Seducing The Wolf - By Marisa Chenery Page 0,17

Billie left her hair loose around her shoulders.

Inside her bedroom, she rifled through her underwear drawer. It was then she found she didn't have a bra to wear with the dress. All she had were sports bras and there was no way she could wear one with her new dress. That left only one alternative - she would have to wear the dress braless. Even though she was far from flat chested, Billie had built up enough muscle in her upper chest to give her built in support.

With that settled, she pulled on a pair of panties that could be considered almost sexy. Slipping the dress over her head, Billie smoothed it down her body. She did up the zipper, which was concealed at her right side and ran down the seam of the dress. Lastly, she put on the new high heels Janice had convinced her to buy.

The shoes themselves were pretty enough. They were high heeled dress sandals that had a strap that did up around her ankles. They also matched the color of her dress. Once she had them on her feet, Billie stood up and took a few practice steps. The heels were a lot higher than she was used to, but surprisingly she found them easy to walk in.

Now dressed, Billie headed for the living room to wait for Royce. At exactly seven o'clock, her buzzer sounded. Pushing the intercom button, she told Royce to come up as she pushed the button on the console to release the secured front entrance door. A short while later Royce knocked on her apartment door.

Billie took a deep breath and opened the door. She felt all the air leave her lungs in a whoosh. Royce had changed his clothes as well. He now wore a dark charcoal dress shirt with black dress pants. His shirt was open at his throat, revealing some of his chest. Billie felt her eyes drawn to the enticing patch of skin that showed. She had the greatest urge to run her tongue across it.

Royce cleared his throat. "Are you ready to go, or are you just going to stand there and stare at me for the rest of the evening?"

Coming back to herself, Billie blinked her eyes a couple of times. "Sorry. I'm ready. Just let me get my purse, then we can go."

With purse in hand, Billie closed and locked her apartment door. Royce threaded his fingers through hers as they stood waiting for the elevator. She turned her head to look at him. His eyes seemed glued to her body.

Feeling a little self-conscious, Billie ran her hand down the length of the dress. "Hopefully the dress isn't too over-the-top because this is the only dress I own. Hayes' wife, Janice, helped me pick this out at the store today. So, if you don't like it, it's all her fault."

When she opened her mouth to say more, Royce cut her off with his lips. He pulled her up against his body and thoroughly kissed her until her legs felt ready to give out. Ending the kiss, he smiled down at her. "The dress is fine, more than fine actually. I have to wonder how many males I'll have to scare off before the night is through. They'll take one look at you in that and they'll want to claim you as their own."

"Well, in that case, we don't have to go to Wulf's Den tonight. My apartment is just over there. I'm sure we can think of another way to get to know one another better," Billie said in a coy tone of voice.

"No, we're going. And no throwing yourself at me in the hopes of changing my mind either," Royce replied with a laugh. "I'm going to do this properly. I'm taking you out on a real date, and then we'll see about what other ways we can amuse ourselves."

Billie was all set to try one more time when the elevator arrived. Before she could say another word, Royce took her by the hand and led her inside. Luckily for him there was another couple already on the elevator. As the door slid closed, Billie admitted defeat and resigned herself to the idea of spending the evening at a nightclub.

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After helping Billie into the passenger seat of his black BMW sports car, Royce slipped into the driver's seat next to her. He couldn't resist taking another look at her. When she had opened her apartment door and he