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woman who knew what that kiss meant. Who knew the question it was asking?
And the answer was a loud, resounding no.
“No!” I broke away from him, sliding out from his tempting trap. I turned and ran down the hall, not looking back until I was at my doorway. When I did, he was still standing there. With Willy by his side. Smiling. Watching me. Practically daring me.
Driving me out of my fucking mind with desire.
“That’s it,” I said, walking into my room and closing the door behind me, leaving him, his seductive smile, and his adorable dog in the hallway. I went straight to the closet and pulled out my suitcase. I laid it on the bed, and went to the armoire and began pulling out my clothes.
It was time to leave. There was no way in hell I could stay in the same house, or mansion, or palace, or whatever the hell this massive structure was supposed to be called, with Will. I couldn’t take it and I didn’t have to.
I wasn’t about to fall under his spell again. My father could marry Vicky, but he would have to do it without me. I’d leave and never look back. Take a page out of Will’s play book. See how he liked it when someone left him.
Hell, who was I kidding? He wouldn’t care. I was just another notch on his belt, another woman to conquer. He’d forget about me as soon as I was gone. It was up to me to protect myself.
If that meant I had to disappoint my father, then so be it. I threw my clothes in my suitcase, zipped it up, and left it by the door. I’d leave first thing in the morning, before anyone could stop me.
I threw on a sweater, and opened the French doors of my balcony. Feather light, dusty snowflakes drifted from the night sky, creating a quiet stillness to the air that only snowfall can do. The sounds of the city outside the palace walls disappeared, and for a moment, I could hear nothing but the sound of my own heart beating.
The feel of Will’s kiss still seared my lips, and I reached up to caress them. I never expected I would ever in a million years see Will again, let alone kiss him. And yet here I was. On the other side of those thoughts, kissed, lost, and yet still alone.
That’s okay , I thought. It’s safer that way.
The sound of laughter broke through the silence before the silhouettes of my father and Vicky appeared in the darkness below. They strode hand in hand through the garden, the snow falling around them as Vicky laughed at something he said. She put her head on his shoulder, and he wrapped his arm around her lovingly, pulling her in close to his side.
I hadn’t seen my father this happy in a long time. Love looked good on him. However unconventional, I was glad they had found each other. I was glad he wasn’t alone, like I was.
I thought of Will again, of his kiss, of my suitcase waiting by the door. I thought of the absolute impossible situation we were all in. And then I looked down at my father again.
I remembered the vow I made to somehow make this all work. I sighed, went straight to bed, and dreamt all night of Will’s kisses, Will’s skin, Will’s body, Will’s pull on my soul.
By the time I woke up the next morning, I was drenched in sweat and felt like I had really spent the night making passionate love to him, instead of just dreaming it.
When I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror, I blushed when I thought about the things my psyche had conjured up for us to do in my dream.
My heart might be locked away from Will, but apparently my body was ready, willing and open for business. What a traitor , I thought.
I left the suitcase in its place and made my way down to breakfast the next morning, determined to keep my thoughts to myself and do whatever I needed to do to keep that smile on my father’s face.
CHAPTER TEN
WILL
It felt fucking amazing to kiss her again. And for just a moment, she gave in, and I know she felt it, too. Once she pulled away and ran back to her room, I took my hard as a rock erection back to the privacy of my
And the answer was a loud, resounding no.
“No!” I broke away from him, sliding out from his tempting trap. I turned and ran down the hall, not looking back until I was at my doorway. When I did, he was still standing there. With Willy by his side. Smiling. Watching me. Practically daring me.
Driving me out of my fucking mind with desire.
“That’s it,” I said, walking into my room and closing the door behind me, leaving him, his seductive smile, and his adorable dog in the hallway. I went straight to the closet and pulled out my suitcase. I laid it on the bed, and went to the armoire and began pulling out my clothes.
It was time to leave. There was no way in hell I could stay in the same house, or mansion, or palace, or whatever the hell this massive structure was supposed to be called, with Will. I couldn’t take it and I didn’t have to.
I wasn’t about to fall under his spell again. My father could marry Vicky, but he would have to do it without me. I’d leave and never look back. Take a page out of Will’s play book. See how he liked it when someone left him.
Hell, who was I kidding? He wouldn’t care. I was just another notch on his belt, another woman to conquer. He’d forget about me as soon as I was gone. It was up to me to protect myself.
If that meant I had to disappoint my father, then so be it. I threw my clothes in my suitcase, zipped it up, and left it by the door. I’d leave first thing in the morning, before anyone could stop me.
I threw on a sweater, and opened the French doors of my balcony. Feather light, dusty snowflakes drifted from the night sky, creating a quiet stillness to the air that only snowfall can do. The sounds of the city outside the palace walls disappeared, and for a moment, I could hear nothing but the sound of my own heart beating.
The feel of Will’s kiss still seared my lips, and I reached up to caress them. I never expected I would ever in a million years see Will again, let alone kiss him. And yet here I was. On the other side of those thoughts, kissed, lost, and yet still alone.
That’s okay , I thought. It’s safer that way.
The sound of laughter broke through the silence before the silhouettes of my father and Vicky appeared in the darkness below. They strode hand in hand through the garden, the snow falling around them as Vicky laughed at something he said. She put her head on his shoulder, and he wrapped his arm around her lovingly, pulling her in close to his side.
I hadn’t seen my father this happy in a long time. Love looked good on him. However unconventional, I was glad they had found each other. I was glad he wasn’t alone, like I was.
I thought of Will again, of his kiss, of my suitcase waiting by the door. I thought of the absolute impossible situation we were all in. And then I looked down at my father again.
I remembered the vow I made to somehow make this all work. I sighed, went straight to bed, and dreamt all night of Will’s kisses, Will’s skin, Will’s body, Will’s pull on my soul.
By the time I woke up the next morning, I was drenched in sweat and felt like I had really spent the night making passionate love to him, instead of just dreaming it.
When I looked at myself in the bathroom mirror, I blushed when I thought about the things my psyche had conjured up for us to do in my dream.
My heart might be locked away from Will, but apparently my body was ready, willing and open for business. What a traitor , I thought.
I left the suitcase in its place and made my way down to breakfast the next morning, determined to keep my thoughts to myself and do whatever I needed to do to keep that smile on my father’s face.
CHAPTER TEN
WILL
It felt fucking amazing to kiss her again. And for just a moment, she gave in, and I know she felt it, too. Once she pulled away and ran back to her room, I took my hard as a rock erection back to the privacy of my
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