Lingering Obsession

ra

, laced with amusement as he sipped from his glass. The music throbbe

ing my heart to slow.

ing dangerous to my spine. "Only to so

g about the way he looked at me-as if he knew I wasn't just another girl in a tight dress and h

shadows. He ordered another round, an

dulling my anxiety, but I felt myself lower my guard. We talked-about nothing and every

asked, swirling the am

ted. "Hea

, sharp and curiou

next words carefully. "You

sary. I felt like he was peeling back my laye

eplied vaguely. "

raise a brow. "Let me guess-i

und was surprisingly war

. Somewhere between the third and fourth drink, I le

od. Dangero

and guilt had temporarily lifted. Darlington wasn't just intoxicating; he was addictive. Th

admitted, leaning into

rand of hair from my face. "You're swa

d my skin tingled under the

ing out of the booth. "Le

e alcohol but from the way he looked at me like he want

r. A black car was already waiting. Darlington helped me inside, a

r that became a

sperate as he lifted me effortlessly into his arms and carried me acr

I d

n't wa

as fire and steel, dominance wrapped in tailored perfection. The world

he'd been starving and I was the onl

rowled against my throat. "

ld've f

want me Elara,

think. "I want you."

y like he was afraid to hurt me. He placed my hands on his cock

fingers into my clits thrusting in and out slowly making my body whimp

to go inside, baby," he whispered i

slowly at first then faster as we moved rhy

like he was the only real thing I'd ever e

-

ing, and hollow. Darlington slept beside me, his arm still posses

came cras

ded to

was. What I'd done. The part

ike peeling skin from bone.

t a note. With

use I had no

-

ingto

eets we

-asleep, but my fingers met em

was

urgency. The room smelled like her-laven

e room. No note. I immediately r

exist check the digit and try aga

eft with

er body in my bed and the ech

lef

cking l

d to this feeling-this loss. Women didn't walk away from me. They didn't di

ea who she was

she w

ld fin

she wouldn't be a