a weaker man, no doubt. If she hadn't been the only one in House of Pain to spar with that night, he might never have said anything to her. They might never have had any interaction at all. Fate wasn't something he put much stock in, but it seemed to have been smiling on him that night. He just as easily could have overlooked her. He would have gone on with his life, never knowing that she existed, and the thought sent a chill through him. He couldn't imagine not knowing a woman named Gennifer Rainbow Rodriguez.
“ How old are you?” she asked, taking him off guard.
“ Old enough,” he said.
“ What kind of answer is that?” she asked, furrowing her brow.
“ Why do you ask so many questions, solnyshka ?” He ran his hands up her sides, wishing she hadn't worn a suit even though he'd told her to. He had gotten too used to having her skin bare to his gaze. He raised his hands to her ribs, his thumbs brushing the swells of her breasts.
“ It's called conversation.” She tightened her slick arms around his neck as took a deep breath. Not bothering to stop himself, he strummed her hard nipples through the thin fabric of her suit, and she gasped, her lips parting in surprise.
“ I am thirty-nine,” he replied, pressing his lips to her shoulder to taste the wet skin there. “Does that make a difference?”
“ No.” She shook her head and swallowed hard. He could feel her heart beating between them, fast and hard. But maybe that was his heart. He couldn't be sure.
“ Good.” He trailed his mouth up the curve of her shoulder to the base of her throat. Her thighs tightened around his ribs and he felt a growl well up in his chest. He dragged his teeth across her chin, letting himself get lost in how she tasted. She rolled her hips against him, her fingers digging into the flesh of his shoulders.
“ Mikhail,” she murmured as he ran his tongue along the line of her jaw. Hearing his name on her lips had his cock hard as steel for her. He swung her around in the water, pushing her back against the wall of the pool. He propped his elbows on either side of her face, trapping her in place. She flattened her hands on his chest, putting some distance between them, but her legs were still locked around him, holding him tight. He leaned in, brushing his lips against hers. She opened her mouth, giving him access, and he took advantage. He sucked her lower lip between his teeth and she moaned. The throaty sound sent ripples of electricity through him and he flicked his tongue against the bruise he'd given her. He'd been waiting days to do that and she didn't disappoint. She jerked her hips against him, rubbing her hands up and down his chest, the steady friction threatening to drive him insane.
“ I am going to fuck you, solnyshka ,” he murmured against her lips. “This is why I touch you. Because you are mine.” Her lips froze against his and her eyes popped open.
“ I'm not yours,” she said, fisting her hands on his chest.
“ We will see.”
“ I'm not,” she murmured, spiking her tongue out to tease his lips. He met her tongue with his, and she responded, sucking the tip of him into her mouth. He felt the little bit of restraint he had left snap.
“ Do not fuck with me,” he said, pulling himself flush against her, trapping her body between his and the wall. He bucked his hips, bumping the head of his cock against her ass. She writhed against him, arching her back, but she turned her face so that he couldn't kiss her. “You need me,” he whispered in her ear. She moaned again, but she shook her head, effectively shutting him out.
“ I need you to train me,” she said, anger crowding the lust out of her eyes. “If you think that means I owe you pussy, you're crazy.”
“ You owe me nothing,” he said, “You want me. I want you. Do not pretend otherwise.” She pressed her fists into his chest, pushing him away.
“ No,” she said simply, and he got the message loud and clear. He shoved
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