“Lessons?”
He nodded. “From professional sex therapists. Cost me a lot of money. I’m going to teach you everything I’ve learned. Free of charge.” He smirked. “I’ll even show you how to suck a dick.”
“What part of ‘I don’t want you’ isn’t clear, Blake? Do I need to say it in another language for you to get it? Maybe in Hindi?”
He made a sound deep in his throat. “You’re so fucking hot when you get mad. God, no one else gets me this hard.”
Her gaze flicked to his crotch. Sure enough, to her horror, she saw he was rock hard, straining against that ridiculous banana-colored Speedo.
Her eyes widened.
He smirked. “Yeah, look some more, babe.” Without warning, he sprang up and grabbed her. Her body collided with his, the air in her lungs forced out in a rush.
“That’s it, pant for me. I knew it. You want this.”
“You’re crazy!”
“Crazy for you. I’ve missed you. I want you back. Take me back, Jannie.”
“No!” she shrieked.
How on earth had she ever been attracted to him? So many red flags she’d either missed or refused to see.
He grabbed her ass, grinding against her. “I can last longer now too,” he murmured against her neck. “So much longer. Screw you for hours.”
That sounded like a nightmare. She pushed against his chest. Apparently, he had also been working out, because it was impossible to break free from his iron hold.
“Blake! Stop!”
He laughed, an unhinged sound that made her skin crawl. “You always liked it rough.”
He squeezed her so tightly that her ribs hurt. Fury gripped her, and she clenched her fist, knee ready to strike.
“Yeah, Jannica, I’m gonna pound your puss—”
Footsteps.
A sickeningthud.
The next second, Blake’s head snapped violently to the side. His eyes went wide, his grip on Jannie loosened, and then he was falling, taking her with him.
But the next second, someone caught her, keeping her on her feet as Blake slid to the limestone deck, collapsing in a heap.
She smelled him even before she saw him. “Nick!”
“Jannie.”
Shock, relief, the thrill of him appearing out of nowhere like an avenging dark angel slammed into Jannie all at once as his arms wrapped around her in a fierce embrace.
“God … Nick …” Her eyelids stung.
He kissed the top of her head.
“You’re here,” she said.
“Right here, beautiful girl.” Against her back, she could feel his heartbeat pounding in his powerful chest.
She didn’t question his presence, just leaned into him, deeply grateful.
