Tempting Christa: A Billionaire Romance (Irresistibly Mine Duet Book 1) by Tracie Delaney & M. A. Comley

Author:Tracie Delaney & M. A. Comley [Delaney, Tracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firefly Publishing Limited
Published: 2019-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

15

Dayton

I wasn’t sure I’d heard her correctly, and I couldn’t afford to fuck this up. “You’re willing to try?”

The nod she gave was the affirmation I’d been waiting for. I took her face between my hands and kissed her. I moved slowly, taking my time, savoring the taste of her. It had only been a few weeks since she’d freaked out in the back of my car, and as much as I was desperate to lose myself, I held back. Even when she thrust her hands into my hair and tugged hard on the roots, I managed to stop myself from rolling her onto her back, removing her jeans, and fucking her senseless. I wanted to, badly. I hadn’t gone four months without a fuck since junior high, but if I pushed her now, I’d lose her forever.

I drew back, softening my rebuff with a peck on her lips. “I’m so glad.”

She covered my hands with her own, pressing them against her cheeks. “You need to know something that might change your mind.”

I shook my head. “Nothing you say will change my mind. I want you, Christa, and I’m not talking about fucking. I want you. To spend time together, to really get to know you. I don’t only want to be your lover, but also a friend, a confidante, the person you laugh with, the one with whom you share ideas and plans for the future. These past few months, so much has changed for me.” I chuckled. “Do you know you’re the first woman I’ve ever pursued?” I waggled my eyebrows. “Egotistical, right?”

She laughed, and it lit up her whole face, chasing away the shadows that briefly appeared. Clasping a hand to her chest, she pretended to faint. “I’m so honored.”

I pulled her onto my lap and kissed her again. “You should be. I’m quite the catch.”

She grazed a hand over my beard, softly scratching my jaw, her expression growing somber once more. “Dayton, listen to me. What happened a few weeks ago on the way home from dinner with Marin… it could happen again. It probably will happen again. You’re going to need to be patient with me, and at times, you’ll get frustrated. But know that I’m trying, really hard. It’s just that…” She took a deep breath.

“Christa—” I interrupted, but she stopped me with a finger over my lips.

“Let me finish, please. Something happened in my past, and it’s made it difficult for me to be naked, and intimate with someone. I will get there, but you’re going to need to build my trust in you first.”

An uncomfortable feeling at what she was intimating tightened my stomach. I had to ask.

“Were you sexually assaulted?”

She shook her head. “I’m not surprised you asked that, but no, that’s not the reason.”

Relief rushed through me. Violence of any kind toward a woman turned me sick, but in my opinion, sexual assault was among the most heinous of crimes. “Whatever you need, Christa, it’s yours.”

She nibbled her lip, her eyes cast downward as she tugged at a loose thread on her T-shirt.

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