bored with me and seek amusement elsewhere.”
I fucking laughed. “The same way a child gets bored building their blocks only to
knock them down so they can build them back up again?”
Jaden didn’t miss my subtle hint, the realization of it written all over her face.
And then she scowled.
“So you admit that I am just a toy to you?” she said incredulously. I rolled my
eyes again, tiring of the subject matter.
“You are not just a toy to me, Jaden. You already know your future with me, so I
don’t know why you’re making this argument.”
“Because I am having difficulty trying to understand why I am so valuable to
you, yet you treat me like total shit!”
I slammed my palm onto the table, grabbing her attention in full force and
finding joy in watching her body jolt in response.
“That’s enough, Jaden,” I roared at her, her body physically retreating in her
chair. “You know the rules. Break them, and I will punish you. I will not be blamed
when you reap the consequences of your actions.”
“That’s bullshit, and you know it! You can’t deny the fact that you love to punish
me like the sick and twisted asshole that you are!” she nearly shouted at me.
Bolting up from my chair, my hand gripped Jaden’s throat and hauled her up
from her seat, her small hands gripping my wrist while her nails dug into my skin. I
loved that feeling.
“And you can’t deny the fact that you love it when I punish you, princess. I bet
that pussy of mine is on fire right now just thinking about all the ways I could fuck
this sudden defiance out of you.”
And fuck if I didn’t want to right there in front of Jaden’s bodyguards. I couldn’t
deny the fact that most days I loved it when she pushed me, when she challenged
me, when I got to punish her. I thrived on it. But she was fucking lying to herself if
she didn’t love it when I took charge of her. When I forced her to submit to me,
she’d gotten off on it, just like I taught her to.
Jaden’s mouth formed a tight line, her jaw clenched while she stood on her toes
from the height I was holding her. She hadn’t said a word in response, probably
because she knew I’d prove her wrong if I decided to reach into her panties and find
them soaking wet. But I wasn’t planning to leave this argument empty-handed.
“Now, you can apologize for your smart mouth with a damn good kiss or you can
spend the rest of the evening with Holly. What’s it going to be?”
She crinkled her nose and pursed her lips with a cute little scowl. I knew Holly
would be the seller.
“Well, aren’t you the negotiator from hell,” she growled and then tilted her
head up for me. On a smirk, I met her the rest of the way, pressing my lips into
hers, delving into the softness of her mouth and tasting the sweetness of her
tongue. Fuck, I loved the taste of her. Missed it like a goddamn drug addict. My
blood was on fire with heated anticipation. It’d been so long since my mouth had
claimed hers; the feeling of her lips competing for turf, her tongue losing ground as
I took what was mine.
God, finally.
I wanted to keep this fire going, but Jaden wasn’t pissed off enough. I wanted
that anger of hers; I wanted to feel that burn I craved so much. And I knew just how
to fucking get it.
11
PUSH
Darren’s hands crept up to my face, his thumbs tracing along my cheeks as he
stared down at me. Cold blue fell into me while heat traveled along my face. I
could feel that stare of his—so sharp, so penetrating—all the way down to my
bones. It made my stomach tighten and my heart flutter.
Darren's lips curved into a smirk before he bent down and kissed my forehead.
He then released my face and took hold of the knot of his tie, his eyes never leaving
mine. After loosening the tie, he enveloped the dark gray fabric around his hand
and gently spun me away from him. A small gasp of panic escaped my lips as he
then wrapped the tie around my eyes and tied it behind my head, essentially
blindfolding me.
“Darren, what are you doing?” I griped, my hands rising automatically as if to
defend myself against some unknown threat, but Darren just quickly enclosed
them in each of his fists.
“Shhh,” he whispered into my ear, bringing our fists closer to my chest. “Come
with me.”
I felt
