Reign A Romance Anthology - Nina Levine Page 0,195

desire overcomes us, driving our bodies to move in sync. Our kisses deepen, rushed with urgency, until the slight pain I experience subsides, and my body begins to convulse into a beautiful finish.

I throw my head back when Austin pulls out abruptly, his body jerking forward as he spills out beside us.

“Are you okay?” I ask, barely able to catch my breath.

“Yes,” he answers with a grin. “I’m perfect.”

And as his lips find their way back to mine, we exchange our ‘I love you’s’ and promise not to map out our future on the fear of losing each other.

We’ll always have this moment, and no matter what happens from now, no one can ever take that away from us.

5

Will

“William Rockford Romano, why are you avoiding my calls?”

My mother’s nagging voice barrels through the speaker. For someone who is ambitious and works long hours, she should understand my time during business is precious.

“I’m not ignoring you, Mother. I’ve been busy, that’s all.”

“Oh, cut the bullshit with me. There was some online article of you with some girl at last night’s grand opening of the new office towers downtown. Busy being a playboy, I see? The apple does not fall far from the tree.”

I snicker, having heard this a dozen times. “Dad would be proud.”

“Yes, unfortunately, your father is quite proud of your inability to settle down,” she complains, reminding me why I avoid her calls like the plague. “Now, when are you coming over for dinner? It’s been too long, and your brother misses you.”

Closing my eyes for a brief moment, I ignore the constant pings of emails coming through, knowing I have one more meeting this afternoon, which will most likely extend into after-work drinks.

“I’ll check with my assistant and get back to you.”

“Is your personal assistant still the blonde with the rather bouncy ass? Or did you manage to conflict your work relationship, too?”

I let out an annoyed huff, wondering why on earth I have to justify my sex life to my overbearing mother. “Of course not. She had other endeavors she wished to pursue.”

There’s a rustle in the background, distracting Mom until I hear, “How’s my boy? Don’t tell me you let her suck your dick and then fired her?”

“Rocky!” Mom shouts, the loud sound causing me to distance the phone from my ear. “How crass of you to say that to your son.”

I let out a snicker. Dad has been crass for as long as I can remember. He doesn’t take life seriously, something I love about him. “Uh… no, Dad, I wouldn’t quite put it that way.”

“So you fucked her, then?”

“Jesus Christ, go away. And why are you here?” The voices filter out before Mom tells him to fuck off, plain and simple. “Now listen, ignore your father, and please come to dinner. I miss you.”

“I will, Mom. Promise.”

We hang up the phone, my smile still lingering from Dad’s blunt yet accurate calling of my sex life. Jennifer, as she shall be named, was too hard to resist. Every single goddamn time she bent over to water the plants in my office—to the low-cut blouses she wore—it was too much.

Yet, I’m a gentleman. I didn’t make a move until a work event last week in which she got drunk and offered to suck my cock. Of course, I warned her that she’d have to give up her nicely-paid position by doing so.

She wanted cock more.

Who could blame her?

I got what I needed, and it wasn’t as if she was a hard worker. Her skills were less than par. But, of course, I’m down an assistant, and these temporary women filling in have been old and undesirable.

Considering I run this company, how fucking hard is it to find someone competent?

I note the time, grabbing my phone and wandering across to the boardroom. The noise stops upon my arrival, my management team quietly waiting until Lex enters the room. The bastards all fall on their knees with his dominating presence, whereas I extend my hand, shaking his.

Unlike everyone else, I’ve known Lex on a personal level all of my life. I have considered him an uncle for my entire life, a great mentor, and one who treats me like his own son. Not only do we have personal ties, but it’s also Lex who invested in my company, allowing it to launch initially, making it now a multi-million-dollar business.

He informed me of his trip to the city, and I suggested we meet as there’s a chance of extending