Total pages in book: 159
Estimated words: 149148 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 746(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 497(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 149148 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 746(@200wpm)___ 597(@250wpm)___ 497(@300wpm)
Seeing where she was looking, Leandro said quietly, “Give me a time and place where we can talk and I’ll let you go.”
“Why do we even need to?”
“Because I love—-” Her head snapped up, and the immense hurt in her green eyes made Leandro stop.
“Stop lying.” When he started to speak, she said in a rush, “I’m already in a relationship.”
The air between them turned cold and dangerous in an instant.
Leandro said unhesitatingly between clenched teeth, “Get rid of him.” He was blinded with rage, and suddenly all he could see was that one photo he had seen on the Internet, of Bobby – his Bobby, dammit – locked in Sabastian Gabris’ arms.
“You’re the one I have to get rid of,” she flung at him.
“I said, GET RID OF HIM.” His voice ended in a furious roar.
“You have no right—-” Her words ended with a tiny scream as she suddenly found herself cornered between the wall and Leandro’s hard body pressed against hers, his arms braced against each side of her face.
“I have every right, mégaira,” he said coldly, “because of this.”
And that was all the warning she had.
Just like it had been between them in the past, Leandro didn’t give her a choice to choose or struggle. His lips covered hers and passion exploded between them. She tried desperately to keep herself immune, holding her body stiff, her hands glued to her side, but Leandro was just as determined to make her react, his fingers sinking into her hair to hold her still as his lips continued to ravage her.
The feel and taste of his lips was hotter and sweeter than she remembered, the kiss more passionate...and real. Oh God, it was so real.
His body, hard and fully aroused, pushed against her more insistently, his powerful erection throbbing against her belly.
“Open your mouth, dammit.”
She shook her head frantically.
In retaliation, he pushed her blouse and bra up to cup her breasts. The unexpected heat of his touch and the way his fingers immediately found her nipples made Bobby gasp, and with a growl of triumph, Leandro kissed her more deeply, his tongue sinking into the familiar warmth of her lovely mouth.
She tried pushing him away as he kept ravishing her mouth, tried scurrying away from his body even as his hands played havoc with her breasts, inflaming her body with caresses that became more possessive and urgent. She managed to move to the side even as their mouths remained fused, away from the corner he had locked her into. He followed her easily, his mouth becoming increasingly demanding and his tongue bolder.
“No—-” Her voice was a broken whisper, tears falling from her eyes at how her love and need for this man made her so weak and helpless.
“Yes,” Leandro hissed just before kissing her again and twisting her nipples to make her body cry out for his.
Bobby moaned and jerked against his body as her nipples became flaming points of pleasure. Even as her body threatened to surrender completely to his touch on its own volition, she still struggled to be free of him, doing her best to move away even as he continued to follow her wherever she went.
Her back hit another corner, and the buttons against her back made Bobby conscious enough to scramble for the Emergency Stop button and push it from behind.
The elevator resumed its movement.
Leandro’s head jerked up.
The doors slid open, revealing an expressionless Sabastian Gabris standing outside the elevator. Tall with ebony hair and deeply tanned skin, Sabastian possessed the same smoldering Mediterranean looks that Leandro had as well. But whereas Leandro possessed the trademark blue eyes of Christopoulos men, Sabastian’s eyes were a startlingly bright silver, and they were coolly analytic as they zeroed in on the couple inside the elevator.
Leandro had never moved so fast in his life. In less than a second, he had Bobby’s bra and blouse back in place. He didn’t fucking care if Sabastian Gabris had already seen Bobby’s body. The thought alone made him want to kill the other man, but if it had happened – it didn’t matter. He was going to make her his again, and nothing was going to stand in his way.
Bobby said tightly, “Get out of my way.”
Dozens of reporters stood behind Gabris, and Leandro knew it had only been a matter of luck that the elevator didn’t have any mirrored walls that could have revealed Bobby’s naked breasts to the scores of cameras trained on them.
If there had been, it would be entirely his fault.
Once again, he had unknowingly put Bobby at risk of another media scandal. Guilt scorched Leandro’s mind and he slowly forced himself to move away. The stumbling speed with which Bobby rushed to Gabris’ side and the way the other man possessively wrapped an arm around her waist made Leandro see red again.