, angling her mouth so I can get deeper.
My body grows harder as I press myself against her, needing to be as close as possible to her.
I shouldn’t be kissing her. I know this. She knows this.
But fuck, sometimes there’s things in life where you just can’t fucking help yourself. It’s not because you’re weak, it’s because there’s something bigger at play. A force you can’t quite identify, pushing you closer and closer toward the sin in question. I couldn’t not kiss her no matter how hard I try.
She moans, and the sound goes straight to my chest. Like bam. It’s embedded there now, her voice. Her sounds. Her sexy being. She’s a part of me now.
She doesn’t fucking love him.
I move my hand down her body, needing to feel her heat, needing to know if she’s wet just for me. I break the kiss as I move my hand under her dress.
“Ledger,” she whispers with wide blue eyes, but she doesn’t stop me.
“Has anyone ever touched you before?” I ask her, slipping her panties to the side.