Exposed to the CEO Behind the Mafia Mask (by Silver Spoon) novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Chapter 29 Chocolate and Dangerous Desires

Caleb’s POV

After everyone cleared out of my office, I seized the moment to handle some lingering calls and tackle paperwork that had been piling up like evidence of a crime. Time slipped away faster than I expected, and before I knew it, Xavier appeared at my door, practically dragging me out for our lunch appointment with potential new allies.

On our way back, I made an impromptu decision to swing by the little bakery down the street. Ivy had seemed particularly stressed lately, and I figured a small gesture might help ease some of that tension. My curiosity about her son’s father was eating at me like acid, but I knew better than to push when she was already wound so tight.

When I returned to find her hunched over her desk, fingers flying across the keyboard with lethal precision, I couldn’t help but smile. She looked up when I asked about her boy, and her entire face lit up as she told me he was doing wonderfully and chattering away as usual. That smile of hers could power half the city—or bring it to its knees.

As the afternoon wore on and the office began to empty, I found myself watching the clock like a predator timing his strike. Near closing time, I stepped out of my office and called her name. When she approached, I locked the door behind her, noting how her eyes widened at the sound of the lock clicking into place with finality.

I gestured toward the leather couch in the corner. She hesitated for just a moment before settling herself down, crossing those long legs that had been driving me to distraction all day. I had a dozen questions burning on my tongue, but I’d already decided to save them for tomorrow when we could talk at my compound, somewhere less formal and more private.

I retrieved the small plate holding our slice of chocolate cake and offered it to her. Her lips curved into that shy smile that made my chest tighten in the most dangerous way.

"I thought I’d add a little sweetness to your day," I said, letting my gaze linger on her face like a caress.

"Our cake?" she asked, and I caught that playful note in her voice that made my pulse quicken with anticipation.

"Absolutely. Half belongs to me, as always. Unless you’re planning to offer me something even better." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Her eyes sparkled with mischief that could start wars. "Caleb, are you flirting with me again?"

"I never stopped."

She shot me a look that could have melted steel and taken a delicate bite of the cake, her eyes drifting closed as she savored it. The soft sound that escaped her lips sent heat shooting straight through me like molten metal, and I had to grip the edge of my desk to keep from reaching for her immediately.

"Aren’t you going to share any of that with me, Ivy?"

"Sorry," she said, taking another bite in a way that was absolutely deliberate in its sensuality. "It’s just too good to share."

I moved closer, close enough to catch the subtle scent of her perfume mixed with something uniquely her—something that made my blood sing with possession. My hand found her thigh, and I let my fingers trace a slow path upward while she continued to eat that cake like it was the most erotic thing I’d ever witnessed.

When my fingers reached the junction of her thighs, I could feel the heat radiating through the thin fabric of her panties. She was already wet, and when I brushed my fingertip against her through the damp silk, she let out another sound that definitely had nothing to do with chocolate.

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