Total pages in book: 92
Estimated words: 90852 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 454(@200wpm)___ 363(@250wpm)___ 303(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 90852 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 454(@200wpm)___ 363(@250wpm)___ 303(@300wpm)
“Thank you.”
“And you want my actions to match my words and show you that Chanel is no longer in my heart.”
I swallowed. “Yes.”
“I will do that every day.” In his eyes was a pledge of commitment so deep that my heart thrummed. “But you need to get used to the East and being at my side.”
I parted my lips.
“What happened today. Things have changed between us yet again. Your mind, heart, soul and pussy were already mine, but I need you to understand—”
“Okay. Hold on.” I tried to get out of his arms so I could sit up and talk.
He wouldn’t let me.
Instead, he rolled me to my back and hovered over me. “I’m still talking.”
I couldn’t help but smile as I placed my hands on his chest. “It’s just that you’re being that guy again, and we talked about this—”
“The sort of guy that gets some pussy and thinks he owns it?”
“Yes.”
“I thought we already established that I was that guy and that I did own your pussy.”
I blinked. “No. We didn’t establish that—”
“You don’t leave the East without my knowing it.”
I widened my eyes. “Have you lost your mind?”
“Your safety is my priority—”
“Bullshit. You’re being possessive and controlling—”
“Also, your position as a Friend of the Four Aces makes things difficult.”
“It doesn’t.”
“Be careful with having any man around you—”
“Lei, it will be my job to talk to men sometimes—”
“I’m just telling you how to properly move in these next days so that I don’t kill anyone.”
“And due to my position, you better take that bass out of your tone and talk to me nicely.”
“Yes, Mountain Mistress.” A cruel smile twisted his lips as he lowered down and crushed our mouths together with a ferocity that stole my breath away.
Fuck.
In that moment, I forgot everything but the heat of his kiss and the way his touch ignited a fire within me.
His hands moved down my sides, further pressing me into the mattress.
I let out a sigh against his lips.
It was quite amazing how he managed to do that—erase all worries with just one touch and make everything else irrelevant.
Damn, Lei.
He broke the kiss and slipped his gaze over me. “Don’t get too comfortable with your present title.”
I shivered.
“You’re going to need to get used to being called Mountain Mistress.”
My hands moved to his hair, tangling within the dark strands. “Are you always going to be like this?”
A low chuckle rumbled in his chest as he slid a hand up my arm, tracing goosebumps in its wake. “Possessive? Controlling? Obsessively in love with you?”
I swallowed hard. “Yes.”
He leaned closer, his breath fanning against my neck. “I think so.”
“Promise me that you’ll respect my decisions as I get comfortable here. No bulldozing and Mountain Mastering me.”
He stilled above me, pulling back slightly to study my face. “You’re in the East.”
“I am.”
He smirked. “That means that I am your Mountain Master.”
“Then, maybe I should move to the South.”
“If only things were that simple for you.” He licked his lips. “But, they are not. You consider moving to the South and there will be no South the next day.”
I shivered. “No bulldozing. No Mountain Mastering.”
“And what about when we’re in bed?”
“Well. . .” I grinned. “That’s different.”
His gaze softened in understanding. “I promise to treat you with respect and not bulldoze.”
Relief washed over me like warm water and I closed my eyes as he kissed me with so much passion my toes curled, my heart warmed, and my mind cleared all those earlier doubts away.
His intoxicating lips were hot and insistent.
His touch was gentle yet unhinged.
And soon with his gaze locked on mine, he was thrusting inside of me again, spreading my pussy open with his cock.
Making me his.
Delicious chills ran down my spine.
The rhythm of our bodies moving together became a song that would forever hold my mind hostage.
Yet. . .I wondered. . .even as we both crashed together in thundering orgasms that made us moan and groan. . .
Did I truly have Lei’s heart?
And would I truly survive the East?
Chapter one
Love on the Front Page
Lei
The next morning I woke up to incessant buzzing from my phone.
Shut the fuck up.
It stopped.
Thank God.
Then, it began again.
A groan of annoyance escaped me. The thought of leaving the warm cocoon that Moni and I had woven from intimacy and vulnerability felt like an impossible task.
Again, the phone stopped and then started buzzing over and over.
Come on!
I knew what it was.
The call of duty, the impending battle with my father, and the feast were chains that bound me to a world beyond my fucking bedroom. Plus, I’d had my day off yesterday and knew that all would want to immediately yank me from the tranquil reality of Moni naked and securely nestled in my arms.
I should just escape Paradise City with her.
The phone continued to buzz.
Whoever was calling would not stop.