High Stakes Seduction - Book 2 (13 page)
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Authors: Ami LeCoeur
I stepped forward, placing the inside of my right leg against the outside of his left one. In one swift move I was straddling him, pressing my groin into his hard, bulging cock. I could feel the warmth and heat through the thin fabric of my underwear. I pressed harder and felt him pulse in response.
"Oh, Tony," I whispered as I reached down to unzip his pants. Suddenly his hand covered mine. He became still, even pulling away slightly.
Startled, I looked up into his eyes…
"Angela." I couldn't read his voice and I couldn't read his eyes. But I suddenly felt very naked and vulnerable. And foolish.
He moved my hand away from his zipper and gently grabbed my hips, lifting me off his lap. I watched as he turned off the music.
"Tony, what's wrong?"
He reached down to pick up my bra and handed it to me.
I stood there, blinking in confusion. “What?”
He raised a hand to my shoulder, pressing me back gently. “You should get dressed,” he said quietly.
He rose as I stepped back, wrapping my arms around myself. I had heard the words he spoke, but somehow, they weren’t registering.
“Your robe, Angela,” he said, nodding to the door.
Suddenly I felt cold—as if he'd dashed me with ice water. I turned and hurried inside to grab my robe, then sat there on my bed, my head resting in my hands. What had I done wrong? Had I gone too far?
Shit!
Would I ever figure out what this man wanted from me?
Ten minutes later, he stepped back inside. He didn’t look at me, or say anything. I was still so confused, I barely heard the door to our suite shut as he slipped into the hallway, leaving me alone.
I couldn't stop the tears from tumbling out. I wanted to scream into my pillow and beat it up like when I was a kid and so frustrated that I didn't know what else to do.
In some ways, I felt like I was still a kid. But I didn't want to be.
I thought about the only other guy I'd ever been with, my college sweetheart. How he'd strung me along. Getting his way with me,
having
his way with me, shaming me into feeling like there was something wrong with me.
He'd been selfish and manipulative. And he'd dumped me. He'd pretty much soured me on relationships. I hadn't seriously looked at or thought about any man since then.
That is, until I'd met Antonio Mancini. A man so different from anyone I'd ever known before, that I still couldn't begin to figure him out.
But, there was one thing I
had
figured out. Antonio Mancini wanted me. I
knew
he wanted me. He had been worried and sweet to me today, ever since he met me at the airport. Then tonight, his body told me in ever so much clearer terms just
how much
he wanted me.
And, even though I'd struggled with myself for the last several weeks, I'd discovered how much I wanted him, too. More than anything I'd ever wanted before. And that scared me all the way down to my toes.
Because, something was wrong. Something was getting in the way. The worry-wart side of me said it must be something sinister. Something deep and dark. Some hidden part of his past that he couldn't let go of or get free from.
I swiped at my tears with the back of my hand. Whatever it was, I was going to figure it out. I
had to
figure it out.
I wracked my brain, looking for clues, for causes or reasons. Was it related to his gambling? His mob connections? The other women in his life? Or, was he just a petty thug like the nasty looking men I'd seen him with?
I shivered with exhaustion, tired of this war going on inside me. It didn't seem to matter how much I tried to talk myself out of my feelings, or how much I tortured myself by dredging up all the dark things I could think of to turn me away from him. Even with all the sinister overtones, no one could deny he was attractive, rich, and sexy as hell. And that tortured me worse.
And then, suddenly, my tears stopped. My mind went silent. My breathing calmed. Something clicked into place, and in that moment, nothing else mattered.
I had always walked the straight and narrow. Always the "good girl", following the rules and playing nice. But after tonight I knew I didn't care about that any longer.
Antonio Mancini wanted me as much as I wanted him, and it was time for me to go all in, to step up. I could no longer lie to myself. I was hooked.
He might be a "bad guy", maybe even a criminal. But I had seen a whole other side of him. And not just once. He had helped Gisele, and the burlesque dancers had called him a benefactor. And even with me. He was paying for Maria's operation as well as giving me a chance to pay off Dad's debt.
I didn't know what it was going to take, but I had made up my mind. I knew I was up for the challenge. As I shut my eyes, I felt a calmness wash over me for the first time since Maria's accident. Here was something I finally knew about myself and my commitment.
Antonio Mancini—you are not going to walk away from me again!
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End Book 2
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Book 1 - Released September 25, 2014
Book 2
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Released October 10, 2014
Book 3
- due out October 24, 2014
Book 4
- due out November 7, 2014
Book 5
- due out November 21, 2014
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