Destined Desires: A Second Chance Romance (Billionaire's Passion Book 2) by Alizeh Valentine

Author:Alizeh Valentine [Valentine, Alizeh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Cade

If I'm being completely honest, I had imagined this more than once. As it turned out, actually making love with Mara left any shower daydreams or late night jerk-off sessions in the dirt. The girl of my dreams had turned into a woman made of fire, and the minute we were done, there was already a part of me that was eager to know when we could go again.

She whimpered softly, sliding off of me to nestle naturally at my side. I reached over to brush her hair back from her face, and as I did so, I could feel a ripple of anger roll through me at what might have been.

Christ, it was ten years ago, I told myself, but that didn't stop me from rolling away from her and getting to my feet, preparing to leave the bedroom to grab my clothes.

"So... is it part of your fantasy to be a salary man who has to get back to work late at night, or are you just naturally bad at cuddling?" asked Mara. Her voice was confident and amused, and I wondered if she was laughing at me. To be honest, I wondered how long that question had been lingering in my head.

"We shouldn't have done this," I said shortly. "This was just supposed to be business."

I glanced back to see her eyes narrow. In the dim light of the room, the green turned to black, and there was something sharp and merciless in her gaze.

"Really? For someone who wants to keep this all business, you sure did have a good time a few minutes ago..."

"Of course I had a good time." I bit off the rest. Because it was you. "Get out of bed and let’s get dressed, Mara. You've seen what I've got going on here, and you can decide for yourself whether you want in."

Mara looked as if she would do as I said for a moment, and then she sat up.

"No."

I paused halfway to the door and turned back around.

"Wait, what?"

"No," she repeated accommodatingly, rolling up to her feet. She was gloriously comfortable in her nudity. She set her hands on her generous hips and looked me in the eye.

"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me why you're still so angry. I mean, sure, sometimes I think I should have gone with you too, but I was still in high school. If you can't see why a high school girl shouldn't blow off graduation, her family, and all her plans just to join a guy who thought that it might be fun to head south for a few months, I don't know what to tell you."

I glared at her. I'm pretty damned intimidating when I glare, but Mara just ignored it. Instead, she looked at me, imperious as a queen, and waited to see what I had to say for myself.

The anger that had been hiding inside my heart for the better part of a decade bubbled to the surface, and I couldn’t hold it in any longer.

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