He cups my face in his hands. “Katie,look at me.” I open my eyes, my body still reeling in pleasure and spent frommy orgasm. “Promise me you’ll never do something like that again. I justcouldn’t handle…” His voice trails off. “Promise me.”
“I promise. I promise Cole.”
“Good girl. Thank you.” He tenderly pullsout of me taking me in his arms.
“I need a promise in return.” I cupCole’s face, pushing his damp hair off his forehead, and he leans into me.
“What is it? Tell me.”
“No more holding back. Promise me you’lltake as much pleasure as you give. I don’t…” I trail off, unable to put intowords my fear.
Cole rolls us, laying his body over mine.He cups my face. “Kate. Wife. I will always want for you. I’d live in yourwarmth.”
“I don’t want to you to feel like all youdo is give. I want to give you as much pleasure as you give me. Please…” myvoice quivers. I’m on edge and I feel raw from everything that’s happened.
“I could never deny you. I promise.”
CHAPTERFIFTEEN
“Cookie, wake up,” Cole whispers in myear, kissing behind it.
“Hmm,” I peer up at him. He’s dressed forwork, and I sit up. “Off to work so soon?”
“Yes, we have a few things to completebefore we can make the sale of Lawton final.”
I rub a hand through my bedhead hair. IfI thought throwing a royal fit over his decision to up and sell the companywould make a difference, I’d do it. In fact, I’m still contemplating it.“Don’t, Cole. Don’t sell it. Please.”
He sits down on the edge of the bed.“It’s not up for discussion.”
“Why? I want a say.”
Cole’s jaw tenses briefly, but his lightdemeanor returns. “Fine, come into the office later this morning and you canhave a vote.”
“A vote?”
“Yes, we have to do an official shareholders’vote before we sell the company.”
“Do I hold any shares?”
“No, not technically.”
I give him a puzzled look. I have no ideawhat he’s saying. He might as well be speaking Greek.
Cole sighs. “You hold shares as part ofthe Prescott estate, but those shares are part of our estate: yours and mine,so they fall under my privy, or I have control of them.”
“Oh, uh—okay.” Again Greek. Right over myhead.
“You have shares. You can come and vote.”
I cross my arms. “Fine, I will.”
“Okay. I’ll tell Keaton to have you atthe meeting by 11:00, but just a warning—you’re going to lose.”
“We’ll see, Holt.”
“Yes, we will, Holt.” Cole stands, hetangles a hand in my hair, pressing his lips to mine in a hard, bruising kissthat leaves my lungs burning for air. “Mine.” He whispers against my lips,letting his other hand glide down my neck and chest. When he releases me, hissmile is back. “See you later this morning, Cookie.”
I fall back on the bed with a huff. “Oh,boy.” I mutter and Cole laughs as he walks out of the bedroom.
