IRIS “Fuck!” I hissed as Maverick spanked my ass for the umpteenth time.I wasn’t sure how long I’d been bent over his dresser table, but with the way my ass stung with hot pain, I’d say a long time.“I said fuck me like you hate me, Maverick, not punish me,” I breathed.“Why do just one when I can do both?” he rasped, driving into me again with an urgency that made me scream.“Shhh,” Maverick tutted. “You don’t want to wake the kids up now, do you?”“I scoffed. “They can’t hear us and you know it.”He pulled out of me, lined his cock with my core before instantly slamming back into me, hard enough to cause me to cry out. “Oh, yeah,” he groaned. “That’s right. Which means I can do whatever I want with this pussy.”He gripped my hair, pulling me up so my back was against his chest as he drove into me nonstop. “This is what you wanted, huh?” he grunted. “For me to fuck you like I hate you? Is that what you think we’ve been doing since day one? Fucking like we hate each other?”I opened
IRIS“You okay, baby?”“What do you think?” I breathed, peering down at Maverick who had settled himself between my legs.His hands gripped my thighs firmly as he dragged me closer to him.Closer to his mouth, I mean.Maverick chuckled, his breath fanning my wetness, sending a chill down my spine. “I think you look just fine,” he muttered, and then his tongue swiped along my slit, causing me to fall back into the pillows.Maverick was in a really good mood tonight. He hadn’t told me anything about it, but I could tell that something good must have happened at work.He’d returned a bit earlier than usual, sent Tania home and even offered to cook dinner.But the moment Chelsea and Amy went to bed, Maverick was all over me. He didn’t even give me any space to breathe, except when he was carrying me over his shoulder to his bedroom, muttering something about us having unfinished business.My eyes fluttered shut, eyes parted as I laced my fingers into his hair, playing with it while he pla
MAVERICK Quentin’s eyes flashed. “Is that a threat?”I didn’t answer. Then again, I didn’t need to. My father was as irrelevant to this meeting as the abstract paintings on the walls.He scanned the room, his lips turning down into an ugly scowl as his gaze moved from one member of the board to the other.I guess this was what betrayal felt like for him.“This meeting is dismissed.”My back was turned, but I didn’t hear a sound. Nobody moved.I shrugged, tilting my head at my father.Quentin, boiling with rage at this point, charged toward the table, slamming his fist onto the hard mahogany.“I said, this meeting is dismissed!” His voice was louder now, and I turned back around to face the board, pleased to see that nobody had moved.Not even David Lenner, who was already about to get fired by me.I let the silence sit for a few seconds before I spoke. “Nobody is leaving.”Quentin slowly turned to face me. “Excuse me?”I glanced briefly at Sebastian, taking in the way his right eye
MAVERICK The boardroom was quiet.Too fucking quiet for comfort.Everyone wanted to know why the meeting had been summoned but nobody was bold enough to ask. All the board members did was exchange glances and murmurs with each other. I sat at the head of the table, my gaze moving from one face to another, memorizing every single one. For too long, I’d been sitting in the dark.“I appreciate you all coming on short notice,” I said, keeping my tone neutral. “I know that this isn’t standard procedure, but given the circumstances, I thought it best we meet before things get… public.” David Lenner, the oldest on the board and an acquaintance of my father, leaned forward. “This meeting is being held without your father and brother, Maverick. What exactly are these circumstances?”I met his eyes. “I get married in five days.”That stirred a few nods. David arched his brow, as though he was trying to see where I was going with this.I continued. “I also recently confirmed that I have a dau
IRISI pulled the front door open even before Megan started to knock.“Hey…” I trailed off when I noticed the look on her face.“I’m losing my fucking mind, I tell you,” she hissed as she stomped into the house.“Easy with the cussing,” I said. “Kids live here now.”Megan made a show of looking around, spreading her arms wide at her sides. “Kids where? I don’t see any.”I rolled my eyes, heading over to the kitchen to grab the bottle of wine I’d kept in preparation of this moment.It was about time we had some time to ourselves while Chelsea and Amethyst were asleep. Maverick had dropped me off after the cake tasting because he had some ‘emergency’, and I hadn’t seen him since then.And neither had Megan seen Dwayne. I grabbed two glasses, heading to the living room where Meg had completely relaxed on the couch.I dropped them onto the coffee table and I popped the wine bottle open. “Wait. You can have this, right?”“Yes,” Megan rolled her eyes. “Of course, I can. I’m not on pain med
MAVERICK Dwayne wasn’t alone when I got to his club.Ryan Moss was with him in his office, arms crossed over his chest like he was bored of being here.“What the fuck’s going on?” I asked Dwayne.I hadn’t seen him since our fight two nights ago. We had a lot of shit to clear up, but right now, it seemed there was a bigger problem than that.Dwayne didn’t answer, but Ryan did.“Turns out Dwayne here, was wrong about the assumptions he made about Steven Walsh.”Steven Walsh was Megan’s ex-boyfriend who’d just gotten out of prison after being locked up for over three years for assaulting her.On the night of the fight, the last thing Dwayne had said before he left was that he was going to find out the truth.In other words, he was going to find Steven Walsh because he was convinced that he was the one who cut Megan’s brakes.“What do you mean?”Dwayne ran a hand through his hair, his jaw clenched hard. He shrugged exasperatedly. “Turns out Steve Walsh isn’t even in the country anymore.
MAVERICK I was hard as a rock.I couldn’t think. Couldn’t focus because my mind was on Iris. I craved her wet heat and I needed to be inside her.Right now.I adjusted my cock in my pants.The baker, whose name I’d never really learned, came out to meet me, a nervous smile on her face as her eyes darted around as if she was looking for Iris.“She had to leave…” I said, rising to my feet. “Emergency.”“Of course,” she let out an airy laugh even as she tried so hard to look at anything but my face. I wasn’t sure at what point she had noticed that something was going on between me and Iris, but she had. And I could tell how anxious and uncomfortable she felt being in my presence.I concealed my smile. “I also have to leave, so you’re going to have to discuss the details with the wedding planner. I’ll have her contact you.”She let out a sigh laced with relief. “Of course. It’s been a pleasure having you, Mr. Sinclair.”“I’m truly sorry you had to witness that,” I muttered before I coul
IRIS I froze in my seat.Stay?What the hell did he mean by “Stay?”The baker smiled politely. “Oh, of course, I can stay,” she said. She was completely unaware that Maverick had just issued a threat disguised as a request.“Oh, you don’t have to—” I started to say, but she cut me off.“Please. I’m usually nervous about watching my clients taste my cake, but I don’t mind being here as long as it’s what you want.”My eyes were wide as I stared at Maverick, and he had a smirk on his face. His stormy eyes twinkled with mischief.And the remote was completely out of sight.“It is,” he said curtly, his gaze pinned on me sharply, daring me to disagree.That wasn’t going to happen.“Okay, sure,” she replied, tucking her hair behind her ears nervously. “I’ll just… stand back and talk you through the flavors while you try them.”Maverick’s expression was unreadable as he reached for a mini red velvet cake from the platter. He stabbed it with his fork, holding it out to me.“Open,” he murmured
IRIS It wasn’t long before I was ready. I had on a lilac-colored sundress—yes, I picked it on purpose—and tied my hair up in a messy bun, letting a few stray curls dangling near my face. Maverick was already in the car when I slid into the passenger seat. He turned to look at me, his look appraising as he regarded my form. “You’re playing a dangerous game, Angel,” he said huskily, his gaze trained on my cleavage. I couldn’t help it—I stuck my chest out a little more, and Maverick’s jaw twitched. “When am I not?” I replied sassily, biting on my bottom lip. He looked away from me, tapped his fingers on the steering wheel once. Twice. Thrice. And when he looked back at me, there was anger swirling in his eyes. Anger and something else. Desire. “Let me make something clear to you, Iris,” he said in a deadly tone. I let out a soft gasp. He continued. “This doesn’t mean I’ve forgiven you for what you did. I haven’t.” Maverick shook his head slowly even as my heart sa