Craving My Ruthless Ceo novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Roman’s POV

The weekend was over, and I was done pretending.

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I stood at the windows of my office, staring out at the city below but I wasn’t seeing any of it. All I saw was Anna. The way she’d tasted, the sounds she’d made, the feel of her body against mine.

Two days. I’d spent two days with her, and nothing had ever felt so right. For the first time in years, I’d relaxed. My mind hadn’t raced with work, with deals, with the next conquest. I hadn’t used business as cover for the emptiness inside. I’d been present in the moment with her.

And now I couldn’t get her out of my head. The best weekend I’d had in years, maybe ever.

I wasn’t fighting this anymore. I wanted her, and I was going to have her.)

I’d never been the relationship type. Never wanted marriage, commitment, all that bullshit that destroyed men. I’d watched love destroy my father, turn him into someone I barely recognized until he died from my mother’s betrayal. I’d promised myself I’d never let a woman have that kind of power over me.

Anna wouldn’t be my girlfriend or my wife.

She’d be my mistress.

I knew it was selfish. Hell, I knew she wanted more, marriage, the white picket fence, all of it. But I couldn’t give her that.

What I could give her was the entire world. I’d shower her with money, change her life, fulfill every desire she had, pleasure she’d never experienced before, nights she’d forget. A few months with her in my bed would get her out of my system. It had to.

ever

I’d never pursued a woman in my life. They came to me willingly. But Anna? She was making me work for it, and that made me want her more.

She said her feelings had changed. That she didn’t want me anymore.

Lies.

I’d felt the way she’d responded to me. Seen the heat in her eyes She wanted me just as badly as I wanted her. And I was going to prove it to her.

I was her boss, her CEO. And I was going to own every inch of her, body, mind, soul. I’d make her submit to me.

The dark part of me, the part that craved control in the bedroom might scare her. I knew that. I had ta exactly common, needs that most women couldn’t handle. But something told me Anna could take it. sure, but I had a feeling.

I’d start slow. Keep it vanilla at first, let her get comfortable. The once she was mine, I’d show her more.

A knock on the door pulled me from my thoughts.

I turned from the window, crossing to my desk with slow, measured steps. I settled into my chair, leaning back with ankle crossed over my knee, arms resting on the armrests. The cture of control.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and Anna walked in, balancing a coffee cup in one hand and her iPad in the other, her leather portfolio tucked under her arm.

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She wore a navy blue dress that hugged her curves in all the right places, professional but undeniably sexy. Her hair was pulled back in that sleek bun, and she’d switched back to those nerdy glasses that made her look so innocent and studious.

But I knew better now. I knew what rested underneath that dress. I knew how wild she could get when she was turned on.

“Good morning, Mr. Blackwood.” Her tone was cheerful, bright even, but her eyes stayed fixed on the coffee cup as she crossed the room. She set the cup on my desk carefully, avoiding spillage.

I watched her every movement. “Anna.”

Her shoulders tensed. The smallest hitch in her breath. Good.

She picked up the coffee, brought it to where I sat, and placed it within reach. “Your usual. Black, no sugar.”

“You know what I like.”

She gave me a proud smile before quickly pulling up something on her iPad. “I need to brief you on this morning’s meeting.”

I took a sip of the coffee, my eyes never leaving her. “Go ahead.”

She handed me the iPad, her fingers brushing mine for half a second before she pulled back. “Laurent Beaumont will be here at ten.”

My grip tightened on the iPad. Laurent fucking Beaumont was the last person I wanted to deal with on a morning that had started perfectly. But I had no choice. The contract was signed and millions already transferred. I was stuck working with a man I couldn’t stand.

I had to find a way to keep my temper in check and my focus on the campaign instead of wrapping my hands around his pretentious French throat.

“I’m aware,” I replied, my tone clipped.

Anna’s eyebrows lifted slightly. She knew I hated Laurent. Everyone did. “He’s settled into his office downstairs, right below us, actually. He insisted on being close to the project.”

I cursed under my breath. Of course the bastard did. Laurent was just looking for any means possible to get close to her.

“That bastard.”

“Mr. Blackwood.” Anna’s voice cut through my thoughts.

I blinked, realizing I’d been staring at nothing.

“Anna.” My voice came out rougher than intended.

She straightened, her professional smile firmly in place. “I’d like to advise that for the meeting ahead, you keep your emotions in check. Laurent is our client. We need to keep him happy.”

“Easier said than done. That bastard knows how to push all my trigger buttons.”

A smile played at the corner of her lips. “You pride yourself on control, Mr. Blackwood. It’s new watching you lose it all because of one man.”

I turned my seat, facing her more directly. “Well, then isn’t it your fault?”

Her smile widened, confused.

“None of this would have happened before because I’ve never harbored any kind of feelings for any of my employees. But

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Anna, you’ve changed the fucking codes I’ve lived by.”

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She took a breath, composure returning. “As much as I’d like to ke credit for causing the great Roman Blackwood to act out of character, I can’t. I believe this is a case of ego and power play and I refuse to be caught in between.”

“You’re not entirely wrong.” I leaned forward. “But this isn’t just about power play. This is about a burning desire that has taken hold of me and is begging to be satisfied.”

Her cheeks flushed pink. She took a step back, and I knew she felt the pull between us.

“Well, then I would advise, sir, that you find ways to satisfy such desires so we can all focus on the task at hand.

My lips twitched into a playful smirk.

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