Coerce by Candice Wright

Author:Candice Wright [Wright, Candice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

When I wake up, I’m surprised to find myself alone.

Stretching, I climb from the bed, snag one of Atlas’s shirts and slip it on before heading off to find him.

The smell of coffee has me heading for the kitchen, but before I get there, I hear Atlas’s angry voice. When I don’t hear a reply I deduce he’s on the phone. I hesitate for a moment and consider turning back but figure if he wanted to be undisturbed he would have taken it to his off-limits workspace.

The kitchen is empty, although the coffee pot is full so I pour myself a mug and gaze out the window at the stunning garden filled with flowers of every shape and color. I’m tempted to walk outside to get a better look but decide against it when I hear Atlas approaching.

Seeing me standing at the island, he stalks toward me with the phone pressed against his ear and drops a hard kiss against my lips before stealing my coffee.

He takes a sip and grimaces, making me chuckle. Too much cream and sugar for him. Well, that just serves him right. I mean, I knew the man was nuts but he must be psychotic to steal a person’s coffee.

“I said no. Is there something wrong with your hearing, old man? Perhaps you need to see a doctor,” he snarls into the phone before sighing.

“You owe me.” He hangs up and kisses me again before grabbing his empty mug from the island behind me and refilling it.

“Everything okay?”

“Just my father pissing me off. Nothing new there.”

I nearly choke on my coffee. “You talk to your dad like that? Yikes. I’d have been grounded for life.”

“I’m thirty-five, Ivy.” He grins.

“Yeah, and I’d still be grounded at thirty-five if I spoke like that.”

He shakes his head as if I’m being cute but I’m serious. My parents weren’t overly strict but they did not like back talk, or sass, as my dad called it.

“Anyway, I need to head out of town for the night. I’ll be back tomorrow though. I want you to promise me you’ll use Pete for work tonight and for any other trips you need to make.”

I nod easily. I’ve become a little spoiled having Pete at my disposal and don’t fancy having to go back to using the bus.

“Why don’t you stay here tonight?”

“I don’t want to be here without you but I’ll sleep over tomorrow if you want me to.”

“I want you in my bed every night, Ivy.” He places his coffee on the counter and takes mine and puts it down next to his.

“I don’t do half-assed things. This”—he indicates between the two of us before gripping my hips and pulling me against his erection—“is about as real as it gets. I’ve never felt about anyone what I do for you. I do not give one single fuck how fast it is. When you know, you know. It’s you and me, Ivy. Yesterday, today, tomorrow.”

I press my head against his chest and sigh.

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