He jerked to a halt and spun on me. “This is my life, Kimber. This is what I have spent my life learning about, developing, trying to create. I can’t just walk away from it when you suddenly get elevated. Do you just want a kept man? Would you like it if I—”
“Stop.” I whipped the word at him harshly. The click of my shoes on the tiles in the room was smart and sharp. “Do you regret sleeping with me? If you want out of this relationship, go. Tell me now. We aren’t mated. We aren’t committed in any way. I’m standing here telling you I miss you in my days, and you immediately accuse me of trying to hold you back. Don’t you dare. If you don’t want in, then get out.”
Elex walked to the wall and sank back against it. I watched him with my arms folded, waiting.
He held a hand out a moment later, and I accepted his invitation, putting my hand in his.
“Kimber, I’m sorry. I’m just…wound tight. This is my research coming to life.”
“Elex, I would never keep you from the university and your research. But if we’re going to have a relationship, I can’t be the only one there.”
He sighed and twined our fingers.
I leaned in. “I also miss your cock.”
The laugh echoed through the hallway, and he smiled. “So you do just want me for my penis.”
“Well, your tongue, too.” I grinned.
His palm was warm on my cheek. “All right, Kimber. Head home with the others. I’ll be home, but probably late. I can’t promise no more late nights, but I will do my best to get home to you.”
I kissed his palm and nuzzled my cheek against him. “Good,” I purred. “I’ll wait for you. Naked.”
This was new for me, being so boldly sexual. But, if that’s where my power came from, and I was Breaker of the Spine, I needed to power up. And often.
Being shy about sex had to be a thing of my past.
It was kind of fun, but I needed practice.
I felt as seductive as a yam.
I headed back to the lab, leaving Elex standing in the hall watching me. I swung my hips a little bit as I walked, and I heard a low groan behind me.
Maybe Elex was attracted to dirty-talking yams.
But my little bit of confidence was shattered when he fell asleep mid-sex.
Again.
Chapter Thirteen
~ Kimber ~
I stepped on to the training floor, and no one was around.
I had found an official note telling me to be there, so why wasn’t anyone there?
More than happy to head down, a workout would be welcome. Something to get my mind off the fact that after three nights of trying to convince Elex to sleep with me, all he did was sleep next to me.
It was beyond frustrating.
Iwas beyond frustrated.
All I wanted was a quickie at this point, and he couldn’t stay awake, stayup, for more than a few minutes after getting home.
I had to talk to him about this again, but I knew he would take it as an attack on his career. I didn’t want to infringe on his career, but he also wasn’t bending toournew circumstances.
We needed to talk, but he wasn’t awake or home.
