today.
Colton himself took in a quick gasp of air. It wasn’t like him to behave like this, as if somehow he too was feeling something so intense that even the big, bad billionaire was thrown off kilter for a moment.
He reached around her back and grabbed both of her soft wrists. Then he stared into the center of her eyes. Her first instinct was to deny him any access into her own private world, but unfortunately there was no place for her to hide right about now.
So instead she surrendered to his gaze, staring back into this man’s alluring eyes and taking note of every beautiful nuance contained within them… including the slightly detectable strain.
Truth was, his eyes had magical powers of their own, and one of those powers included the ability to confuse the utter hell out of her. He looked hungry for her of course, but there was something else behind that look of his, something raw or soft or tormented or…
Did Colton Marcus have a weak spot?
She just couldn’t pinpoint it, although she was determined to figure it out sooner than later.
She squinted her own eyes, desperately exploring him inside and out in order to get a better read on this man.
Colton, however, would have none of that from her. Not yet anyways. She swore his eyes suddenly turned the color of scorching hot red flames. His entire demeanor had instantly shifted right before her very eyes. Maybe she had made the giant mistake of exploring too deeply, or looking too closely… Whatever tenderness they had just shared had seemingly spontaneously combusted.
“I’m gonna tie you up and fuck your brains out,” he sputtered.
His words shocked her at first- it wasn’t exactly the most poetic gesture. But she didn’t care anymore. Taylor was done pretending to herself as though there anything more behind those eyes of his than pure lust.
She had no choice but to surrender to her own desire to have him inside of her now more than ever.
And that level of recklessness scared the absolute hell out of her.
Colton slowly tied both of her wrists behind her back using the red silk hanky. “Are you ready for me, Taylor?”
As twisted as all of this was, especially for a girl who’d always believed she had to marry a man before she’d surrender control of her body like this, she just couldn’t help herself when it came to Colton Marcus.
Their eyes met just before she answered him. His narrow gaze flickered as he waited. “Yes, I’m ready,” she said.
Although she couldn’t wrap her arms around him because her hands were tied with Colton’s hanky, the look in her eyes said it all… for however long this encounter was going to take, she was his.
Completely his.
“Take me,” she said. It was the first time in her life she had ever given herself over so completely to another man like this.
Then something bad happened. Something really, really bad. Just as the words left her mouth, Colton’s body stiffened.
She noticed his eyes; they had changed from thirsty and passionate to distant and more distant. And there she was, bound and tied, backed up against his desk, and completely vulnerable.
“What?” she asked, desperately hoping for an explanation that wouldn’t leave her feeling completely humiliated.
He took in a quick breath of air and then shook his head as though he was just coming to his senses. “You have work to do.”
Her face turned the color of a fresh red rose; she was mortified that he could just turn her on and off like a light switch.
He undid the silky knot around her wrists and retrieved the pocket square. Then he slid open the desk drawer to the side of her hip. Colton pulled out a shiny laptop and placed it on the surface of the desk.
“Is that for me?” she asked, knowing full well it was.
“Yes.” He glanced at her cami top that was still rolled up to her belly button. “You might want to make an adjustment.”
Her cheeks flushed red from embarrassment and she immediately stood up straight and
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