This proved it. Noelle basked in my praise.
She had no fear of me, and she played along with my games.
If I were going to fall for anyone, it would be someone like Noelle.
Someone fierce and passionate.
Good thing I had no plans of falling in love.
14
NOELLE
I’d experienced a moment of absolute terror when Rafe first walked me out of the kitchen and up the stairs.
The escalation of fear eased into something else, something that made me weak in the knees.
My ass burned from Rafe’s belt, and I’d never been more turned on in my life.
He inserted another finger and thrust them deep into my pussy.
The sounds he ripped out of my mouth were full of desire. I gripped the edges of the desk until my fingers numbed.
“Please.” I had no idea what I was begging for other than release from the sexual torment his deviance heightened.
My “punishment” could have been death.
People had been killed for less.
But I’d known soon after he told me to strip that my punishment would be sexual.
Truthfully, I’d been excited by the prospect from the moment he removed the belt.
It had taken more skill than I thought I possessed to hide my wire and remove it as I stripped.
Rafe removed his fingers and slid them down the seam of my ass, where he pressed his thumb into my back hole. “You’re finally behaving. That’s good.”
I listened to his decadent voice through my harsh inhales.
Every touch was a surprise and a delight.
I never knew whether he’d spank me or fuck me, and the thrill of not knowing almost allowed me to forget that my colleagues might be listening on the other end of the wire.
My cheeks burned with embarrassment even as I made a needy sound and rocked my hips onto Rafe’s thumb.
Why should I be embarrassed that I was doing whatever it took to gain Rafe’s trust?
No one else had gotten this close.
A callused hand ran the length of my back, and Rafe gripped my neck in what would have been a chokehold if I’d been on my back.
His fingers dug into my skin, and I relished the feel of his broody, menacing persona.
This was the real Rafe.
I’d sensed a darkness in him from the beginning, but I’d thought he hid a drug smuggling ring, not an Alpha-male dominance that demanded submission in the bedroom.
“I’ll do whatever you want.” I played the role because it was necessary, but a part of me relished seeing this side of the authoritative leader.
