Through Shattered Glass: Part 1 by Lena Venti
Author:Lena Venti [Venti, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lena Venti
Published: 2022-06-03T05:00:00+00:00
That was really too much whiskey. I am tipsy, way too tipsy. Not as bad as yesterday, but I know here and now that tomorrow will bring another awful morning. It takes me a lot to drag myself upstairs, and it takes me even more to stagger back to the room. On the way there, I keep on sniffling, wiping the final bits of my tears. Maksim doesnât seem to care. He walks ahead, not looking at me, not turning to me, just marching toward the door at the end of the hallway.
When I step into the room, I have my back facing him. I can hear him breathe behind me, soft and shallow pants. I canât figure out what has gotten into him, why he spontaneously decided to take me to my room, why he stands silently behind me.
âAre you going to leave?â I ask with a little voice, like I donât want him to say yes.
Within seconds, I feel his hands reach for my waist. He makes me turn around and delves his silver glower deep into me. I donât have time to catch my thoughts; heâs already leaned in and caught my lips.
Oh, man, that release. An electrical shock. A blazing pulse from my heart to the tip of my fingers.
His lips make this kiss worth everything I have to give. Theyâre so ripe yet so delicate, so enticing. He presses them against mine like he wants to devour me, to consume me until thereâs nothing left. He pushes his tongue, so sweet and tender, into my mouth. I let a moan escape when he releases my lips to feast down my neck. He takes a few nibbles, a few soft bites, while his hands slip underneath my large Columbia sweatshirt and explore my skin. They make their way to my back and haul me in, giving me no choice but to stand on my toes or Iâll lose balance.
I moan a loud, uncontrolled wail, which sounds like too much. I push him from me, looking him dead in the eyes with a cocky smirk.
âI didnât think of you as a man who takes advantage of drunk girls,â I say in a cheeky little voice, expecting a silent response or a smirk.
He pulls back instead and scowls at me. No, this isnât the reaction I hoped for. I almost trip the moment he releases me.
Maksim stares at me with his mouth half-open, panting, his blue eyes piercing right through me. âYouâve wanted this for days, but I wonât ask you to do anything you donât want to do.â
Busted. I donât wait. I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him down to steal a kiss. Not a minute later, I am latching on to his hair. I clench my fingers in his mane, semi-aware of this animalistic effect he has on me.
I hear him growl. He leads my arms up and rids me of my sweatshirt . . . and everything else above the belt.
He lifts me up.
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