Craving My Ruthless Ceo novel Chapter 189

Chapter 189

Anna’s POV

Oh God.

The words triggered a flash of memory.

The ache that would not go away as my hands moved across my body, touching myself.

“Why did I…” My voice came out weak. “What happened to me?”

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I stumbled backward and sat down hard on the edge of the bed. The room spun again. My head pounded. Nothing made

sense.

“Last night…” Roman’s voice softened slightly. “You were not yourself.”

The blood drained from my face.

No, that could not be right.

“Did we…” My voice was barely above a whisper. “Did you…”

Roman’s face hardened immediately. “Of course not. I am offended that you would insinuate I would take advantage of you like that.”

Guilt crashed through me. He was right. Roman was not that kind of man. I knew that. Deep down, I knew he would never hurt me. Never use me when I was vulnerable.

“I am sorry. I did not mean to offend you. It is just…” I pressed my hands to my face. “Nothing is making sense. I cannot remember. Everything is so foggy and wrong.”

Roman let out a breath. His expression softened slightly. “Pierre put something in your drink.”

I looked up at him. “What?”

“An aphrodisiac. It made you…” He paused and ran his hand through his damp hair. “You were vulnerable and out of control. You could not think straight.”

Pierre. The drink. The way my body had felt like it was on fire.

“Oh God.” The words came out choked.

“You were touching yourself for minutes, trying to get off, but you could not.” His eyes held mine. “The drug would not let you finish. So you begged me to touch you, and I…” He stopped. “I used a vibrator to make you come because you were in pain, and I could not just leave you like that.”

The memories slammed into me all at once.

Roman’s hands on my wrists. The restraints holding me down. His voice commanding me to spread my legs. The vibrator The pleasure that had built and built until I shattered completely.

His name was on my lips as I came.

The room tilted.

Desire shot through me at the memory, despite the confusion, the headache, and the mortification.

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My body remembered what my mind could not fully grasp.

“You saved me.” The words came out soft.

“I got there in time.”

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“I am sorry. I did not…” I looked up at him. “I did not know what was happening. I thought I was meeting Laurent.”

Roman’s jaw clenched. Every muscle in his body went tense. “Laurent set you up. He and Pierre planned it. They were going to…” He stopped and shook his head. “It does not matter. You are safe now.”

“Thank you.” The words felt inadequate. “For saving me. For not… for not taking advantage.”

He nodded once, stiff. “You do not need to thank me for being a decent human being.”

Relief flooded through me, begged.

then embarrassment as more memories surfaced. The things I had said to him. The way I had

I wished the bed would swallow me whole.

Then the gentleness disappeared from his face, replaced by anger.

“Do you realize the danger you put yourself in?”.

I bristled immediately. “Excuse me?”

“Going to meet Laurent at a club when he was not even there. Taking drinks from Pierre.” His voice rose with each word. “What the hell were you thinking?”

“It was not my fault.”

“I did not say it was your fault.” He moved closer. “I said you put yourself in danger. There is a difference.”

I stood up, anger flooding through me. “You do not get to lecture me about danger or tell me what I should or should not do.”

“Someone has to.” He towered over me. “Because clearly you are not thinking straight. What would have happened if I had not shown up? If I had not been tracking your location? Pierre would have done something dangerous to you. Is that what you want?”

“Of course not.”

“Then why did you go there? Why did you agree to meet Laurent?”

“Because I can do what I want.” My voice cracked. “Because you made it very clear that my virginity is some kind of problem for you. So I decided to move on. To find someone who actually wants me.”

The rejection still stung. It made me feel small and unwanted,

“And you think Pierre is the best man for you to spend your first time with?”

Roman’s voice cut through the air like a blade. “Is that what you are telling me?”

“Whoever I choose to give my virginity to from here on out is none of your business.”

His hands clenched into fists at his sides. His jaw tensed, the muscle ticking. “How can you be so naive?”

My brows furrowed. “Contrary to what you think, I am no longer as innocent as you seem to believe. I can hold my own.”

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He scoffed. “Just like last night?”

Heat flashed across my face.

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“Last night was a mistake, and it will not happen again.” I forced the words out even though my throat was tight. “And I am grateful to you for rescuing me, but please, can we move on from this?”

“No, we cannot.” His voice was hard. “Because it seems like you have not learned your lesson.”

“I most certainly have.” I crossed my arms over my chest. “Pierre always gave me the creeps from day one. I should have followed my gut and never taken the drink from him. I should have waited for Laurent.”

“Fuck.” He cursed under his breath, low and vicious. “Do you think Laurent was not in on it? Do not be so naive, Anna. I am sure they both planned this. Pierre was just the fall guy.”

I paused and let the words sink in as I played it out in my mind.

Laurent’s absence. Pierre’s insistence that Laurent would be there soon. The drink. The way Pierre had watched me.

But still…

“I do not think so.” I shook my head. “Laurent might be many things, but he does not strike me as the type of guy to…”

“You are defending him?” Roman’s voice cut through mine. “Anna, how blind can you be? If he is innocent, why was he not there last night? Knowing the kind of man Pierre is, why would he entrust you into his care?”

“Maybe he had no idea what Pierre was capable of.”

His eyes flashed. He dragged a hand through his damp hair. “Laurent and Pierre are close friends. There is no way this is Pierre’s first time doing something like this and Laurent is unaware. You are just too stubborn and upset with me to see reason.”

My spine straightened. “I made one mistake, and now I am dumb?”

“I never said that.”

“Then trust that my intuition tells me Laurent has no hand in this.”

Frustration rolled off him in waves. His chest rose and fell. “I am done with this back and forth. From now on, you will not meet up with Pierre unless it is in the office and I am present.”

Rebellion surged through me. “You have no right, and it is not happening.”

“Do not test me, Anna.”

“Or what?” I challenged. “You cannot push me away and then pull me back whenever you feel like it. I gave you my body and you said no. That means one thing.”

“I said no to the arrangement, not you.”

“Same thing.”

“It is not the same thing at all.” He stepped closer. His presence swallowed the space between us. “I did not act on my feelings that day because you deserve better than what I can give you.”

“I did not ask for your opinion on what I deserve.”

“Well, you are getting it anyway.” His hands clenched tighter at his sides. “Because watching you throw yourself at men like Laurent, men who only want to use you and discard you, makes me want to destroy things.”

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My heart pounded, a part of me wanted to back down and accept what he was saying. But the hurt part would not let me.

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