The door opens, and Sebastian enters the bathroom.
I’m hidden behind a glass door, but I don’t move a muscle—don’t breathe—as he moves closer to the shower.
Is he going to come in here with me?
He opens the door, and I cover up all my goods.
“What are you doing?”
“I told you I’d punish you.”
“Get the fuck out of here.” I grab a loofah and cover my vagina with it.
“Calm down, you have nothing I haven’t seen before.”
I gasp. “How dare you.” I remove the puffy sponge, standing completely nude in front of him. “Get your fill.”
His hungry eyes rake over my body, his mouth ajar. He groans a little as he repositions himself in his pants.
I cover my body back up with my arms and hands. “Get the fuck out.”
He doesn’t. He just stands there, staring. After about thirty more seconds, he walks toward the door.
“Yeah, who just punished who?” I yell at him as he leaves.
Asshole.
Chapter 6
Sebastian
* * *
My plan backfired. I thought I’d go in there, make her uncomfortable so she would never try to alert the authorities ever again. I can’t have her misbehaving on me. I can’t have her trying to get away from me.
I’m no amateur to a woman’s body. I’ve seen plenty.
But looking at Mia. Seeing her rosy nipples pointing right at me. The slender curves of her body. Her wet skin. It was like I’d never seen a nude woman before her.
The thing that got me the most was the gleam in her eyes when I took in my fill of her sweet body. It’s almost like she enjoyed it.
Or maybe it’s my fucked-up imagination that I could ever think someone as young as Mia would want an older man like me. Her father’s friend.
She was right. That was my punishment, my own little torture for all the bad deeds I’ve done in my life.
Maybe I’m a fucking asshole, but I want to see her again. I want to touch that perfect body of hers and get lost in it. But it can’t happen. I know this.
This mission is way too important. This is my life we’re talking about here. Reputation means power, and if I want to stay alive, I must clear my name.
I can’t become a target.
I may do some illegal shit. I may not be the nicest guy around, and I’ll be honest I am a straight up criminal, but I didn’t do this thing they’re trying to pin on me. I’d never steal from the Four Families.
And I have to find out who the hell is behind this deception. The accounts came out of China. The way it all went down means it was somebody that worked for the organization. Someone high up in the chain.
Someone like Nate, or Oliver, or a string of other men I plan on seeking out. And I need Mia’s help to find them all. She may think I can do this on my own, but when I heard Bishop was after her, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to grab her, keep her safe, and find out who’s framing me.
Because someone’s fucking framing me.
As soon as Mia’s out of the shower, I tell Jeremy to watch the house. He doesn’t like the idea of me going alone. He’s normally the guy who sweeps all rooms before I enter. He’s the man who gets my affairs in order. He’s the man I trust completely.
But I’m not trying to attract attention to myself by bringing along a bodyguard.
“I’ll take the bike to the bank, and be back before you know it,” I tell him.
He follows us into the garage, and I hand Mia a helmet. I slide onto the bike. “Hop on,” I tell her.
She climbs on behind me.
I reach around behind me and grab her hands and wrap them around my waist. “Hold on tight.”
She snuggles into my back, and I take off down the mountain road. Normally, the fastest way to get to Shenzhen is by train, but again, I’m flying under the radar.
The sun shines high in the sky as I make my way toward the bank. Mia holds on for dear life the entire way, and I like the way it feels. I like having her on the back of my bike.
Like she was born to ride with me.
My heart races as she holds on tight.
I want this ride to last forever. Fuck, the situation is messing with my brain. Her open legs around my body… her enticing heat, her hands wandering on my chest.
Oh, the wonders I would do with her. And to her.
This is a great twist from my usual way with women.
My interaction with females consists of me picking one up from a party and bringing her back to my condo in New York. By the next morning, Jeremy makes sure they’re on their way out the door.