Teasing me throughout all of dinner, he finally says right before we leave, “Dani, I would be lying if I told you that I don’t want you right now. But Trinity would have me by the balls if I take you home tonight and she finds out. She is very possessive and right now she is my best dancer. I can’t afford to be making her mad. Do you understand?” His voice catches in his throat and then he swallows hard.I nod, and then he takes my hand. Leading me to the car, I follow him and the minute we reach it, he stops and turns to stare at me with a hunger in eyes that scares me. “I may not be able to take you home with me, but I may have a taste of you in the meantime.” He says in a husky voice before he moves towards me. Wrapping his hands around my wrists, he shoves me up against the car and then devours my mouth. His breath is heavy and fast as he kisses me so hard, I could swear I will have bruises tomorrow. Holding me still, I stare into his eyes and then find myself returning t

When we first arrived at his place, he unlocked the front door and turned on the lights before I ever realized how big it was. In the dark, I couldn’t tell that this used to be an old warehouse. However, as we moved around the apartment to turn on all the lights, I got an eyeful the moment it was all illuminated. It is quite amazing and decorated with beautiful paintings, from many different art styles. I hardly would have guessed that he is a fine art collector, by his clothing and the people he associates himself with.Feeling his hands slide up the outside of my lower legs, I see his eyes peek up from between my feet. Deciding to do this the “right way” this time, his words not mine, he is taking tonight nice and slow. Cradling my foot in his hands, he leans down and licks my arch. When he does this, I nearly shiver from the strange sensations it creates in me. No one has ever touched me like he has before, and this makes me start to wonder if he does this with every woman.

“Amanda, I don’t know what to do? I know on one hand it is a good thing that he has discharged my debt to him. However, on the other, I ache for him endlessly.” I pause and wonder if I should say it before sighing and finally telling her the truth. “I think I’m in love with him.” Hearing those words come out of my mouth is a death sentence, because loving a man like that is surely a recipe for disaster and I know it.I always knew I loved him, but telling Amanda makes it so much worse somehow. Maybe, because it makes it real and that is scarier than anything I can think of. When I told my ma, it wasn’t the same for some reason, or at least it didn’t feel like the end of the world at the time.“Well, I could have told you that. I just didn’t want to say anything until you had come to terms with it. See, I recognized all the signs from when I fell in love and now you are going through the same thing. I am so sorry, Dani. He’s not the type of man you had envisioned yourself with

“What did you just say to me?” I ask as I find myself completely dumbfounded by this.Hesitating, he sighs and then says it again softer this time, but clear as day, “I love you.Hearing this, I take a few steps towards him and then cry out in an accusing voice, “You claim you love me after you bring a whore to the club, just so you can fuck her afterwards. How does this make sense in your mind?” Pausing, I stare at him while waiting for an answer.Sounding pained, he replies, “Dani, just never mind.” And then his voice trails off and he closes his eyes for a second.“You are right. Get out of here before I get my hands on you again, because this time I am not leaving without you. There are so many things I want to teach you, but you obviously have no idea just how bad I can be.” He states with a smirk on his face and a hint of danger in his eyes.As I stare at him in shock, he demands loudly again, “Get out before I change my mind.”Deciding that I had better make my move, I open

“Would you like some breakfast?” He asks me while holding up a piece of toast and smiling? This morning has been interesting already. Not only did he refuse to touch me last night, but this morning as soon as he opened his eyes, he bypassed me and came downstairs to make breakfast. When I walked down the stairs, I heard him making happy noises in the kitchen and thought it was very odd to hear him so cheerful.I have never heard him this way before. Is it possible that I have been misjudging him all this time? Could he be different than he portrays himself to be at the club? All these questions run around my head as I sit there just trying to figure out what gives.Cocking my head, I smile and answer in a soft tone of voice, “Yes, please.” Before he hands me a plate with eggs, bacon and hashbrowns on it. The eggs are sunny side up and the bacon done just right, not too crisp. When he hands me the piece of wheat toast, I notice that he has already spread strawberry jam on it.