One anonymous night at Noir. No names. Just heat. Rielle Lawson never expected the man she slept with to be her new boss—billionaire CEO, Zayden Wolfe. What starts as a no-strings arrangement spirals into something dangerous, fueled by Zayden’s buried trauma and Rielle’s fear of love
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It started with a dare. The kind Elise knew I wouldn’t take.
"You’ve been celibate for eight months and it shows. Your legs are practically crossed in your aura, Rie."
I shot her a look but didn’t argue. She wasn’t wrong. After Adrian, I’d sworn off men.
My parents had that kind of relationship, the kind that had happy endings in movies and cheesy romance books. The slow dances in the kitchen, the forehead kisses, the arguments that always ended in laughter.
I grew up watching what love should look like.
And I’ve never..not once..experienced it myself.
Not in my 24 years of breathing air on this chaotic Earth.
It’s like I was cursed in the romance department. Every guy I gave a chance either left a scar or reminded me why I shouldn’t have bothered at all.
I Gave up hoping I’d find something like what my parents share. Maybe love like that doesn’t exist anymore.
Or maybe… I’m just the unlucky exception.
So yeah… after Dante, I gave up on men.
Especially the charming ones. Especially the powerful ones. Especially the ones who thought good dick could excuse bad behavior.
And Unfortunately, Elise’s idea of healing didn’t involve therapy. It involved lashes, leather, and a ride to the most exclusive club in the city, Noir.
"You need to remember what it’s like to be wanted," she said, tugging the zipper up the back of my dress like she was sheathing a weapon. "Let someone make you forget your own name for one night."
I looked at myself in her mirror and barely recognized the woman staring back. The dress was black satin, hugging my waist, dipping low between my breasts. It clung to my hips, riding that dangerous line between elegance and fuck me now. My hair was in loose, dark waves, tumbling past my shoulders. My lips were blood red. Eyes smoky and lined. I looked like a woman men would sin for.
I looked like a woman who didn’t cry herself to sleep over the wrong man.
But under the lashes and lip gloss, I was still a little cracked. Still a little jagged. Still rebuilding.
And I was about to make a beautiful mistake.
Noir was all shadows and seduction. Velvet curtains, gold trim, chandeliers that looked like melted champagne. There was no dance floor, just opulent booths, thumping bass, and a curated guest list that kept the riffraff out.
Men in suits with secrets in their eyes. Women who knew how to use a glance like a blade.
I ordered a drink, something clear, expensive, and on fire, and slid onto a barstool. Elise had already disappeared into the haze with a man who looked like he did terrible things with his tongue.
That was when I felt it.
Heat. Eyes. Presence.
Like someone had pressed a lit match to my spine.
I turned. He was across the room, sitting alone. No drink. No phone. Just... watching me.
He looked like a sin wrapped in a suit, tailored black, open collar, throat like a damn invitation. His hair was dark, messy like he’d been running hands through it all night. He had the kind of face that made you forget your name and your morals. Strong jaw, straight nose, lips made for lies and filthy promises.
Our eyes met. And locked.
I should’ve looked away. I didn’t.
He stood, moved toward me like the world shifted around him. Like people stepped aside instinctively, even if they didn’t know why. There was nothing friendly in his face. Nothing soft. Just confidence and heat and something darker, hungrier.
"That seat does nothing for you," he said.
I arched a brow. "And standing in the shadows makes you charming?"
A flicker of something hit his mouth. Almost a smile. Almost.
"Dance with me."
"I don’t know your name."
" You don’t need it. Yet."
God help me, I stood.
We didn’t talk much after that. His hand found my waist. His body found mine. The way we moved, it was less a dance and more a question:
Will you let me?
My body answered for me.
I don’t remember the Uber. I don’t remember the elevator. But I remember the moment he shoved me against the door to his penthouse and kissed me like he owned my next breath.
It wasn’t gentle. It wasn’t slow.
It was raw.
He kissed me like he was already inside me. His hands were on my ass, yanking me up so my legs wrapped around his waist. My dress bunched around my thighs, and I could feel the hardness straining against his slacks.
"You wore this for me," he said, biting my lower lip, dragging it between his teeth.
"You weren’t even invited into my night," I panted.
He carried me to the kitchen island, dropped me on it like I was weightless, and tore the dress off my shoulders until my breasts spilled free. His eyes went straight to my nipples, hard and aching. He leaned down and took one into his mouth without a word.
I gasped, arching into him. My fingers tangled in his hair.
"Fuck," he muttered against my skin. "Your tits are perfect.'
"They’re real too," I breathed.
He chuckled darkly, the sound vibrating against my chest, then dragged my thong down my legs in one brutal motion.
"No lace. Just this tiny black scrap. You wanted to be fucked tonight, didn’t you?"
"Yes," I whispered, legs spreading on instinct.
He dropped to his knees. No hesitation. No sweet preamble.
His mouth found my pussy like he’d been starving for it.
His tongue licked a long stripe from my entrance to my clit, slow and hot. Then he sucked, fingers digging into my thighs to keep me in place. He didn’t ease me in. He devoured me. Flicked his tongue fast, hard, until my back arched and my thighs trembled around his head.
"Jesus," I gasped. "What are you doing to me?"
He looked up, lips shiny, eyes dark and glistening. "Feasting."
He slid two fingers into me, fucking them deep, curling them with each thrust.
"You’re wet asl," he growled. "Your ex must’ve been a fucking disappointment."
"He was," I croaked out. "You’re not."
He stood, unbuckling his belt with one hand while he fisted his cock with the other. It was thick. Long. Veiny. A little curve that told me I was going to feel him tomorrow.
He didn’t ask. Didn’t pause.
He lined up w my center and pushed inside in one long, brutal stroke.
"Oh my God!"
He didn’t let me adjust. He fucked. Rough. Each thrust rocked the counter, my bare ass sliding against the cool surface. His hands gripped my waist, hoisting me in place as he used my body like it was his to take.
"You’re dripping for me," he grunted. "This pussy’s so greedy. Like it missed being stretched."
"It did," I cried. "Don’t stop."
He bent me over the counter, one hand pressing my back down, the other gripping my hair. He slammed into me, harder, deeper. My breasts bounced with each thrust. My moans were loud. Shameless. I was a wreck.
Then he flipped me again, hoisted me into his arms like I weighed nothing, and fucked me against the wall.
"You’re a damn goddess," he groaned. "Mine"
He came with a snarl, deep inside me, hips jerking. I followed seconds later, unraveling around him, legs trembling, fingers digging into his back.
We collapsed onto his couch, slick with sweat and our breath ragged.
He held me like he didn’t usually do this.
Which was bullshiit
But for that moment, I let myself believe it.
*The Morning After*
The sun was just rising, pale gold through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
He was still asleep, naked. Arm over his face. Mouth parted.
I slipped out of bed, body sore and humming. My thighs ached. My lips were bruised. There were red marks all over my hips from where he gripped me too hard.
And I loved every single one.
I found my dress, stepped into it while trying not to make a sound. Picked up my heels, the last shred of my dignity, and walked barefoot to the elevator.
No note. No goodbye. No name.
Just one thought looping in my head like a curse:
If I ever see him again, I’m fucked.
Rielle’s POVIt’s been days since I’ve been putting up the professional act with Zayden.And it’s killing me.Every time I walk into his office with files, pretending nothing’s wrong, pretending my heart doesn’t twist when our eyes meet — it feels like I’m slowly losing a piece of myself.He’s different now. Colder. Not the man who made pancakes and smiled at me like I was the only thing that mattered. No. This version of him barely looks up from his laptop, his tone clipped and formal.Maybe that’s what I deserve.My life has been going in circles — work, silence, sleepless nights.And then there’s Dante.God, Dante.He’s been trying to make advances on me again, sending message after message. “I miss you.” “We were good together.” “Let’s talk.”The audacity.A part of me — a small, foolish part — thought about replying.Not because I missed him. I didn’t. But maybe because I wanted to feel like I mattered to someone.Maybe because some stupid, wounded part of me wanted to get a reac
Zayden’s POVThe next morning, the office felt colder than usual.Or maybe it was just her.Rielle sat at her desk, posture straight, eyes glued to the computer screen. Normally, she’d greet me with that small, unguarded smile — the one that always softened the start of my day. But this time, she didn’t even look up when I walked in.“Morning,” I said, setting my briefcase down.“Good morning, sir,” she replied, voice polite. Distant.Sir.That was new. Or maybe it wasn’t — maybe I’d just gotten too used to hearing my name in her softer tone, the one that felt less like formality and more like something else.I stood there for a moment, waiting for her to say something else, but she didn’t. Just kept typing, fingers moving quickly, like the keys were an escape.“Rielle,” I said finally.She paused, but didn’t look up. “Yes?”“About yesterday—”“There’s nothing to talk about,” she cut in quietly. “You don’t owe me an explanation, Mr. Wolfe.”Mr. Wolfe.The title landed heavier than it
Rielle’s POVZayden exhaled and stepped closer, his voice gentling.“Rielle,” he said, “I have to talk to her. It’s urgent — about my parents. But I promise I’ll be right back. Just… wait for me, okay? I’ll explain everything.”Something in his tone made it hard to say no. He sounded sincere — almost desperate to make me understand.So I just nodded, even though a small, uneasy ache had already begun forming in my chest.“Okay,” I said quietly.He gave a small, grateful smile — the kind that always seemed to undo me — and then he turned, walking out of the kitchen toward the study where Linda waited.And I waited too.At first, I told myself it would only be a few minutes. Maybe ten. Fifteen at most. I poured myself another cup of coffee, stared out the window, and tried to ignore how empty the house suddenly felt without his presence.But minutes turned into nearly an hour.The coffee grew cold. The silence stretched. I kept glancing toward the hallway, half expecting to hear footste
“Are you still fucking your boss?” Eslie asked casually, but her smirk gave away just how much she was dying to get a reaction.I almost dropped my fork. “Girl, stop!” I hissed, eyes darting around the café as though the whole world had just heard her.She leaned across the table, chin resting on her palm, her smile stretching wider. “Oh, don’t ‘girl, stop’ me. You can’t just waltz in here, all glowy skin and messy hair, and expect me not to notice. You’ve got that… ‘I was absolutely wrecked last night’ look.”My face burned, and I shoved a fry in my mouth to keep from answering.“What?” she pressed, tilting her head, her grin turning wicked. “It’s not everyday people get back shots from a freaking CEO.”My hand shot out, smacking her arm. “ESLIE!”She laughed so loudly half the café turned to look. My stomach twisted in secondhand embarrassment, but she was too far gone to care.Then, stupidly, under my breath, I mumbled, “It isn’t?”Her laughter cut off like a record scratch. Her ey
Rielle.I had accepted where I stood with Zayden.Sex partners. That was it.We were just fulfilling each other’s needs, using one another like lifelines we didn’t even want to admit we needed. No hard feelings. No feelings at all, actually. At least that’s what I kept telling myself.But the stares at the office said otherwise. The whispers. The way people’s eyes would linger on me when I walked in, when I came out of his office looking a little too flushed, a little too undone. They knew. They all knew.Zayden’s little sex toy.It stung, sometimes more than I cared to admit. Some days I wore the title like armor, pretending I didn’t care. Other days it burned so deep I wanted to claw out of my own skin. Was this really all I had been reduced to? Just a body to take the edge off for a man who would never give me more?I shook the thought off and forced myself to focus on the report glowing on my screen. My fingers tapped away at the keys, the rhythm mechanical, until a voice broke th
Zayden’s POV “So,” Dante said smoothly, “we’re agreed on the initial terms but the question is whether you’re willing to cede that much equity, mergers like this work best when there’s mutual trust.” My jaw clenched, mutual trust? He had better be joking. The audacity almost made me laugh but I remained calm, I had learnt to control my emotions over time. I pressed my fingers together and steadied my voice “Trust is an expensive currency Dante, It’s slow to build and very easy to lose. Everyone should understand that.” His eyes flickered, good to know that he hadn’t forgotten because I sure as hell haven’t. He smirked, let the guilt rot him from the inside even while I smiled like nothing was wrong. He would get what was coming slowly, the fact that he had layed a hand on Rielle made my blood boil more I kept my voice low. “Equity is negotiable but don’t mistake my willingness to merge for weakness.” He chuckled, though it sounded forced. “I wouldn’t dare.” Liar pants on fire.
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