Resent Reject Regret by Aqua Summers novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24 Has He Touched You?

“Sh*t, you don’t want this?” Brendan growled. His hands had turned into fists, and his eyes were nailed on Deirdre.

This woman had scraped her knees for Sterling. Stripped for Sterling. She had no f*cking concept of shame if it meant he would leave that bastard alone. And yet, the moment he wanted her to please him sexually-she balked!

She balked at the thought of pleasing him, Brendan Brighthall! She balked as though she was refusing to court the Devil himself! Did she know just how many women would throw themselves at him and see the invitation as a privilege? So many women would wish they were in Deirdre’s place right now, stripping and teasing and pleasing him!

He laughed mockingly. “God, you’re so pretentious. Fancy yourself a chaste, devoted maiden dying to preserve her purity now?”

Deirdre’s face suddenly paled. A long beat later, she

finally said, “Don’t you feel disgusted by the way I look, Mr. Brighthall? It’s… It’s one thing to make me grovel, but… this? Why must you…?”

Why?

Brendan was a little stunned by her reply. Why? Because he wanted to see if Sterling had carved his mark on any part of her body, that was why! Because he wanted to see if Deirdre was really this shameless! And because…

Because he did not think Deirdre was ugly at all. In fact, looking at her now reminded him of those nights back then… She was a succubus, a temptress-seduction incarnate!

Brendan would never admit to any of these. Instead, he remained sardonic. “Because you hate every second of this. Every pang of pain you feel brings me joy!”

So, her pain was his joy.

Deirdre closed her eyes in desolation. It felt like her heart had lost the ability to feel pain.

“Come here!” he ordered.

Deirdre dug her nails into her hands and shuffled her feet toward Brendan

The man pulled her arms and pinned them on his lap, forcing her hand to feel his chest. Even through his suit, Deirdre could feel the feverish warmth of his skin. His familiar scent began to fill her senses, and her heart raced. She bit her lip hard and said, “You have to promise me that you’ll let Sterling go.”