“Please what?”
My heartbeat thrummed like a hummingbird’s wings. Licking my lips, I said, “Chase me.”
A chuckle rumbled through his mask. “The hunt hasn’t started.”
Tilting my chin, I countered, “But you’re the Beast. You can do what you want.”
The thick pad of his thumb traced over my bottom lip. “While that’s tempting, I don’t want to piss the predators off any more than I already have.”
Furrowing my brows, I asked, “What did you do?”
“Nothing you need to worry about.”
When I flicked my tongue against his thumb, he shuddered. “You’re making itveryhard for me not to be a demanding prick right now.”
“Am I allowed to speak freely for a moment?”
“Since I’m intrigued, yes.”
“I like being a bad influence.”
“Is that true,ozornaya devochka?”
I sucked in a breath. “Just when I thought I was about to combust, you go and use a foreign language on me.”
“Do you find that sexy?”
A nervous laugh huffed from my lips. “It would be hard to find a woman who didn’t think it was incredibly sexy.”
“You would be surprised.” He leaned in closer to me. “Especially when they find out it’s Russian.”
“I would’ve guessed something Slavic.”
“Would you?”
I nodded. “I’ve treated a lot of patients from that region.”
FUCK. Had I actually let my profession slip while shamelessly flirting?
“Are you a nurse?”
Since I wasn’t completely locked into the scene, I allowed my bratty side to overtake my submissive one. Jutting my chin up, I challenged, “Why didn’t you ask if I was a doctor?”
He chuckled. “I wasn’t being sexist. I was merely giving you an out in case you’d revealed too much.”
“Oh,” I murmured.
And then something seemed to switch over in him. His once relaxed and amused stance turned stiff and authoritative. “While I might not be a misogynist, I am a Dom, and if you’re going to be my scene partner, you need to know I don’t fuck with brats.”
“I’m sorry, sir.”
“Good. Excuse me for a moment.”
Once I was alone again, all my bones and muscles turned to mush, and I slumped to the side. When I threw a glance over my shoulder, Hudson and Archie remained a respectful distance away wearing expressions of complete shock.
I mouthed, “Oh my God” to which they both nodded. After whipping my gaze back over my shoulder, I trailed the Beast across the room where he spoke to a man. The man merely nodded, and then the Beast turned to start back to me.
Before he could reach me, a ringing bell came over our heads, sending a rush of excited chatter through the crowd.
