Total pages in book: 112
Estimated words: 106600 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 533(@200wpm)___ 426(@250wpm)___ 355(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 106600 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 533(@200wpm)___ 426(@250wpm)___ 355(@300wpm)
Ardan groans into my mouth and palms my ass in his large hands. This man is going to be problematic. I don’t even remember what it was I was going to say.
“My job is important to me,” I breathe when he breaks the kiss.
Lifting his hand to run his thumb against my bottom lip, he nods. “I know this. I promise you won’t notice I’m there. If you want, I’ll allow you to wear me around your neck.”
I wrinkle my brows as the elevator opens and he takes my hand to walk me out. As we walk down the long corridor, he rubs his thumb back and forth across my knuckles. It’s like he’s placing me in a trance.
Once at the end of the hall, he turns left and opens the second door we come to. I step into the room and come to a stop as a gasp leaves my lips. This isn’t what I thought I would find behind that door.
This is a very nice clubhouse for what it is, but this is above and beyond what I was expecting. I thought we would walk into a dorm-type space or something. A bed, a dresser—the basics.
However, we’ve just walked into one of the most opulent bedrooms I have ever seen. The walls are a cool blue and there’s something so calming about the space. There is a bed lifted up on what looks like a raised platform in the center of the room.
The platform is surrounded by a pool that looks deep enough to swim laps in, although concrete floors surround the perimeter of the room and encase the bed and pool. From this end, the pool looks to have an infinity edge that drops down into a lit space that emits a blue glow.
There are clear stairs that float over the pool and lead up onto the platform the bed is on. The bed is huge, but there seems to be enough room to walk around the bed on the sides. I’m thinking the bed is a California king, if not a custom-made king for him.
On the back wall behind the bed is a fireplace with blue glass inside. However, what takes my breath away about the fireplace is the crest above it. It’s like the crown with the sword running sideways through it and the chain draping them are coming out of the wall and looks to be made of glass or ice.
“Wow,” I say as I take it all in.
“Still thinking about your apartment?” Ardan says teasingly.
“No, I’m wondering why you ever lived there,” I murmur.
“I bought the building a year ago after feeling drawn to it and then moved in. Now I know what the draw was.”
“You own the building?”
I turn to look up at him. He has a mischievous smile on his lips. He shrugs as he studies my face.
“I do. I own quite a few properties.”
“I will keep that in mind. This room is nice. Not at all what I thought would be in this clubhouse.”
“We all designed our spaces to our own needs and personalities. That door over there leads to my private kitchen,” he says, pointing to the left. “Over there, if you walk through the bathroom, you will find the walk-in closet. That can be yours. If you want more space, I can create it.”
“I should be fine. I don’t need a lot of room for a spend-the-night bag.”
“I don’t need to read your thoughts to know you think this is one night. Don’t fool yourself. Welcome home, baby. Make yourself comfortable.”
“There is so much I still need to process. Look at this place. It’s like a luxury hotel suite or something. We just walked through a warehouse-like structure. Where the heck does this fit in?
“Do I really have my own magic? What did you mean, allow me to wear you around my neck? I’m not committing to calling this my home until I have some realistic answers. Not that any of this seems realistic,” I say and palm my forehead, turning to look at the bed longingly.
I’m starting to feel the exhaustion from the day’s events hitting me. Maybe once I go to sleep, I’ll wake up and this will all be some crazy dream. Ardan moves to wrap his arms around my waist, and I sink back into him.
If it weren’t for the fact that he makes me feel so relaxed, I would probably be out. This is all so crazy. I sigh and try to reel in my wayward thoughts.
“This necklace will serve as a talisman. I will be able to fit into it while you are working. If I’m needed, I will be able to force my way out. It is only one of our options,” he says.
I look down at the necklace now around my neck. I lift the pendant and smile at the pretty crystal wave. The thought of this huge man fitting inside this wave that rests between my breasts is unfathomable.