Total pages in book: 85
Estimated words: 81083 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 405(@200wpm)___ 324(@250wpm)___ 270(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 81083 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 405(@200wpm)___ 324(@250wpm)___ 270(@300wpm)
“Kiss me,” she said.
“What?”
“Kiss me.” She shrugged. “We may as well see if we have chemistry now. No need to waste each other’s time if we don’t.”
Holy shit. She was a spitfire, and I was shocked as hell at how much I liked it.
I glanced around for any spectators who may have spotted me. The last thing I wanted was for her to be recorded just because she was speaking with me.
“You afraid of a little PDA?” she asked. “Because that’s totally fair,” she said, then gently grabbed my hand. “Here.” She tugged me around the corner of the building, the small alleyway there covered in shadows. “Better?”
“Are you sure?” I asked, the blood pumping hot in my veins. This girl had immediately worked her way under my skin in the best way. “One kiss and I might win the bet.”
She laughed again. “Only one way to find out.”
Fuck, I’d never been so put on the spot before or been met with such open, carefree honesty before either.
“Tell me again,” I said, walking into her space until her back gently touched the brick wall of the building.
“Kiss me,” she said, tipping her chin up to meet my gaze as I placed an arm on either side of her, caging her in. She glanced down at the phone in her hands and clicked something on the screen. “Thirty seconds,” she said. “That’s all we need.”
Heat streaked through my veins, anticipation pulsing through every inch of my body. This wasn’t normally how I did things, but I suppose there was nothing normal about this bet either. And besides, she seemed just as certain she wasn’t capable of falling in love as I was sure I wasn’t someone who could be loved.
But that didn’t stop me from sliding my hand across her cheek, reaching around to gently grip her neck, drawing her flush against me. A little surprised gasp escaped her lips, and I inched mine down toward hers, never losing her eyes, gauging her reaction as I held us both there. Electric charges crackled everywhere our bodies touched, and even though we were fully clothed, I could feel how fucking pliant she was against me.
I worked my fingers into the strands of her long black hair, gently tugging until her mouth met mine, slow at first, soft and explorative.
Then her fingers gripped my shirt and pulled me closer, and I lost all restraint.
I crushed my mouth against hers, and she parted her lips, opening for me. I licked into her mouth, relishing the taste of lime on her tongue. She whimpered as I pressed my thigh between hers, my free hand snaking around to hold her lower back as I kissed and licked and sucked every inch of her lips and mouth I could reach.
Fuck, she was like a shot of pure ecstasy. Her little whimpers and frantic fingers clenching my shirt had my dick aching to sink into her. And this was just a kiss. Where the hell did my control go?
Alexandra had stolen it, plain and simple. With her soft, full lips, and her fast, no-holds-barred attitude that had me dying to know what she’d do next.
I teased the roof of her mouth with my tongue before gently sucking her bottom lip—
An alarm rang, the shrill sound breaking us apart.
She pulled her phone from her pocket, silencing the alarm before smiling up at me. “Time’s up,” she said.
I smoothed my thumb over her flushed cheek. “Are you going to call me?”
Her smile deepened, but she ducked under my arm, walking back toward the main sidewalk along the building. “We’ll see,” she said, but the fire in her eyes told me everything I needed to know.
I followed her out of the alleyway, sliding my hands into my pockets as I watched her wait for the crosswalk light to change.
“Are you sure I can’t buy some more time?” I asked.
She glanced over her shoulder, flashing me a challenging look. “You can’t buy time,” she said.
“Want to bet?” I asked. “Name your price.”
She laughed, shaking her head. “Still trying to get me to fall in love with you?”
I swallowed hard as anticipation blazed across my skin. Fuck, just standing here talking to her was like waiting for an explosion to go off. One I wanted to be a part of.
“What if I am?” I finally asked.
The crosswalk light changed, and she walked backward across it. “Then you’re playing a losing game.” She winked at me before spinning around.
“You’re going to call me!” I called playfully after her.
“If I have time!” she called back, all tease and just the hint of desire in her voice.
I stood there smiling like an idiot as I watched her until she was out of sight.
She’d call.
And I couldn’t fucking wait until she did.
CHAPTER 2
Alexandra
“He stood you up?” Nora—one of my best friends—asked as we sat at my small dining room table.