“I appreciate the insight into my bride.” His lips curved in that wicked way that made butterflies enter my stomach.
Lilly wasn’t immune to the smile either and flushed before rushing out the door.
“I like her. She has this energy that most people in our world don’t.”
His assessment of Lilly melted some of the ice I was holding between us.
“Lilly sees the world in color. She is the ultimate free-thinking, artsy girl. She is smart as they come and can be a shark when it comes to art and sculpture authentication but everything she does is with joy.”
“It’s good to have people who bring light into the world we live in.” He shut the door, locking it, and then moved in my direction.
“What are you doing?” I tried to roll my chair back toward my desk, but he stopped my movement with a foot by one of the rollers.
“I’m following Lilly’s advice and am about to grovel.” He kneeled in front of me. “And then…”
I swallowed. “And then what?”
“And then we get to the making-babies part.”
“What makes you think I’m not on birth control?”
He gripped the handles of my chair and shifted me to face him. “Because I had you investigated. I know everything there is to know about you.”
“Sounds a bit stalkerish.”
He shrugged. “It’s what I do. Plus, it made sense since I was ordered to marry you.”
“Wouldn’t it be prudent for me to have the same level of information?”
“Go ahead, investigate me.”
“I have. You’re a ghost. I bet the little that’s available about the all-powerful Sebastian Weber was strategically placed by you.”
“As of this morning, the same applies to you.”
I couldn’t hide the surprise on my face. “Why would you do that?”
“Because the moment we spoke our vows, you were Eloisa Weber.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means I will go to any lengths to protect what’s mine.” He leaned in until our foreheads touched. “In case there’s any doubt, you are mine. You’ve been mine since that moment our eyes connected across the dance floor.”
I pulled back. “I won’t let you cage me. I’ve spent my whole life finding ways around the box my parents put me in. I won’t do it anymore.”
“The last thing I want to do is cage you. I won’t force you to fit into a mold that isn’t yours. However…” He paused, as if working through his words, and then spoke. “I will protect you in any way I see fit. I have many faces, and some of them are dark and make enemies. If anything happened to you, I’d turn the world upside down.”
“I don’t understand. We’ve only known each other for a few months.”
“There are no lengths I wouldn’t go for those I love.”
My heart skipped a beat at his words and the intensity of his onyx gaze. It was time to ask him about the deception of the past few months.
“Why did you lie to me?”
He shook his head. “Because I’m an idiot. I’d just gotten back from a business trip that didn’t go as planned and my head wasn’t on straight. I was pissed about our marriage and about the mess Jonas had created in my life. I decided to see the princess of the Benz empire in action.”
“What did you learn?”
“On paper you seemed to be the opposite of what I expected. And then in person, you blew me away. Our attraction was instantaneous, but the connection that came along with it was even more staggering.”
“You could’ve come clean that night. It would have been a relief to know I was compatible with my betrothed.” I rolled my eyes at the term.
“I liked that you didn’t know me as anything other than as Baz. I was a mystery to you and you got to know the real me, not the one I have to be as the Weber heir. Plus, the fact that you kept pushing me away for a man you never met had me wanting you even more.”
“And knowing I was pushing you away for my fiancé, who happened to be you, didn’t get you off at all,” I added without any inflection to my words.
He grinned in a way that made me want to kiss him. He looked younger than his almost thirty years, like a little boy who was caught doing something he shouldn’t.
“That did add to the challenge.”
“So, does it mean that cheating on you with you is acceptable?”
He pulled my chair closer to him, pushing my jean-clad legs apart and letting his thighs settle in between them.
“If roleplay appeals to you, I have no problem with it.” He cupped my cheek. “Just know that it’s Baz who’s under anything I play.”
He’d spoken of roles and faces so much that until right now, I hadn’t realized the toll being the Weber heir and now head of the family had taken on him.
I’d learned from Papa there was no room for weakness, or someone else would be ready to muscle into leadership.
Sebastian had shown me a side of himself that he never exposed to anyone.
Instead of responding, I turned my face into his palm. He ran a thumb gently over my lips.
“Does this mean I’m forgiven?”
I grinned. “Yes, but I reserve the right to bring it up whenever I feel like it. Especially when you piss me off.”
“Then I guess I better do my best to stay in your good graces.” He lifted my face for a light peck. “How about if I start with a few orgasms to help with the stress of running a business?”
Sebastian
I stared into Isa’s blue eyes, which were filled with shock and interest.
“You can’t be serious. Here? Anyone could disturb us.”
“Here.” I skimmed my fingers down her body until I reached the button of her jeans. “The next time you sit in this chair, I want you to imagine orgasming with my face buried in your cunt.”
She licked her plump lips.
