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away, he stopped—her delicate touch was stronger than titanium. Then he slowly turned to face her. At the sight of the worry in her eyes, his gut clenched.
“Did I say something to offend you?”
“No.” She gave him a disbelieving look, and there was no mistaking he’d hurt her feelings in some way so he tried to smooth it over. “It just occurred to me my men are in my apartment drinking as well and no doubt causing trouble. I need to go before they destroy.”
Her giggle raced along his spine. “Yeah, you better get back.”
The need to touch her swamped him, and he was helpless against his instincts around her. Looking into her eyes, he let the darkness he kept hidden from her rise to the surface. Her mouth parted, and she let out a soft breath, totally captured by his gaze and the desire he was having a hard time suppressing. He couldn’t believe that at first he’d thought her merely pretty. Up close, her beauty captivated him. Women in his country would spend fortunes on plastic surgery trying to attain the perfection of her delicate, facial features, and her hair was the most gorgeous color he’d ever seen. Add to that her beautiful, tilted blue eyes, and she could slay a man with a glance.
All these emotions mixed with the sexual charge warming him, making it stronger until his cock ached. He’d meant to make a point and show Jessica how easily he could seduce her. Instead, he was the one who had a racing heart. Curving his hand behind her neck, he tugged her closer until less than a half-inch separated their bodies. The heat built between them as their gazes locked, drawn closer like iron filings to a magnet. Soon, she was pressed against him from breast to hip, and he wanted to fuck her more than he’d ever wanted a woman. She smelled so good, felt so good, and his heart cried out in protest at the thought of releasing her.
It took everything he had, but somehow he found the strength to let her go and take a step back, hoping she didn’t see the tremors going through him. “I would have you, and it would be the most amazing experience of my life—perfection, but it is not right time.”
A little bit of panic cleared the lust from her gaze, and she almost reached for him before lacing her hands behind her back and lifting her small, pointed chin. “Alex, I know that you’re used to women offering to have your babies, but although you are attractive, you’re also correct. We are not meant to be.”
He wanted to scream at her that she was wrong and the potential for what they could have together was everything he wanted but couldn’t have. “Yes.”
A smile curved her lips, and she visibly relaxed. “But we can still be friends.”
“Friends?”
“Yeah, you know, friends. If you’re going to be around a lot, I’d rather things be comfortable between us.”
The misery in his heart lightened as he clung to that idea, desperate to have some reason to spend time with her. “Yes, I would like to be friends.”
“Strictly platonic friends.”
“Of course.”
Walking him to her door, she held her hand out. “Thanks for stopping by, friend.”
He took it, but instead of shaking, he gave her knuckles a soft kiss, brushing his goatee against her creamy skin and taking her fresh scent in deep. “Thank you for good hospitality, friend.”
When he left, she still hadn’t responded, but she was cradling the hand he’d kissed to her chest with a stunned look. They would be friends, just friends, and he would treat her as nothing more than a client. Surely he was strong enough to resist the innocent charms of a girl who was still learning how to be a woman.
Two weeks later, Alex had realized the futility of trying to see Jessica as nothing more than a client. His resolve to leave her alone had been quickly replaced by his need to see her as often as he could. Which wasn’t as often as he’d like. In between learning forgery from Peter and dealing with Bratva issues, he’d been
“Did I say something to offend you?”
“No.” She gave him a disbelieving look, and there was no mistaking he’d hurt her feelings in some way so he tried to smooth it over. “It just occurred to me my men are in my apartment drinking as well and no doubt causing trouble. I need to go before they destroy.”
Her giggle raced along his spine. “Yeah, you better get back.”
The need to touch her swamped him, and he was helpless against his instincts around her. Looking into her eyes, he let the darkness he kept hidden from her rise to the surface. Her mouth parted, and she let out a soft breath, totally captured by his gaze and the desire he was having a hard time suppressing. He couldn’t believe that at first he’d thought her merely pretty. Up close, her beauty captivated him. Women in his country would spend fortunes on plastic surgery trying to attain the perfection of her delicate, facial features, and her hair was the most gorgeous color he’d ever seen. Add to that her beautiful, tilted blue eyes, and she could slay a man with a glance.
All these emotions mixed with the sexual charge warming him, making it stronger until his cock ached. He’d meant to make a point and show Jessica how easily he could seduce her. Instead, he was the one who had a racing heart. Curving his hand behind her neck, he tugged her closer until less than a half-inch separated their bodies. The heat built between them as their gazes locked, drawn closer like iron filings to a magnet. Soon, she was pressed against him from breast to hip, and he wanted to fuck her more than he’d ever wanted a woman. She smelled so good, felt so good, and his heart cried out in protest at the thought of releasing her.
It took everything he had, but somehow he found the strength to let her go and take a step back, hoping she didn’t see the tremors going through him. “I would have you, and it would be the most amazing experience of my life—perfection, but it is not right time.”
A little bit of panic cleared the lust from her gaze, and she almost reached for him before lacing her hands behind her back and lifting her small, pointed chin. “Alex, I know that you’re used to women offering to have your babies, but although you are attractive, you’re also correct. We are not meant to be.”
He wanted to scream at her that she was wrong and the potential for what they could have together was everything he wanted but couldn’t have. “Yes.”
A smile curved her lips, and she visibly relaxed. “But we can still be friends.”
“Friends?”
“Yeah, you know, friends. If you’re going to be around a lot, I’d rather things be comfortable between us.”
The misery in his heart lightened as he clung to that idea, desperate to have some reason to spend time with her. “Yes, I would like to be friends.”
“Strictly platonic friends.”
“Of course.”
Walking him to her door, she held her hand out. “Thanks for stopping by, friend.”
He took it, but instead of shaking, he gave her knuckles a soft kiss, brushing his goatee against her creamy skin and taking her fresh scent in deep. “Thank you for good hospitality, friend.”
When he left, she still hadn’t responded, but she was cradling the hand he’d kissed to her chest with a stunned look. They would be friends, just friends, and he would treat her as nothing more than a client. Surely he was strong enough to resist the innocent charms of a girl who was still learning how to be a woman.
Two weeks later, Alex had realized the futility of trying to see Jessica as nothing more than a client. His resolve to leave her alone had been quickly replaced by his need to see her as often as he could. Which wasn’t as often as he’d like. In between learning forgery from Peter and dealing with Bratva issues, he’d been
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