Heat (Parker Reed Book 1) (5 page)

“I will crack your walls, beautiful.”

I turned away, glancing out the window. My walls. With a shaky hand, I brushed the curls that had fallen free from my bun off of my face. “You’re the boss...”

“And that means that I can do whatever and whomever I want, little one.”

“Why?” I whispered.

He shrugged. “That I’m trying to figure out, angel.”

His pet names for me made my stomach flutter and my heart skip a beat but the one that struck a chord with me was...

“Pet.”

Yup. That one. “Why do you call me that?”

He raised an eyebrow. “Does it offend you?”

“No. Not at all.” Not that he would care if it did anyways.

“What’s the problem, then?” he asked, spinning towards me.

“I...I don’t know.” I shook myself, needing to change the conversation. “You hired me as your assistant. What do you need me to do?”

He gave a small smirk before turning back around in his chair. “Go give Liz all of your information so we can make sure you get paid. And then I want you familiarizing yourself with Reed Industries.”

I nodded and headed towards the door.

“Come back after you speak with Liz.”

“If you could ask me anything, what would it be?” Parker asked during lunch before stuffing a piece of sushi in his mouth.

“Hmm...” I curled my feet under me on the white leather couch in his office and looked down at my handwritten notes. “How did you start it all?” We had been chatting all morning about his company. I was truly fascinated with how they were in the market for young entrepreneurs. He started at a young age and he wanted to pass his knowledge to other likeminded kids and young adults.

“That’s what you want to ask me?”

I frowned. “Well, what else would I ask?”

He leaned back on the couch across from me and crossed his ankle over the opposite knee. “How about why I kissed you last night?”

My cheeks heated. “Well...okay. There is that. So…why did you?”

“One question.” His eyes shone with amusement. “Is that what you want to know?”

I nodded slowly.

He rose from his spot on the couch and closed the distance between us. He brushed the back of his hand down my cheek.

I shivered under his touch, swaying towards him. Mentally hinting for him to take it further. My eyes fluttered closed and I tilted my head, silently begging for him to kiss me.

“That’s why,” he whispered in my ear.

I gasped when his hand wrapped around my throat and he pushed my head back against the couch. “Parker.”

His eyes darkened. “When you are in this office, you will call me Sir.”

“Yes…” I licked my dry lips. “Sir.”

He grinned and pulled me to my feet.

I followed him around to his desk as he sat in the large chair.

“You’ve been studying my company all morning.”

“I still don’t know everything,” I said while he clicked away on the computer.

“And you probably never will.” He clicked a couple keys on the keyboard, windows popping up every so often on the computer screen. “I started this business when I was twenty-one. I didn’t inherit it. I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. My parents made okay money but never enough to put me through school. I worked three jobs to pay my way through college and then university. And I worked damn hard to get Reed Industries to where it is today. I can only go up from here.”

“It’s quite impressive,” I pointed out, leaning against his chair.

“It’s something,” he mumbled.

“Are you happy?”

He frowned, his gaze meeting mine. “You think I’m not?”

I shrugged. “I don’t know you that well so I can’t really tell but…but I know...”

“What, little one? What do you know?” he asked in a mocking tone.

I swallowed hard. “Forget it.” I made a move to walk away when my hand was grabbed from behind me. “Parker.”

A wicked glint flashed in his eyes before he bent me over, pushing me face first onto his desk. He leaned into me, restraining me against the hard wooden object. “What do you think you know, pet?”

I gasped, gripping the edge of the desk. “Please. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you.”

“You didn’t offend me, Keely. Now answer the question. What, do you think you know?” he demanded.

My eyes widened as his hand slid up the back of my dress, pushing the fabric to my hips. “Parker.”

He growled. “Wrong answer.”

Parker slid his finger under my panties, his knuckle brushing over my core.

I whimpered, shaking beneath him. “You don’t seem happy. That’s all.”

“How would you know what makes me happy?” he asked, fisting my hair tight in his hand.

“You were happy at Dale’s Deli last night,” I pointed out. “But here, you act like you have to be here and don’t want to be. I’m sorry. I didn’t think…”

His grip on my hair loosened. “Stop apologizing. I won’t hurt you, Keely.” His breathing was deep and even, his hand brushing the strands off of my forehead.

My chest rose and fell in tune with his, the beating of his heart vibrating through my body. “Sir.”

“I was happy last night. Spending time with a woman who I hardly know but feel comfortable around enough to share a piece of me. But you coming for me right now would make me even happier.”

My eyes widened at his words as he pushed a thick finger inside of me. I moaned, clenching around him. “Oh God.”

“Remember what I hired you for,” he said, pumping into me slow and deep. “To do, say, be what I want. I will break those walls.”

“Why?” I cried out when he pushed into me as far as he could.

“Because something about you makes me want to own you, pet. Those walls will crumble by the time I get through with you.” He nipped the side of my neck.

“Parker.” I arched under him. “Please.”

“What did I say?” he snapped, pulling my head back and thrusting his finger in and out of me hard.

“Sir.” I pushed back against his hand, my hips moving of their own accord. A nagging feeling washed over me but I ignored it. Parker wasn’t
him
.

“Come for me, Keely,” he purred in my ear.

“Oh God! Sir.” I groaned as a fast release washed over me, shaking through my body.

“Beautiful.” He kissed my cheek and released me, sitting back in his chair.

I went to stand when a sharp bite landed on my rear. I gasped, trying to pull from his grip but his hold on me only tightened.

“I will have you. I will own you.” His lips continued to caress my ass.

“Yes. Please.”

Parker pulled my dress down and helped me to an upright position.

I swallowed hard at the coldness in his green gaze and tried to look away but I couldn’t.

He pinched my chin, placing a small peck on my mouth. “You, Keely Price, have just made a deal with the fucking devil.”

“Girl, what has your panties all in a twist?”

I glared at Troy and went back to reading my romance novel. Probably didn’t do me any good since the sex scenes were hot and I wasn’t getting any. Yet. Unless you counted the mind-blowing orgasm my boss had given me. Oh dear God. What the hell was I thinking? Had it been so long that I would spread my legs for the first guy that showed me interest? Hell no.

The way he had looked at me, the way he touched me…it made me feel alive. It was gentle but rough. Passionate but controlling. He handled my body like he was a master of seduction.

I had been working for Parker for two weeks already. We would pass each other knowing glances but he had been so busy with meetings that we hadn’t spent any time alone. But I wanted him alone. To myself. I wanted to get to know him. I wanted to give him parts of myself that no man had ever had. My ex may have thought he had me but he didn’t. At all.

“Keely.”

“What?” I snapped out of my thoughts, slapping the book closed.

Troy raised an eyebrow, his lips curling up at the corners. “How have your first couple of weeks been?”

Amazing but confusing as hell. I fumbled for the right words to say and when they wouldn’t come, I kept my mouth shut.

“A certain someone leaving you sexually frustrated?” he asked, waggling his eyebrows.

I frowned. “What? Can you read my thoughts now?”

His smile fell. “I was kidding. Keely, what did Mr. Sexy do?”

“It’s not what he did but what he didn’t do instead,” I mumbled.

“Did you sleep with him?”

“What?” I gasped. “God, no!” When would I find the time for that?

“Well then what the hell happened?”

I sighed. “I can’t explain it but something
is
happening. He’s been busy with meetings but he always makes me stay. I haven’t done anything yet except basic secretary stuff. Filing and so on. But…he’s so frustrating. I don’t know how I’m going to work for him. He’s...”

“Dark. Brooding. Full alpha male that leaves you panting and aching for more?”

I pushed him. “Stop reading my books.”

He chuckled. “This isn’t a romance novel, Keely. This is real life.”

“Yeah and he’s the most dominating male I’ve ever come across.”

“Really?”

I met Troy’s gaze and nodded slowly. “Devin wasn’t like this.”

“Are you sure?”

I rose to my feet, not in the mood to talk about my one and only ex-boyfriend. “Troy.”

“I’m sorry, baby, but it seems like you have a case of the repeats. I know I warned you about Parker but I’d be more worried about Devin. He’s still out there.”

I spun on him. “You don’t think I know that?” I cried. “I hardly know Parker but he is nothing like Devin.”

“How do
you
know that?”

“I...because...” I huffed, stomping my foot. I didn’t know. I couldn’t explain it but I just knew.

“You’re adorable when you’re mad but I really worry that a replay of what happened with Devin will happen again.” Troy rose to his feet and kissed my head before heading into the kitchen. “Just please be careful.”

It was probably a good thing that I didn’t tell Troy what Parker had said to me.

“You, Keely Price, have just made a deal with the fucking devil.”

I sighed and scrubbed a hand down my face. “Not every man I meet is going to be like Devin.”

“I know that.”

“Maybe I should just join a convent. It’s not like I’m having sex anyways.”

“But you have every right to be cautious. No one will judge you because of that,” Troy added, clearly not hearing my comment.

“What man is going to be patient with me just because my ex was a domineering, possessive, abusive asshole?” I cried out, exasperated.

“A man who cares for you, loves you and wants to be with you.” Troy called out, moving around in the kitchen. “Don’t you dare fucking settle just because he shows you interest.”

“Thanks for the lecture, dad,” I mocked, rolling my eyes.

“Just looking out for you. Someone has to.”

I let out a huge sigh, silently counting to ten. Troy was telling me things that I already knew. I had already given this lecture to myself.

After Parker gave me the best orgasm in my lifetime just from the touch of his hand, he told me to take the rest of the day off. I still had no idea what my job duties were exactly but as long as I was getting paid, I guess it didn’t really matter.