Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 76390 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 382(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 76390 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 382(@200wpm)___ 306(@250wpm)___ 255(@300wpm)
The sound of waves lapping at the shore serenaded her senses, and Daria thought that if she had to define bliss, then this would be it. Perfect weather, perfect beach, and—-
Unable to help it, she stole a look at her companion’s face.
Perfect man.
She only had to look at Nik for more than a few seconds, and it started again. Heat rippled down her skin, locking the oxygen in her throat and sending her heartbeat skidding into a fast and erratic pace.
God, here we go again. Her whirlwind romance with Nik made her feel like she was on a rollercoaster, and right now she was burning and floating at the same time—-
Up, up, up—-
Daria knew it was the height of stupidity to let herself get carried away, and yet...
It felt so right between them, and the thought sort of calmed her.
Down, down, down—-
Without warning, Nik’s head turned towards her, and he caught Daria staring at him. Something on her face must have given her away, with the way his dark gaze suddenly glittered with feral desire, and the sight caused Daria to swallow and feel even more out of breath.
Up, up, up—-
They both slowed down at the same time, staring at each other, unspeaking.
Down, down, down—-
Nik drew her towards the palm trees, away from the crowd of diners and selfie-takers. Here, the sound of water crashing against the sand was louder, drowning the noise and the laughter.
She waited for him to speak, trembling, but he only stared at her with brooding intensity.
Up, down, up, down, up, down—-
“You are too seductive.” Nik’s beautiful voice was rough, and Daria loved the way his Greek accent thickened at the last word.
The sound had her licking her lips, which then caused Nik’s grip to tighten. It should have terrified her, this unbidden display of his power, but instead it only made Daria remember.
The two of them in the shower, Nik pushing her against the wall and his hands gripping her hips, hard, as he took her from behind—-
Her eyes clouded with remembered desire. As Daria felt telltale moisture slowly drenching her bikini bottom, the rest of the world faded into nothing, leaving her only capable of thinking of only one thing.
“Make love to me.” The words stumbled past her lips before she realized what she was saying, her voice a throaty whimper that had Nik’s body stiffening and his cock surging up in a rock-hard erection.
He was not, however, the only one to hear her, with Daria’s voice coming out louder than intended and causing people close enough to hear to glance at them. A couple of them were teenage boys, and they hooted and whistled appreciatively.
Daria blushed, realizing she had been heard. A second later, and Nik yanked her to him, his hold possessive. The dark color staining his face was mesmerizing. There was just something about a grown-up man so obviously unused to such attention that was...cute.
Before she knew what she was doing, she was reaching for his cheek—-
Nik’s head snapped towards her the moment the tips of her fingers grazed the side of his face. His eyes narrowed, a silent warning for her not to do anything silly. DO. NOT. DO. IT.
But Daria couldn’t help it.
She pinched his cheek.
Nik’s eyes widened in disbelief. What the fuck? Did this woman just dare pinch his cheek? In public?
Daria giggled, as if to answer his unvoiced question, and his face turned grim. “You—-” But he was no longer speaking to anyone.
Having taken one look at Nik’s face and correctly interpreting it as her impending doom, Daria beat a quick escape, not exactly running, but definitely walking faster than usual.
Vixen. As always, thoughts of Daria left him torn between irritation and amused exasperation. As he watched her slim shoulders shake with mirth while zigzagging through the crowd, Nik debated whether to run after her or not.
The smart thing would be to wait for her to come back and punish her then. But in the end, and again this tended to happen only with Daria, Nik found himself chasing after her like a damn puppet wanting to have his strings pulled.
Peering over her shoulder, Daria caught a glimpse of Nik closing in on her and hurried away faster even as she struggled not to laugh out loud. Oh, the look on his face when she had pinched his cheek! He was so unbelievably serious, it just made her want to tease him more and more.
From the corner of her eye, Daria spotted a fairly empty alley and instinctively took a detour. Three steps in, and a hand suddenly curled around her waist, making her jerk in a combination of fear and excitement.
A second later, and she was being whirled around, her gasp cut off by Nik’s mouth slamming against hers.
“I should punish you,” he gritted against her lips.