All Chapters of Too Tender For The Tycoon's World: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

FleurI entered the building, walked up the five flights of stairs because the elevator had been busted since I moved in, and then got my key in the lock. The door opened, and I entered my small apartment, the one-bedroom flat with a kitchen that also served as a laundry room. I flicked on the light switch and then gave a small jump at the sight of the man sitting in the armchair like a goddamn gargoyle. “Jesus…” I gave my keys a squeeze before I tossed them on the table and set my purse down. “I told you to stop doing that.”He continued to sit there with his elbows on his knees, his shoulders broad in his jacket, his eyes down on his fingers as he gripped his phone. It took him a moment to lift his chin and look at me, his hazelnut eyes full of self-loathing. “If you don’t want me here, then pick up your fucking phone.”“I don’t have to do anything, Adrien.” It was nearly two in the morning, but the City of Lights still had people on every corner, riding their bikes to the opposite

But I had a feeling I’d never had any dick like that.The bar started to grow quiet as people left for the night. He ordered another scotch and drank it alone at the bar, the chairs empty on either side of him. He didn’t distract himself looking at his phone, just stared at his reflection in the mirror against the wall or stared off into the distance. He seemed perfectly fine drinking alone, not having anyone to talk to or anywhere to go. It didn’t seem like he was there to pick up a woman for the night because he never looked at anyone in the room.I wanted him to leave so I could finally release the breath I held, but I also dreaded the moment he walked out of that bar and I never saw him again. I stood at the counter and wiped off the bottles, doing my cleanup during the downtime so I could get out of there quicker after we closed.“Bastien.”My eyes flicked to him, my heart in my throat again.He took a drink then licked his lips. “This is where you tell me your name.”He was just

The bar closed and the police came. They asked Bastien a couple of questions, but it seemed like they already knew him because they didn’t ask who he was. In fact, they treated him like a superior.I stepped outside into the cold, the air wet from a drizzle that had just passed through. The pavement was wet from the recent rainfall, and a few people were on the street because no one ever slept in this city.Bastien came outside a moment later and looked me over. “You alright?”“A little frazzled, but I’m fine.”He continued to stare me down with those piercing blue eyes. “It’s okay not to be fine.”My eyes flicked away, touched by the softness he was showing when he had been so ruthless a moment ago. “I know it is.”“Where’s your apartment?”I normally wouldn’t give out my address to a stranger, but he somehow felt like anything but a stranger even though I only knew his first name. “Rue Coquilliere. By the Louvre.”“I’ll walk you.”“I’m okay⁠—”“Come on.” He took the lead, stepping i

I tensed because I’d never felt anything like that before. Never had a man go for my rear. It was like the spanking of my cheeks, the novelty and discomfort highlighting the pleasure. In just a few seconds, I was panting and moaning, jumping to the finish line when there should have been some distance to the end.And then I came, tears streaking down my cheeks, my breaths erratic and quick.He pulled his thumb out of my ass and returned his mouth to my ear. “Fuck.” His tone held so much satisfaction, like the sounds and feeling of me coming around him were foreplay for him, like he got off to a woman’s pain as well as her pleasure.I got swept up in the storm of euphoria, and my feet left the floor. A climax was a climax, but this one told me they weren’t all equal. This one told me that they could reach the glass ceiling and shatter it.He stilled and continued to breathe against my ear.I’d assumed he finished when I finished, but his dick was still rock hard inside me. He dipped hi

But I knew he would be waiting in my apartment when I walked inside.When I entered the apartment, the lights were already on. I walked into the main room with the dining table and tossed my purse on it, not looking at Adrien even though I spotted his frame in the corner of my eye. “Who the fuck do you think you are?” I turned to look at him head on.His eyes held unspent rage. “Your husband.”“Not by choice,” I snapped. “What part of ‘give me space’ do you not understand?”“Space to fuck around?” He raised his voice, like this truly burned holes through his skin.“I’m not obligated to tell you a damn thing because I’m not your wife anymore. But unlike you, I’m a decent and honest person who’s as transparent as glass, so I was going to tell you. Paying your men to watch me twenty-four seven is completely unnecessary.”His face started to blotch red, his anger having no escape except through his skin.“I met someone I liked—and I fucked him.” If Adrien hadn’t bombarded me at work or ad