Lance by Janice M. Whiteaker

Author:Janice M. Whiteaker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Janice M. Whiteaker
Published: 2018-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

13

“Please?”

Lance looked down at her with those blue, blue eyes. So sincere. So intense.

A strange combination. Just like him. He was so calm and collected all the time but a hint of what he was simmered just below the surface if you knew what to look for.

Now it was easy to see the times when the beast inside him fought to break through what was probably the internal equivalent of Fort Knox. Times when Lance couldn’t quite control what was a part of him.

Those were the times Kari saw signs he was more than she thought. In the bar. When he pushed his way through a crowd of men like it was nothing. Or this morning when he caught her.

The beast wanted out.

“I want design control.”

Lance smiled at her. No. It wasn’t Lance. It was the beast. He was gloating.

The beast didn’t simply want out.

He wanted her.

The thought thrilled her in a stupidly asinine way. Kari knew firsthand how volatile the beasts could be. On many occasions during their teenage years one of her brothers would tear through the house, his beast breaking everything in sight in a rage over something as stupid as not getting to eat the last Pop Tart.

But this one was different. This one spent his whole life caged by a man who was stronger than any she’d ever met. And she knew some strong fucking men.

“You can paint the whole thing pink if it makes you happy.” Lance’s hand stroked up her back. “Cover it in gold leaf. I don’t care.”

“That brings me to my second condition.” Kari tipped her head to the side as she looked at him. “I also want control over the budget.”

“No.” Lance didn’t hesitate. The word came out strong and sharp.

Kari scoffed. “Why not?”

“Because you won’t spend anything.” He pulled her tight against him, his body strong and firm under hers. “I want you to get what you want, not what is cheapest.”

“I’m not going to blow money that’s not mine.” She came from a family that worked for every penny they had. For years they scrapped by and finally they were making headway. If Lance thought he’d be able to make her gold leaf a friggin attic then he was about to have the dumbest fight in the history of the world on his hands.

Lance’s lips twitched. He took a long breath as he watched her face. “What if we come up with a minimum?” “I’ll bring my guy through here to do an estimate and we come up with a happy medium.”

“Are you negotiating with me?” Kari barely got the words out of her mouth before Lance grabbed her around the waist. He lifted her off the ground in one smooth move and pulled her legs around his waist.

“Not yet.” He carried her to the living room and plopped her butt on the couch before yanking the cord on her blind, dropping it over the front window. Then he dropped to his knees and grabbed the waistband of her shorts, yanking them and her panties down before setting them on the cushion beside her.

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