로그인I stepped out of the washroom with my face still flushed and my legs unsteady. The cold water I had splashed on my skin did nothing to calm the heat between my thighs. I was still soaked, my panties clinging uncomfortably to me, and every step reminded me of how close Damien had come to kissing me on his desk.
When I walked back into his office, Damien was standing by the window, looking out at the city skyline. He turned when he heard me, his dark eyes scanning me from head to toe like he could see right through my clothes.
“We have a business dinner in forty-five minutes,” he said, his voice calm but commanding. “With some important investors. You’re coming with me.”
I blinked, surprised. “Me? I don’t think that's good…”
“You are my personal assistant now, Elena,” he cut in, stepping closer. “Wherever I go, you go. That’s part of the job. Unless you’ve already forgotten the terms of our agreement?”
The reminder of the deal and what I had agreed to send a fresh wave of heat through me. I knew I couldn’t argue. Not when my family’s future depended on this.
“I understand,” I whispered, lowering my gaze. “I’ll go with you.”
Damien’s lips curved into a small, satisfied smile. “Good. We leave in twenty minutes. Fix your makeup, you look like you’ve been doing something you shouldn’t.”
My cheeks burned as I quickly touched up my lipstick in the small mirror on the wall. I could feel his eyes on me the entire time.
The car ride to the upscale restaurant was silent but heavy with tension. Damien drove, one hand on the wheel, the other resting on the gear shift. Every time his fingers brushed my thigh accidentally, I flinched. I kept my legs pressed tightly together, trying to ignore the constant ache between them.
When we arrived, the investors were already waiting at a private table. There were three men–all in their late thirties or forties, wealthy and powerful. The moment I sat down next to Damien, I felt their eyes on me.
“Well, well,” one of them said, a slick-looking man with a greedy smile. “Damien, you didn’t tell us you had such a beautiful new assistant. When did you start hiring women this stunning?”
Another chuckled. “She’s a sight for sore eyes. What’s your name, sweetheart?”
“Elena,” I said politely, forcing a smile. I could feel Damien’s body tense beside me. “Elena Mitchell.
The third investor leaned forward. “You’re wasting her in the office, Damien. A woman like this should be shown off. Maybe we can take her out for drinks after this meeting?”
Damien’s hand suddenly landed on my thigh under the table, gripping it possessively. I flinched, my breath catching.
“She’s not going anywhere with any of you. She’s mine,” Damien said, his voice calm but carrying a dangerous edge. “And is off limits. Focus on the deal, gentlemen. Not my assistant.”
The investors laughed it off, but I could see the way they looked at me — hungry, appraising. Damien’s hand stayed on my thigh, his fingers slowly sliding higher under the table. I tried to push his hand away, but he refused to move it. Instead, he squeezed my thigh harder, his fingers digging into my flesh in a silent warning.
I was so wet. My pussy was throbbing, my panties completely soaked. I closed my legs tightly, trying to trap his hand, but that only made his fingers press more firmly against my inner thigh, dangerously close to where I was aching for him.
“Damien…” I whispered under my breath, my voice trembling.
He leaned closer, pretending to show me something on his tablet. “Be quiet, Elena,” he murmured in my ear. “Unless you want them to know how wet you are for me right now.”
His fingers pushed my panties aside and stroked my soaked folds. I gripped the edge of the table, my legs shaking. The risk of the investors noticing made everything ten times more intense.
Suddenly, a waitress came over to take our orders, standing right beside our table. Damien’s hand jerked away immediately. I let out a shaky breath at the loss of him, trying to compose myself as I ordered a glass of water.
The meeting continued, but I could barely focus. Damien’s hand returned to my thigh the moment the waitress left. This time, his fingers slid even higher, brushing against the edge of my panties. I bit my lip hard to stop a moan from escaping.
“Oh my God, this is bad, so bad. How did I end up like this? Why did I allow him see those messages? How I’m I going to control myself now that he’s aware of how badly l want him and have been dreaming of him.”
My mind kept spiraling with these thoughts.
I was losing control.
And I was terrified of how long I could keep up with this before I completely lose control.
The game continued for a few more rounds, but everything felt irrevocably different now. The air between Jax and me had shifted the moment our lips touched during that dare. I could still feel the warmth of his mouth on mine, the gentle-yet-possessive way his hand had cupped my face, the way my entire body had lit up like a live wire. My heart refused to slow down. Every time I dared to glance across the circle, his eyes were already on me — dark, intense, and full of unspoken promises.Leanne tried to play it cool, laughing a little too loudly at other people’s dares and jokes, but I caught the sharp, sidelong glances she kept shooting our way. The rest of the group wasn’t subtle either — whispers rippled through the circle, stolen looks, and knowing smirks. I felt exposed, like everyone could suddenly see the secret crush I’d been burying for months, the one I’d convinced myself was one-sided and impossible.After what felt like an eternity, Jax leaned over, his breath warm against
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The next two weeks passed in a blur of late-night texts and stolen moments in the library.Jax and I were friends now, more like secret friends because we didn’t usually talk at school, and most people didn’t even know about our relationship. We just talk at home and on the phone. Sometimes we sent each other memes at 1 a.m., argued about which horror movie was actually scary, or debated stupid stuff like the best food combination. He told me about his favorite playlists. I told him about the book I was reading. It felt… normal. Like we were actually becoming more than friends.But every time my phone lit up with his name, my stomach did a little flip.It was Friday night after the biggest home game of the season. The team had won by a landslide, and the entire campus was buzzing. I was at home in my pajamas, curled up with a book, when my phone buzzed.Jax: We won. Party at the team house tonight. Do you want to come with me.I stared at the message, my heart suddenly racing. Me? Go
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I never meant to see him like that.It was late on a Friday night after the biggest game of the season. The stadium lights were still on, casting long, dramatic shadows across the empty field. I had stayed behind in the library to finish a paper that was due the next day, and on my way to the bus stop, I took the shortcut behind the athletic building like I always did. The path was quiet, the air cool with that crisp fall bite that made me pull my hoodie a little tighter around myself.That’s when I heard it.A low, frustrated sound — almost a growl — coming from the small alcove near the locker room exit. I slowed down, thinking someone was hurt or in trouble. My footsteps crunched softly on the gravel as I approached.Then I saw him.Jax Callahan.The star quarterback. The golden boy everyone on campus worshipped. He was sitting on the concrete step, elbows on his knees, head in his hands. His broad shoulders were shaking slightly. The usually confident, cocky guy who commanded the
I stepped into the dimly lit storage room, my heart hammering against my ribs expecting some kind of actual emergency, only to realize there was no emergency at all.Jace was leaning against a shelf, arms crossed, looking at me with that dark, hungry expression I was starting to know too well. There were no boxes that needed moving. No urgent item for the brunch. Just him.“What’s this? Jace,” I hissed, annoyance flaring hot in my chest. “You lied to me that there’s an emergency. Where is it?”Jace didn’t deny it, his lips curved into a slow, dangerous smirk. He pushed off the shelf slowly, his eyes never leaving mine as he closed the distance between us. The room suddenly felt smaller, the air thicker.“Yeah,” he admitted, his voice low and rough. “I lied. I needed you alone. I’ve been losing my mind all day thinking about you, about how you tasted in the pool house. About how wet you got in the car. I couldn’t wait any longer, Harper.”I tried to step back toward the door. “This is
The kiss shattered everything.Father Adrian’s mouth moved against Isabella’s with raw hunger, weeks of suppressed desire pouring out in a single moment. Isabella moaned softly into his mouth, her hands fisting in his black shirt as she kissed him back just as desperately.Adrian pulled her closer,
The office had been torture all day. Elena had barely been able to focus on her work. Every time she crossed her legs, she felt the lingering ache from Damien’s fingers the night before. Every time she looked up, she remembered being bent over his desk, his deep voice in her ear calling her his goo
Elena’s knees sank into the thick carpet of Damien’s luxurious office, her heart pounding so hard she could hear it in her ears. She looked up at him, this man who had been the center of her forbidden fantasies for years. Her brother’s best friend. The one person she was never supposed to want. And
Elena Voss stood outside the towering Blackthorn Building, her heart hammering against her ribs. She knew she shouldn’t be here. Out of all the people who could help her family, she had chosen him — Damien Blackthorn, her older brother Ryan’s best friend since college. The man she had secretly lust







