“I’ll hate myself for blowing this opportunity if I let it pass by,” she said.
Fuck, she was making this so hard. I was only human. There was only so much I could take before I cracked.
“You may hate me for going through with it,” I said, but I couldn’t resist reaching out and brushing my knuckles over her cheek. She leaned into my touch, ready to take whatever I was going to offer her.
The best thing, the sensible thing, to do was take her home, let her pay whatever she owed with the money she’d received at the auction, and return to normal. But I didn’t think there was any chance we could ever return to who we were before tonight. She could never just be my assistant again, and I could never just be her boss.
I was the man who paid for her virginity.
And she wanted to give it to me.
That surprised me more than anything.
“I could never hate you,” she whispered. “Please, Donovan.”
It was the first time she’d ever used my name. She was a stickler for calling me Mr. Black when we were in the office. I understood why. She wanted to show respect, but hearing my name on her tongue unlocked something in my chest. It made all my resolve flee. How was I supposed to resist her when she was begging me for this?
I didn’t think. I didn’t contemplate the downsides or the trouble it could cause.
I leaned forward and I pressed my mouth to hers.
I wanted to give her soft and gentle, but I didn’t have it in me to do that. Instead, my kiss was possessive and hard. I crashed my lips against hers, letting her know I owned her in this moment. I would take her virginity. I would give her the best night I could, making her first time special, because I was a bastard.
A better man would have walked away.
I couldn’t.
I wasn’t that strong.
I didn’t have that much willpower.
I scraped my fingers through her hair, getting a handful so I could turn her head the direction I needed to deepen the kiss.
Wanting her to open up, I teased my tongue along the slit of her lips, begging entry. It took her a moment to realize what I was doing, but as soon as she did her mouth opened and I thrust my tongue against hers.
She was tentative with her movements, but she wasn’t shy. She wanted this as much as I did and that spurred me on. I wanted to take her here and now, in the back of the car, but I wanted time with her too. I needed to have her spread out on my bed while I ate her pussy.
I wanted to play with her, but she wasn't ready for that. Not yet. Maybe in time I could introduce her to my pleasure dungeon.
She made a little whimpering sound that went straight to my cock. There was no chance in hell I could refuse what she was offering. I wasn’t that strong.
I pulled back from her kiss and spoke to the driver, asking him to take us to the penthouse, rather than Jessica’s apartment.
I returned my attention to her, my mouth suddenly dry as I scanned her face. She seemed pleased with my decision so I pressed my mouth to hers again.
We made out until the car idled at the curb outside the building. She climbed out first and I followed, slipping my hand into hers.
Crossing the foyer and passing the concierge, I walked her to the elevator and stabbed the button to call it. She didn’t say a word as we waited for it come and I wondered if she was having second thoughts. We stepped into the elevator when it arrived. What was she thinking?
She hadn’t let go of my hand, so I took that as a good sign.
When the elevator doors opened on the penthouse floor, I turned to her. Fuck, she was gorgeous.
“Are you sure?” I asked, giving her the chance to back out.
It would kill me to let her go, but I’d put her back in the elevator and have my driver take her home if she said the word. I knew I was a lot to take in the bedroom. I also knew once I started this there was no way in hell I’d be able to stop. I wasn’t sure an innocent young woman like Jessica could handle everything I wanted to do to her.
I wasn’t sure she’d be able to take my pleasure dungeon.
Jessica raised her eyes and gave me a smile that made me want to push her against the wall and capture her mouth.
“I’m positive.”