His hand grazed down to flatten over my pec, keeping me pinned to the wall. “Listen. This doesn’t have to be a forever thing. I want you, you want me. What’s the harm in giving in?”
Every-fucking-thing for one.
For two... would it be?
A one-time thing sounded too blasé for whatever the fuck this was.
Could we let it go after tonight, hang up the towel, call it a day and be on our way?
Could I?
I wanted to believe it was possible. Like Marlow said, there was no getting around this. I couldn’t deny the quite obvious attraction I had for him and it was sort of ruining my focus on anything work-related unless it involved him.
Perhaps there was something to this offer. Get him out of my system and then move on with my life—as it were.
I blew out a breath. “Listen to me. If we... ifIdo this with you, we need to keep this between us. I can’t have my entire staff knowing I slept with a guest.”
He winked. “You got it. I’m good at keeping it on the down low. Trust.”
Yeah, I highly doubted it. But at this point, Marlow wasn’t giving me any reason to distrust him. So far, he’d been as best behaved as it seemed possible for him.
A hand cupped my chin, tilting my face to the side. I bit my tongue hard enough to hurt as he brushed the tip of his nose along my jaw, trailing down to the spot just below my ear. His breath was hot against my skin.
“How’s this sound, you leave all your troubles, your worries, yourcontrolat the door. You let me take all of that. I’ll take good care of you. I’ll make tonight worth your while.”
My knees almost buckled at the promise.
Giving up control—fuck, I wanted that. All I did was delegate and spit out orders all day. I wanted—needed—someone to pamper me in the most fucked up way possible. Take me and turn me inside out, molding me into someone new.
Reaching down to the hand still pressed against my chest, I curled my fingers around his wrist and tugged at it, guiding the long digits up until I had them wrapped around my throat.
“You better not break your promise. Or I’ll kick you off the property first thing in the morning.”
The chuckle I received in return to my threat was a deep and throaty call as to what was to come. “A promise, is a promise. I’m a man of my word. And Ialwaysdeliver on what I say I will.”
Desire thrummed through me. “Good. Show me what you’ve got, Knight. Don’t keep me waiting.”
CHAPTER 11
Blake
Those fingers flexedaround my neck just tight enough to draw a soft noise past my lips. I heard a soft chuckle that accompanied it, the sound traveling up to my ear where Marlow’s nose brushed briefly against it before pulling back from me.
“I like you making those sounds.” As he spoke, he kept his grip firm while leading me away from the wall. “Let’s see what other ones you’re capable of making.”
This was such a bad idea but at this point, I was too far gone to care. My dick throbbed between my legs, making it too hard to focus on anything else but the subtle stabs of pleasure that rocked through me right when Marlow shoved me backward and tossed me back onto the couch.
My ass hit it first, my body bouncing with the motion before settling down onto the plush cushion and I let my legs fall apart to accommodate my tented shorts.
Marlow’s gaze was glued to that spot, a hungry smile slowly tilting the corners of his mouth upward. “Tell me something, Austin.”
My hands found the sides of the cushion to latch onto as he drew near, preparing myself for whatever was to come next. “What?”
“You ever do anything like this before?”
“Sleep with a guest? No.” Obviously.
What kind of director would I be if I made this a regular thing?
