LOGINI tried to pull back, even slightly, but his grip didn’t loosen. His hands, firm and unyielding, anchored me to him as if I were already his possession. My pulse thundered, a chaotic mix of fear, arousal, and disbelief. I couldn’t think clearly, couldn’t breathe normally, the room, the night, everything contracted around the heat of him.
“You’re trembling,” he murmured, his lips brushing my ear, his breath hot, intoxicating.
The words should have been a relief, a chance to reclaim some control. But instead, it made my stomach twist further. How could I resist when part of me was already caught in the whirlwind of him, his dominance, the danger, the raw, undeniable pull?
And secondly I really need the money.
“I… I—” My voice faltered. I didn’t even finish the thought.
He chuckled, low and throaty, the sound vibrating through me. “Shh… no need to fight me, Elena. Not tonight.” His hands roamed with a possessive confidence, and I realized, with a shiver that ran straight through me, that tonight, I had no choice.
The mix of fear and anticipation coiled tighter with every passing second. His lips crushed against mine again, more insistent this time, and I gasped, my body betraying my mind as warmth spread through me. My fingers clawed at his jacket, at his arms, anywhere to anchor myself to reality, but he was too strong, too commanding.
When his hand landed on my breast, a moan slipped past my lips. I really didn’t know what to do anymore because I was feeling like I was in heaven already. His palm on my breast was soft as he touched me, yet I could feel now just how much he was restraining himself. There was a slight tremor within him as he held back.
"Do you want to go to the bedroom?" My mouth asked, and I felt like I was going on autopilot. Perhaps it was my exhaustion, or the small amount of alcohol in my system. But I knew those things mixed with Andrey's dark allure were dangerous. His touch was winning my body over.
"Fuck yes," he growled. I froze, but in the next instant he lifted me up from the couch and rose to his feet. His quick speed and calm strength impressed me. A bright blush spread across my cheeks and I wondered if he could see my resemblance to a tomato. He carried me into the bedroom where nothing but the New York City lights streamed into a darkened room. The sounds of the city far below were muffled, but still going strong as the people thrived on chaos in those streets this late at night.
His long legs carried us quickly. He dropped me onto the edge of the bed and dropped to his knees. "May I undress you?"
All I could manage was a nod of my head. His hands were already on my thighs and at my response his hands moved up to the hem of my dress. In the blink of an eye, he had the fabric pulled up over my head and tossed to the floor.
Cold air kissed my skin in the chilly hotel room but the salacious way he looked at me made me feel hot all over. His lips were slightly parted as his eyes roamed my body. He was marveling at me as if I was a work of art and I wanted to hide from him suddenly.
"God, you're beautiful." He whispered it on a breath, almost like a silent prayer.
"Thank you," I don't think he even heard me. His dark eyes never left my skin.
"I must taste you." My face twisted, puzzled by what he said. Before I could push words from lips to question him, he pulled my hips and slipped my thongs down my thighs. "Ah," I gasped when I fell back on the bed and Andrey pushed my knees up against my stomach. Cool air kissed the softest part of me, I could feel my arousal that he now had an eye full of.
"I think you like me." I felt his furious breath against my slick core and tensed while grabbing fistfuls of the blanket over my head. "Good." His tone was half snarl and half moan. Then his mouth was on me. Tasting me, licking me. Eating me. Devouring me. Tonguing me. So deep and so fast. It was all so wild and quick I couldn't catch my breath.
Fire burned in my belly and goosebumps took over my skin. The tightness in my core was growing so fast as he swirled his tongue over my bundle of nerves repeatedly. Like it was his sole purpose in life to pleasure me.
And it blew my mind.
I hadn't expected this at all when I found out I had a meeting tonight. To me it was just another client to fulfill my contract and earn the money I needed, but this was more. "Fuck, I can't wait any longer." He rose to his full height and my legs fell. Disappointment surprised me when it reared its ugly head in my mind. He had ripped away my pleasure when he stopped, and I sucked in a deep breath to calm myself down.
I lifted my gaze to see him watching me. The silence continued, nothing but the sound of our soft panting filled the air between us. There was a growing tension of fire burning between us.
He started undressing. Carefully peeling away each expensive piece of his suit until his gloriously tan skin was exposed. I knew I was staring, but I couldn't help it. They sculpted his body like a god. Hard muscle under perfect golden skin that flexed each time he moved, but it was the evidence of his eager arousal that really shocked me.
Straining in his pants, it looked big, and my heart thumped wildly in my chest. The reality of the situation was weighing me down, and I held my breath in anticipation as he pulled a condom from his wallet and removed his pants.
I wanted this. With him. It was the first time, and I hoped it would be the last.
ELENA’S POVGasping in a deep breath of cold air, I tried to untangle the turmoil burning inside of me. Those emotions I locked away for the interaction were trying to claw their way out.How dare Luke talk to me like that. As if he isn't the man who preys on the ballerinas and introduces them to Dax. I was nothing more than a dancer not until when he overheard me talking about money concerns after Grandpa falling sick.He was a brilliant choreography but he was a terrible asshole. I knew he profited from the contracts with Viktor, but he didn't suffer like the dancers he coerced into the contracts did. Luke's inappropriate comments to me didn't start until after I took my first contract. His eyes had always wandered more than they should have during practice, and it seemed like he thought had a chance to have a one night with me.I don't think Luke could fathom that my standards weren't suddenly in the gutter because I was desperate to help my grandpa. If he wasn't paying for my time
ELENA'S POV.One week back in the studio, and I was already exhausted. Even with the exercises the doctor approved, it felt like I had a long way to go before I was fully recovered. Of course that didn't stop me from pushing myself beyond my limit. I didn't spend years of grueling and excruciating practices to get where I was and lose it all now.It upset me to think that a woman I didn't even know had hated me so much that she pushed me down a flight of marble stairs. The incident set me back and now since I was back in the studio, I had these memories where resentment niggled it's way into my heart.I should have been here these past few weeks. On the weekends, I should have been on the stage performing. This is who I was and what I was meant to do.One woman and her jealousy could have taken it all away. I needed to trust Andrey that she was gone, and I wouldn't have to worry about her retaliation again, but it was scary to think that I would have lost my career that night. A few w
ANDREY VOLKOV’S POVThe constant clicking of my pen was the only sound echoing through my office. I stared at the thick, charcoal-grey clouds drifting low in the sky, feeling the familiar pull in my chest, the primal urge that always surfaced when my thoughts were tangled. I squeezed the pen in my hand so hard that the plastic snapped.I dropped the broken pen onto the polished mahogany desk and leaned my head back in the chair. A low, frustrated groan escaped my throat as I rubbed my face, trying in vain to push away the thoughts of Elena, her presence clawing through my mind like a persistent scent only I could sense.No woman had ever managed to sink her claws so deep into my consciousness without even trying. It was effortless. One encounter, one glance, and she left her mark, a trace of warmth and life I could not ignore.Elena Martinez. Gentle, curious, and unshakably passionate, yet beneath that light burned a subtle, fragile sorrow I sensed immediately. In moments where she le
"Mmh," it was hard to speak while my body was singing and our lips were searching for each other in the darkness.His hand fell on my hip, holding me still as he pushed his cock against me."Speak up, baby, tell me what you want," Volkov's hand moved to my ass. He groped my flesh and pulled so hard that I felt my pussy spread and my arousal peaked from my folds onto my thighs."I want you, Volkov," I took the lead. I slipped my hand between our bodies and pushed the front of his boxers down. "I want you to fuck me," I whispered, running my finger over the tip of his cock."Gladly," He growled, a low rumble that vibrated deep in his chest as usual. Then suddenly, his grasp on my hip flipped me over. With my back now pressed into his chest, I felt his dick pulsing against the curve of my ass. His arm that had been cradling my head now wrapped up around my chest, one hand cupping my breast.Andrey shoved one of his knees between my legs and spread them apart. His free hand went to his sh
"Well since it's just the two of us here with nothing to do. I suppose I could do the right thing and help you get back to sleep," Volkov’s hand around my waist wandered until I felt his palm on my hip. Then his fingers delicately skimmed over the curve of my hip and down my thigh under the blanket."Help me get back to sleep?", I asked out of breath, just from a few simple touches."Yes, baby. Come here, take a deep breath and relax," One of his hands slipped under my head, cradling me against his chest. The other hand continued trailing over my bare thigh.It was dark, but I could feel how close his face was. His breath fanned my cheek, and I turned my head to admire the outline of his face in the pitch-black room. With his roaming hand, my legs spread in accommodation of what was coming. I didn’t need him to tell me because I could read it in his body language and hear it in his tone.Under a heavy blanket and pressed against his warm skin, my body trembled like there was ice in my
I lost it all and halted pounding in her for a moment.Elena was mine. She knew it and I knew it.But did she know that I was also hers? That I would do anything for her if only she asked. I would help her even if it meant money.It was such a sudden realization that it knocked me off. Elena didn’t look like someone who wanted to depend on me, and I didn’t want to force her.Her saying that she belonged to me was enough. For now. My wolf purred deep inside, possessive and calm, satisfied that the woman wrapped around me had surrendered to me completely even if she didn’t understand the bond forming between us.I let go of her hair and smashed my lips again on her lips. This time, I tried to be tender with her. I wanted her to feel the things I couldn’t say. Even my thrusts slowed down, moving deep with purpose. I was filling her in the only way I knew how to show her I cared. My instincts, primal and old, whispered that this woman was becoming something sacred to me, my mate, though s







