Chapter 150
Anna’s POV
I finished buttoning his shirt, then reached for his pants.
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He took them from my hands before I could hold them open. “I can manage this part. I don’t want any more accidents.”
I understood when I looked down. He was teasing, because it was obvious he was still hard. Still affected. The bulge in his briefs was clear.
“Afraid you’ll enjoy it too much?”
His eyes narrowed, heat flashing in them. “Watch it.”
I let him step into his pants, watching as he pulled them up and his fingers worked, wishing they were on me instead. Unbuttoning my clothes. Sliding inside me.
To distract my wild thoughts, I continued.
“If you felt hurt, why didn’t you speak to me like a normal adult instead of shutting me out?”
“I didn’t shut you out. I just needed a moment.”
His words provoked my anger, cutting through the lust. I fumed. “You ignored me all through last night. That’s not a moment, that’s childish.”
“Don’t fucking call me a child.”
“What if I do? What would you do?”
He stopped buttoning his pants, his fingers stilling as he glared at me.
“Say it again and we’ll find out.”
I desperately wanted to say it. But I was terrified of what he could do, and I knew better than to push my luck.
Yet I still gritted through my teeth.
“You’re a self conceited man who asked me to be your mistress, so you have no right to be upset over what I said to your sister.”
His brows furrowed. “I have every right to be. You spoke about me as though the idea of being with me repulsed you.”
Was that what he thought? If only he had asked, he would have known that I felt the opposite. That I wanted him so badly it terrified me. That the idea of truly being with him, made my heart race and my body ache and my mind spin with possibilities I was too scared to examine.
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But I wasn’t ready to admit it to him. Wasn’t ready to hand him that power to use my feelings against me.
“What was the better response? That I’m the woman you’re sleeping with but won’t publicly acknoxést get
“You could have said we’re seeing each other.
“Are we? Because I don’t know what we are. You want me in your bed but not in your life. So tell me, wha should I have told her?”
He reached out and caught my wrists, pulling me against him. His palm cupped my face, thumb brodity us cheekbone with surprising gentleness.
“I want more than just sex with you.”
I scoffed, disbelief flooding through me even as my traitorous body leaned into his touch “What else could exist in your contract relationship?”
“Time.” His eyes searched mine, his other hand coming up to cradle my face between his paltza His concis was warm, possessive, achingly gentle. “Give me time to prove that what we have is worth giving a chance”
“And if you can’t?” My voice cracked, vulnerability I didn’t want to show bleeding through. What then?”
“I don’t have all the answers, Anna…” His thumb brushed my cheek.. I don’t know if I can be the man you need. But I know that I can’t let you go no matter how hard I try
Hope and fear wrestled in my chest, making it hard to breathe.
“Well, you would have to find a way, wouldn’t you?”
His brows furrowed, sending a chill down my spine.
“Anna, I’m not a very patient man. But I’m learning it’s a quality I must possess with you. But there’s only so far I can be stretched.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means I need an answer. I need to know if you’re willing to give us a real chance. His fingers tightened on my face, not painful but firm. Grounding. “So I’m giving you seven days to decide.”
My eyes widened, anger flooding through me. “How dare you? You can’t just set a deadline and expect me
to…”
“Anna, I’m done with this back and forth. These games where we want each other but won’t admit it. Where we come together and then you pull away.” His voice was rough, honest in a way that made my chest tighten. “It’s driving me insane. I need to know if you’re in or if you’re out. If you want me the way I want you”
“And what exactly do you want?”
“Everything.” The word was a growl, possessive and hungry. “I want you in my bed every night. I want you by my side. I want to show you things you’ve never experienced, teach you pleasures you’ve never imagined. I want to own you in ways that terrify and excite you in equal measure.”
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Heat flooded through me at his words, liquid and overwhelming. My core clenched, my breath catching.
“What if I tell you that you don’t need the seven days? My answer is…”
He pressed his fingers to my lips, parting them gently. The touch sent electricity racing through me. “Don’t let your emotions make that choice. I want you to be well aware of what you’re getting into. What I’m offering. What I’ll demand in return.”
“Make me aware of everything now.”
“In seven days. If you say yes, I’ll hand you the contract. You’ll have another seven days to review it, to understand exactly what I’m proposing. And then we’ll begin.”
I pulled back, fire racing through my veins. “You’re unbelievable. You know that? You can’t just dictate timelines and hand me contracts and expect me to…”
His hand tightened on my waist, pulling me flush against him. I could feel every inch of him, including the fact that he was still aroused. Still hard and wanting me despite, or maybe because of, my anger.
“Seven days, Anna. That’s all I’m giving you to consider what I’m offering. And if you can handle what I need.”
He leaned in, his lips brushing my ear, his breath hot against my skin. “And then give me your answer. Yes or no. In or out. Mine or not
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