couldn’t stand the sight of blood.”
Amber listened to him talk.
She drowned out the rest of the room, but when Elijah entered the club, she
felt it. It was the strangest feeling in the world. Tingles went up and down
her arms. Glancing past Dale’s shoulder, she saw him stood, watching her. His
gaze reminded her of a hawk stalking its prey.
She excused herself to go to
the bathroom. Her date was not going great. They had nothing in common, and the
few bits they were talking about didn’t give her a thrill.
Elijah followed her into the
toilet. It was empty, which was a surprise. Was fate or destiny trying to tell
them something?
“You’re bored, and you’ve
got nothing to talk with him about.”
“My date is none of your
business.”
He took a step toward her.
“Does he make your pussy wet? Do you ache for him to touch you?”
She bit on her lip, stopping
herself from attacking him. The instant she’d sensed Elijah, she’d grown warm
from the inside out.
“I bet if I was to feel your
pussy you’d be soaking wet for me and me alone.”
Amber backed up against the
wall. Elijah followed her path until she was trapped against the wall and his
hard body. There was nowhere else for her to go and staring up into his large
brown eyes, she didn’t want to.
****
Seeing her date had set him
on edge. He needed to stake his claim before he lost control. She shouldn’t be
out with anyone but him. For the last couple of days he’d kept his distance,
giving her time to get over the pain he’d caused her.
“Why are you doing this to
me?” she asked.
“I told you I wasn’t backing
away.” He pressed his palms to either side of her head, surrounding her. “If you
tell me to back off and you want the dude in the suit, then tell me, Amber.”
She stayed silent as she
looked at him.
“Will you back away?” She
gazed over his shoulder.
“No.”
“No
matter what I say?”
“I’m not going anywhere.
From the night of Heather’s eighteenth, you’ve been mine. You’ll continue to be
mine.” He cupped her cheek, tilting her head back to look at him.
The door to the bathroom
opened. He turned to see Ashley stood, glaring at him.
“Amber, your date is
waiting. This is your chance to experience something new. Go, now.”
His woman ducked under his
arm and left the bathroom. Elijah turned to Ashley. The other woman was glaring
at him.
“She told you about us?” he
asked.
Ashley entered the room,
letting the door swing closed. She folded her arms and stared at him. “She told
me everything.”
“I doubt that.”
“Then you’re a jerk, Sir .”
He gasped, staring at
Ashley.
“We may not share everything,
but we get there in the end. There are parts of ourselves we keep silent about.
Not everyone needs to know the sordid truth of our past.”
She stepped closer. The
anger radiated off her, startling him.
“She loves me, and I love
her.”
“I have no doubt, but what
you’ve done to Amber is not acceptable to me. When she was supposed to be
dating, she wasn’t. My girl has been hung up on you.”
“I’m going to make it right
by her,” he said.
“I’m not some dumb innocent
you can blind with your words, Elijah. I’ve been out in the world, and I know
it’s cold, harsh and downright fucking painful but you get through it. Amber
has been getting through her life, and I don’t think it’s fair for her. She
deserves to be loved, and you’re not the right man for the job.”
They were stood toe to toe.
Her eyes were blazing with accusation. His earlier assessment of the four friends
was not entirely accurate. They kept secrets from each other, but no matter
what the secret, each of them had the others’ backs regardless.
“I love her. You’re not
going to stop me from loving her.”
“It’s not my intention of
stopping you. I’m telling you right here and now, you either do right by her,
or you’ll be answering to me and I don’t play nice at all.”
She turned on her
Amber listened to him talk.
She drowned out the rest of the room, but when Elijah entered the club, she
felt it. It was the strangest feeling in the world. Tingles went up and down
her arms. Glancing past Dale’s shoulder, she saw him stood, watching her. His
gaze reminded her of a hawk stalking its prey.
She excused herself to go to
the bathroom. Her date was not going great. They had nothing in common, and the
few bits they were talking about didn’t give her a thrill.
Elijah followed her into the
toilet. It was empty, which was a surprise. Was fate or destiny trying to tell
them something?
“You’re bored, and you’ve
got nothing to talk with him about.”
“My date is none of your
business.”
He took a step toward her.
“Does he make your pussy wet? Do you ache for him to touch you?”
She bit on her lip, stopping
herself from attacking him. The instant she’d sensed Elijah, she’d grown warm
from the inside out.
“I bet if I was to feel your
pussy you’d be soaking wet for me and me alone.”
Amber backed up against the
wall. Elijah followed her path until she was trapped against the wall and his
hard body. There was nowhere else for her to go and staring up into his large
brown eyes, she didn’t want to.
****
Seeing her date had set him
on edge. He needed to stake his claim before he lost control. She shouldn’t be
out with anyone but him. For the last couple of days he’d kept his distance,
giving her time to get over the pain he’d caused her.
“Why are you doing this to
me?” she asked.
“I told you I wasn’t backing
away.” He pressed his palms to either side of her head, surrounding her. “If you
tell me to back off and you want the dude in the suit, then tell me, Amber.”
She stayed silent as she
looked at him.
“Will you back away?” She
gazed over his shoulder.
“No.”
“No
matter what I say?”
“I’m not going anywhere.
From the night of Heather’s eighteenth, you’ve been mine. You’ll continue to be
mine.” He cupped her cheek, tilting her head back to look at him.
The door to the bathroom
opened. He turned to see Ashley stood, glaring at him.
“Amber, your date is
waiting. This is your chance to experience something new. Go, now.”
His woman ducked under his
arm and left the bathroom. Elijah turned to Ashley. The other woman was glaring
at him.
“She told you about us?” he
asked.
Ashley entered the room,
letting the door swing closed. She folded her arms and stared at him. “She told
me everything.”
“I doubt that.”
“Then you’re a jerk, Sir .”
He gasped, staring at
Ashley.
“We may not share everything,
but we get there in the end. There are parts of ourselves we keep silent about.
Not everyone needs to know the sordid truth of our past.”
She stepped closer. The
anger radiated off her, startling him.
“She loves me, and I love
her.”
“I have no doubt, but what
you’ve done to Amber is not acceptable to me. When she was supposed to be
dating, she wasn’t. My girl has been hung up on you.”
“I’m going to make it right
by her,” he said.
“I’m not some dumb innocent
you can blind with your words, Elijah. I’ve been out in the world, and I know
it’s cold, harsh and downright fucking painful but you get through it. Amber
has been getting through her life, and I don’t think it’s fair for her. She
deserves to be loved, and you’re not the right man for the job.”
They were stood toe to toe.
Her eyes were blazing with accusation. His earlier assessment of the four friends
was not entirely accurate. They kept secrets from each other, but no matter
what the secret, each of them had the others’ backs regardless.
“I love her. You’re not
going to stop me from loving her.”
“It’s not my intention of
stopping you. I’m telling you right here and now, you either do right by her,
or you’ll be answering to me and I don’t play nice at all.”
She turned on her
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