Taken by the Kingpin by Winter Sloane

Author:Winter Sloane [Sloane, Winter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2018-07-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Yasmin reached for the doorknob to Carver’s apartment, but Jake beat her to the punch. Given he didn’t listen when she repeatedly insisted she could open doors herself, she let him do it.

“Thanks,” she told Jake, who gave her a nod before closing the door.

Carver’s apartment. She still couldn’t bring herself to call it theirs yet. Carver had insisted numerous times that she could do whatever she wanted with it, redecorate the whole place if she chose. Yasmin had been looking at some colorful furniture online to spruce it up. In the bedroom, she discovered a white box and a note attached to it with her name scribbled on top. She recognized Carver’s messy handwriting.

Curiosity made her flip it open. Its contents spilled out, taking her breath away. Why would Carver buy her a dress? She took it out, laid it across the bed, and sighed. Yasmin had never owned anything so fancy. She didn’t even attend her own prom, because she had to pick Larry up from the bar that night.

The dress would bare her shoulders and had a plunging neckline. She’d look like she was dipped in red ink. Yasmin didn’t doubt Carver had all her measurements down, that she’d look amazing in that dress. She always felt self-conscious about her body as an awkward teenager and even as an adult. Lately, that started to change the more time she spent with Carver in the bedroom. He couldn’t seem to get enough of her, teaching her that he loved her body just fine. Thinking of him made her curve her lips to a smile.

Who was she kidding? This past week with him had been wonderful, and the passion between them only continued to be explosive. Sex didn’t define their growing relationship. Yasmin also loved the quiet moments, like how they spent evenings on the couch, binge-watching TV shows, or an afternoon at the park.

Large hands squeezed her shoulders from behind, and she immediately knew who it was. She leaned against him, loving the possessive way he automatically tugged her close. Their bodies always seemed to be a perfect fit. He bit her earlobe and pressed a kiss to her quickening pulse.

“What do you think?” he whispered in her ear, his breath warm.

“I’ve never worn anything like this. Are we going somewhere?” she asked.

“There’s a charity gala hosted by the governor tonight.”

She opened her mouth and closed it. “Carver, I’ve never been to one of those either.”

Carver turned her gently by the shoulder so they now looked at each other. “Angel, I don’t want you to be a secret. I want the entire world to see you on my arm and know you’re my woman.”

She shivered at those words and bit her bottom lip. Yasmin had never really done well in social situations. Carver started rubbing her back, his touch calming, addictive. “What if I end up disappointing you? Important people will be there, right?”

“That will never happen. Most of them are too scared of me.”

It took her a second to realize he made a joke.

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