Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 27809 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 27809 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 139(@200wpm)___ 111(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
“Yeah, I was hiding in the closet in his office when it happened.” She cringed. “It was awful.”
“I’m so sorry you had to go through that.” I leaned over so I could pat her hand, offering her a tremulous smile when she flipped her arm over to lace our fingers together and squeezed.
“It was totally worth it to meet Knight and finally find out about you.”
My voice was shaky when I asked, “Um, what about your mom? How’s she taking everything?”
“I’m not really sure.” Kiara shrugged with a sigh. “We’ve barely talked since everything went down, and she jetted off to some tropical island for Christmas because she couldn’t bear to be in town over the holidays knowing that people were gossiping about Dad.”
My eyes widened. “Didn’t she want you to go with her? It’s Christmas!”
“Nope, she was almost as mad at me for getting together with Shane as she was with Dad for getting caught sending innocent people to jail.” She shook her head with a shrug. “She’s always been more concerned about appearances than my happiness. She was already gone before I found out about you and plans to stay a while. I don’t know if Dad has even told her yet.”
“Yikes.” It was a relief to hear that my dad’s wife was as awful as he’d told us because that meant he wasn’t lying, at least not about that. And I didn’t have to feel quite so guilty about him loving my mom instead of Kiara’s. But it was also horrible because I hated that Kiara hadn’t gotten to grow up with a mom like mine. “I’m sorry.”
“None of this is your fault, Karina.” She got up and pulled me to my feet so she could give me another hug. “This situation sucks for both of us, but at least we have each other to lean on now.”
I beamed a smile at her. “Yeah, we do.”
She was probably right about the guys waiting right outside the door since Cash chose that moment to poke his head inside to ask, “You guys okay?”
“Better than okay,” I chirped.
“We’re awesome,” Kiara added.
Knight came inside and pulled my sister against his side as Cash led me into the hallway and back to his room.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you,” I chanted, gripping his shoulders as I pressed my cheek against his chest once the door shut behind us.
His palm slid down my spine, sending a sensual shiver in its wake. “For what, sunshine?”
“Everything,” I breathed.
“Even though you haven’t gotten the chance to talk to Mac yet?”
“Uh-huh.” I nodded. “Getting to know my sister was way more important, and she filled me in on a lot of what went down.”
A gleam of humor shone in his eyes as he asked, “Does your thank-you include me kidnapping you?”
Thinking about the stories my sister had shared with me, I nodded. “Especially that.”
“Thank fuck. I figured you’d be pissed at me over that for a long damn time.”
I pressed my hands against the back of his neck so he’d lean closer as I whispered, “Nope.”
Then I threw caution to the wind and kissed him. It was fantastic…right up until the point when he ripped his mouth from mine with a deep groan.
Jumping away from him, I dropped my gaze to my feet as heat filled my cheeks and tears welled in my eyes. “I’m sorry. I figured since you kissed me earlier that…um…you’d be okay with me kissing you, too. I guess I misunderstood.”
8
Cash
“You think I don’t want you, sunshine?” I asked incredulously. I couldn’t believe this perfect angel of a woman didn’t realize how badly I wanted her. My cock was rock hard just from grinding into her center during our make-out session. “Karina, I want you more than anything I’ve wanted in my entire life. But I’m not going to rush you.”
She looked relieved, even though her cheeks flamed with color, and she ducked her eyes.
“I…um…want…”
My breath caught in my lungs as hope sprung up inside me. I lifted her chin with one finger until our gazes locked. “Tell me, sunshine. What do you want?”
She took a deep breath, then whispered, “You. I want to be with you.”
I closed my eyes and tried not to lose my fucking mind. Once I felt like I wouldn’t pounce, I opened them back up and let her see the raw hunger burning inside. There was no reason to hide it any longer. “You’re a fucking goddess, sunshine, you know that?” I murmured as I bent down and nuzzled her neck before slowly pushing her sweater up over her tits and taking it off over her head.
The thin cups of her pink lacy bra barely contained her breasts. My mouth watered, and my lips tingled. I was going to die if I didn’t taste them as soon as possible.