Tales of Darkness & Sin - Pepper Winters Page 0,20
me, and within a second, he’s pulling me inside the house and wrapping me up in his arms.
“I’m sorry,” he murmurs into my hair as he breathes me in. “At the time, I thought I was doing what was right. I was pissed at you because of what Scott told me the night he beat my skull in.”
“What?” I lean back and stare up at him. “He… he hurt you?”
“He beat the ever loving fuck out of me,” Zander answers darkly. “And he told me it was a game you two liked to play. Is it true?”
“Oh my God.” I squeeze my eyes shut and shake my head. “No, never. I would never do that to you, Zander. I was… I was in love with you. It wrecked me when you walked out of my life, and I know it was all my fault. I should have had the courage to ditch Scott a long time ago. I should have done a lot of things differently, but I never wanted him to hurt you. If I had known that, I would have dumped his ass immediately. Why didn’t you tell me?”
Zander is quiet for a moment, watching me like he’s trying to read me. He’s always been good at that. He’s the one person I could never lie to.
“It sounds like we both made a lot of stupid mistakes,” he mutters.
“What do you mean?”
He sighs and releases me, turning away and dragging a hand through his hair. “I knew you were moving in here. That’s why I bought this house. I wanted you to know what it was like. I wanted to make you fall for me so I could drop you cold once you did. I only came here because I wanted my revenge.”
My heart kicks against my chest, and I’m not sure whether to run or cry. A solitary tear slides down my cheek and I wipe it away. The easiest thing would be to leave and nurse my wounds at home until I can pretend like none of this ever happened. But I’m so fucking tired of pretending. I want to fight for this. I refuse to believe that Zander doesn’t feel anything for me. There’s too much history between us for that to be true.
“Do you still want that revenge?” I ask.
He turns slowly, his eyes roaming over my body with a heat I can feel even from a few feet away.
“I just want you.”
I’m not sure who moves first. All I know is within seconds, we’re colliding into each other with a passion unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. Our lips clash, and we’re a tangled mess of hands and teeth and breaths as we undress each other. Zander discards my shirt and jeans, leaving them in the entryway before he scoops me up over his shoulder and hauls me down the hallway to his bedroom.
When he spreads me out on his bed, I feel like I feast fit for a king the way he’s looking at me.
“You are so fucking beautiful,” he murmurs. “I just need to be inside of you, Violet. Tell me you want this.”
“I won’t let you stop now,” I tell him. “Please, Zander. I need you.”
He groans and kneels on the bed, making quick work of removing my bra and panties before he yanks down his briefs. His huge, throbbing cock springs free and I squeeze my thighs together in anticipation. I’ve wanted this for so long I feel like I’ll die if he doesn’t give it to me right now.
But Zander has his own plans. His palms skate up my thighs and spread them apart as he leans his massive frame over me. He rocks his body against mine and dips his head to my breast, sucking my nipple until I can’t think straight.
I’m soaked for him. Desperate and wanting as he slowly tortures me with his tongue. When he’s finished feasting on my breasts, he kisses his way down my belly and eats me out again. It isn’t until I’ve come twice when he finally relents and comes up for air.
“Please, Zander,” I beg him between ragged breaths.
A smirk plays across his face and he shrugs. “I’ve waited a long time for this, baby. I’m going to take my time. Hopefully you didn’t have any other plans today because I’m spending the rest of it inside of you.”
He positions his hips between mine and kisses me. His tongue slips into my mouth and he sighs in content as