“Now take it off.”
Her mouth went dry. Sliding her hands from his stomach up, she watched the crisp white shirt fall to the floor.
This is really happening.
I can’t believe it.
Her heart pounded, threatening to explode from her ribcage.
Tobias circled her, one of his hands going to her waist, trailing a circle around her body. She didn’t pull away from him, not that she wanted to. Away from the prying eyes of the people in his world, she lost any reason to deny him, deny this. He made her ache in ways that she couldn’t begin to think about, or describe. There was no way she’d ever feel this way about anyone else.
Does it matter he’ll never love me?
I can live without love.
She’d been doing it for years. His lips trailing across her collarbone, making her ache in all the delicious ways. He stepped behind her. His touch made her skin burn. She couldn’t wait for more to come.
Chapter Seven
Tobias supposed this was like any other business transaction. He’d made Adora an offer she couldn’t refuse. It all started because of his parents nagging him for an heir. Instead of allowing them to hook him up with some rich bitch, he’d decided to make a baby with no attachments. But all his well-laid plans had gone out the window the moment he set eyes on Adora.
She was sweetness and innocence personified.
Now the dark-haired beauty was becoming the center of his universe, and he wasn’t sure how the fuck that could happen in the span of a week. Yes, he needed the heir, but he wanted Adora even more. She didn’t care about money or fame, and it was refreshing. Tobias had never realized how shallow his life was, and now he wanted more. For the first time, he had a glimpse into his brother’s torment. He wouldn’t allow his parents to steal away his newfound happiness.
“Your skin is so soft,” he whispered, leaving a kiss on her bare shoulder. Tobias had a lot of experience behind him, but he’d make sure to go slowly for Adora’s first time. Now that he thought of it, he’d never had a virgin. In his fast-paced world, the women were anything but sugar and spice. Not his Adora. She was his prize, a woman just for him.
He hadn’t thought of another woman since Adora walked into his condo. And now he’d claim her, breed her, bind them together for life.
She inhaled sharply when he ran his hand over her stomach from behind.
“You’re shivering.” He lifted her hair to one side, inhaling deeply at her neckline. She smelled like strawberries and sunshine, and he was already addicted.
“I’m just a bit nervous,” she said. “Maybe a lot nervous.”
“You’re in good hands, Adora.”
She twisted around in his hold, resting her forearms on his chest. “That woman in the restaurant. She told me things about you. Private things.”
He scowled, wishing he’d stayed away from that tramp all those years ago. Everyone he knew had taken a ride on her. Knowing their brief relationship made Adora insecure pissed him off. How could he explain that Katerina meant nothing to him?
“Like what?”
She bit her bottom lip, her cheeks changing to a pretty pink. “She thinks you’ll use me, that after tonight I’ll never hear from you again.”
He had to tamp down the rush of venom that raced through his veins. Anyone who threatened his relationship with Adora was on his shit list. She brought out all his protective instincts.
“I hope you know that’s not true. I’ll admit I’ve always thought of women as playthings, but I’ve found the one woman who can tame me,” he said. “But that’s not what’s bothering you, is it?”
“She told me personal things … about your body.”
He smiled. “You’ve made me curious. I’d like to hear this.”
Adora shook her head, her breathing picking up. “Just that it was big and had a beauty mark on it.”
“It?” He took her wrist and pressed her hand against the front of his suit pants. “Do you mean this? My cock?”
Adora attempted to pull her hand away as if it burned, but he wouldn’t allow it. She could remain shy, but not with him. He was about to open her up to a whole new world.