A Moment Like You (The Baker’s Creek Billionaire Brothers #2) - Claudia Burgoa Page 0,11

take. I want you to be willing to give. I want to seduce you. I want you to surrender all that power you exude, to me.”

He nibbles my neck, running his free hand slowly up and down my back. My body is shaking, and I’m not sure if it’s from his words, his lips, or the tension that’s building between us. My skin is burning, and I’m gasping for air.

“I want to own you,” he continues, and I shiver when his hand reaches under my skirt and his fingers grace my skin as it climbs to my core. “Claim every inch of your body and call you mine.”

A sound between a gasp and a whimper escapes my throat when his finger moves aside the silky fabric of my underwear and he runs his fingers down my slit. His eyes fixate on me. I heave when he buries his digit inside me, rubbing the heel of his palm against my heat.

“You’re soaking wet,” he says, his stubble rubs against my jaw as he nibbles the sensitive skin behind my ear.

I move against his hand, seeking release. His fingers tighten and I order, “Faster.”

“Sophia,” he hisses. “If you weren’t drunk, I’d rip your panties off and fuck you senseless.”

“I’m not drunk,” I argue, almost panting.

All I want is for him to thrust his length deep inside me.

Instead, he withdraws his finger.

Suddenly, I’m hollow and highly unsatisfied.

I’m so close to begging him for more, offering myself to him, because I’ve become a puddle of desire. My mouth opens wide when he licks his finger clean, and smirks. “You taste better than I imagined. And you might not be unconscious drunk, but I know you’re not yourself.”

Henry pushes the button of the elevator, and it continues its way up to the top floor where the presidential suite is, and where I’m staying. When we arrive, he uses his master key to open it and helps me inside.

“You’re an asshole,” I say as I enter the room and as I’m about to shut the door, he stops me.

He appraises me from top to bottom and smirks. “I’ve been called worse.”

“What game are you playing, Henry Aldridge?” I ask instead of telling him to go and fuck himself.

“The day we fuck, Sophia, it’ll be when you are sober, and not because you feel lonely,” he states, setting his arm around my waist and pulling my body to his. “Or when you pity me because you believe that I’m the unhappiest man on this fucking planet.”

He brushes my hair over my shoulder and leans in to kiss me. His mouth meets mine, and I shiver as his tongue pushes between my lips. I cling my arms around his powerful shoulders as I melt into the rawest kiss I’ve ever experienced in my life. Underneath my skin, there’s a wildfire spreading. There are so many contradictions swirling inside my head. The craving for his firm hand tugging my hair as he fucks me hard against the wall. The longing for his mouth whispering loving words as he slowly thrusts himself inside me. The need to push him away from me because I’m jeopardizing my entire life.

But I can’t seem to find the strength or the words. I just keep moaning as he kisses me with the utmost passion I’ve ever experienced. Once our mouths separate, he puts his hands on the side of my face and strokes my cheek with his thumb.

Our gazes connect and I hold my breath waiting for him to set some conditions before we continue. Remind me of his stupid rules, or just order me to get down on my knees and suck him. At this point I’m so worked up I’d do anything to get some release.

“A house it is, then,” he says, not making sense and leaving me needy and shaky.

“What just happened?” I yell, frustrated with myself and angry at him.

Four

Sophia

If I had a time machine, I’d go back in time to the day when I agreed to become Henry Aldridge’s assistant. There are two things I would do. First, convince myself not to take the job. And second, give myself the winning numbers for the lottery. That’s the only way that younger me could pass the opportunity to work for him.

From the beginning, I knew he wouldn’t be an easy boss.

I learned to hate the man, but ignore my emotions because I need the salary and all the benefits my position provides. Now… Well, now things between us are complicated.